People Operations Associate

About us:

Tamara is the leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region with a mission to help people make their dreams come true by building the most customer-centric financial super-app on earth. The company serves millions of users in KSA, UAE and Kuwait, and partners with leading global and regional brands such as SHEIN, Jarir, noon, Amazon, IKEA, eXtra and Farfetch as well as small and medium businesses.

Tamara is Saudi's first fintech unicorn and is backed by Sanabil Investments, SNB Capital, Checkout.com, amongst others, operating out its headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with other regional and global support offices.

Your role

Central role ensuring accurate employee data, seamless lifecycle transactions, full legal compliance, and a professional employee experience that supports business growth.

Your responsibilities

• Employee Lifecycle Management – Own end‑to‑end HR actions: onboarding, promotions, transfers, probation follow‑ups, off‑boarding, and final settlements.
• HRIS & Records – Keep all employee data and personnel files complete, accurate, and fully compliant with Egyptian labor law.
• HR Documentation – Draft and issue contracts, addenda, employment/experience letters, and supply data for internal or external requests.
• Payroll & Benefits – Run monthly payroll with zero errors, align with tax and social‑insurance rules, coordinate with Finance, and administer medical & other benefits.
• Employee Relations – Advise managers and staff on HR policies, handle sensitive cases discreetly, and escalate when needed.
• Document Control & Archiving – Organize and secure physical/digital HR documents in line with confidentiality and governance standards.

What you bring to the team

• You have a background in HR administration and management experience. 
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, working across a subset of areas - program/project
  management, feedback and performance, benefits, compensation, onboarding and
  off-boarding, and/or compliance.
• Analytical, creative, and pragmatic thinker and problem-solver.
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptability during periods of rapid change, with the ability to learn quickly and adapt to a
  changing environment.
•  Strong decision-making skills and ability to work through influence. Possess the confidence
  to work independently but to also ask for help and collaborate with others as needed.
•  A driven self-starter with a positive outlook, flexible nature, and tenacious work style that
  fits with our hyper-growth environment.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft office tools and additional knowledge on Identity and Access
  Management tools like Zendesk and JIRA are a plus.

What we offer you: 

• Flexible working, and remote working opportunities
• Competitive salary based on market benchmarks, reviewed, and revised annually

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

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