People Manager

Job Title: Manager, People

About noon

We’re building an ecosystem of digital products and services that power everyday life across the Middle East—fast, scalable, and deeply customer-centric. Our mission is to deliver to every door every day. We want to redefine what technology can do in this region, and we’re looking for a (add title) who can help us move even faster.

Noon’s fastest hyper-local delivery platform, noon minutes, offers a localized assortment of FMCG & grocery products with delivery within 15-minutes. Currently live across the UAE and Saudi Arabia, offering thousands of products to customers in record time.

noon’s mission: Every door, every day.

What you’ll do

We are looking for a People Manager to join our fast-paced quick commerce business and partner closely with both Corporate and Operations teams. The role will be responsible for driving people-related initiatives across the employee lifecycle, with a strong focus on employee relations, talent Acquisition, People Operations, and stakeholder management. The ideal candidate is a hands-on People professional who can operate effectively in a dynamic environment, balance strategic thinking with day-to-day execution, and partner closely with business leaders to solve people and operational challenges.

• Own the end-to-end recruitment process from sourcing and stakeholder alignment through to offer and onboarding.
• Oversee recruitment and hiring activities across both corporate and operations functions.
• Support Junior Talent Partners with recruitment activities, including role approvals, offer approvals, and stakeholder alignment.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce requirements and ensure timely hiring against business needs.
• Monitor recruitment progress and provide regular updates to key stakeholders.
• Act as a key People contact for Employee Relations matters across Corporate and Operations.
• Support and participate in employee investigations related to misconduct, performance, policy violations, and other workplace concerns.
• Partner with managers to address employee-related challenges and ensure issues are handled fairly and consistently.
• Support employees with people-related requests, concerns, and queries throughout their employee lifecycle.
• Own and monitor probation periods across the business, ensuring managers complete probation reviews and decisions within the required timelines.
• Follow up with stakeholders on probation confirmations, extensions, or other required actions.
• Support managers in addressing performance-related concerns and navigating appropriate People processes.
• Serve as a trusted People partner to corporate and operations stakeholders, providing guidance and support on day-to-day people matters.
• Partner with business leaders to identify and resolve operational and people-related challenges.
• Provide stakeholders with relevant people data, reports, insights, and updates to support business decisions.
• Ensure key People processes are executed effectively and in line with company policies and requirements.
• Conduct market research and provide insights on talent availability, compensation, hiring trends, and market practices.
• Use market data to support recruitment strategies, offer decisions, and workforce planning.

What you'll need:

• 7+ years of experience in people & culture, HRBP, people operations, talent acquisition, or a similar People function.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resources, or a related field.
• Experience working in quick commerce, E-commerce, retail, logistics, operations, or another fast-paced environment is highly preferred.
• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment for managerial and senior-level positions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner effectively with senior business leaders and operational teams.
• Strong problem-solving.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a high-growth, constantly changing environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust with both employees and business stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on role where priorities can change quickly.

Who will excel?

• We’re looking for people with high standards, who understand that hard work matters.
• You need to be relentlessly resourceful and operate with a deep bias for action.
• We need people with the courage to be fiercely original.
• noon is not for everyone; readiness to adapt, pivot, and learn is essential.