Group Head of People & Culture JD

About Pyypl:

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The future is here. Be part of the pioneering team of Pyypl, the future’s leading digital payment card!

We are a pioneering FinTech company rolling out services in multiple countries in the Middle East,
Africa and Central Asia region.

Pyypl (pronounced “people”) has recently been selected in the Top 10 Start-up’s in the UAE for 2021
by LinkedIn. We are proudly regulated by various financial services regulators, and our Group
Headquarters is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

We are a family of very experienced digital experts. We are a true product company, extremely
results driven, and always try to positively surprise our customers. We want to hear that magical
"wow!" from our customers.

As Pyypl continue to grow, we are looking for a highly curious and energetic Group Head of People &
Culture to build and develop our people function by driving people initiatives and programs that have
a direct impact on employee engagement and performance as we scale.

Our People team is at the heart of our company culture and our aim is to create an environment that
sets our people up for success and inspires them to be the best version of themselves. Simply put,
you will be responsible for the happiness and growth of our people.

What will you be doing?

People Operations

You will be responsible for the management and execution of our group people operations function.
The role reports into our Interim Chief People Officer and you will manage a Senior Talent Acquisition
Specialist & HR Admin. Responsibilities include:
● Ownership of all people operations processes including onboarding, payroll, HRIMS
implementation and upkeep, performance review cycles, compensation and reward, HR legal
and regulatory compliance including updating all policies and procedures
● Optimizing our employee lifecycle from attraction through to our Pyypl alumni
● Constantly look at how we can continually improve our people & HR activities
● Designing and implementing people strategies that help drive business results and employee
growth & development
● Helping with the implementation and management of our HRIMS
● Acting as a HR business partner to help guide the management team on complex HR and
people related issues
● Using people analytics to gain data that helps guide decision making
 ● Communicating at all levels in the company and support growth and change management
Culture
● Be our Pyypl Culture Champion, ensuring that we live and breathe our core values in
everything we do to help drive engagement and company performance.
● Creating a culture playbook that reinforces our mission and values, encourages continuous
feedback and drives growth and development.
● Planing and organising company people events such as; town halls, off-site meetings and
milestone celebrations
● Supporting the management team in cascading communication to employees on the
business objectives/goals, and any milestones reached!

Talent Acquisition
● Ownership of the overall recruitment strategy, headcount planning and improving our
positioning as a talent magnet for top talent
● Managing a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to design and execute recruitment strategies
to attract top talent from around the world with an exceptional candidate experience
● Using recruitment metrics to measure the performance of the talent acquisition function

What do you need to be successful in this position?

● University degree in BSc Psychology or related subject
● Minimum 7+ years experience within a people operations and talent acquisition role
● Proven people manager who is entrepreneurial, extremely structured, and process driven
● Strong experience in successfully implementing HR & people initiatives/programs
● An excellent understanding of all the complexities of attracting, retaining and developing all
levels of employees.
● You are a critical thinker and excellent communicator with very good active listening skills
and a high EQ
● You have an extraordinary ability to build relationships with all levels within a business and
are able to use active listening, psychology, internal communications and processes to
improve organizational performance
● Previous experience with HRIMS and ATS tools for high growth tech companies

What this really means as a Pyypler?

● You’re super passionate about People. You want to help as many people as possible grow
and develop at Pyypl
● You genuinely care
● You’re outcome driven and you focus on tasks that deliver desired results and help achieve
business objectives
● You’re a big believer in the power of continuous feedback and encourage people to give
feedback to you so that you can continuously improve your ways of working
● You inspire people with your vision and energy and you “lead from the heart” by creating
strong relationships with people
● You thrive on the challenge of solving a new problem
● You have a huge curiosity for learning, self-reflection and self-development
 ● You love scaling high-growth tech companies and are fully aligned with our vision and
mission!

Benefits

At Pyypl, we don’t just offer jobs but careers. Nothing can replace a start-up spirit with the following
benefits:
● Competitive salary
● Autonomy and trust
● Flexible working hours
● A chance to form and build a tech company and its culture from the ground up
● Continuous learning and development
● Fast career growth
● Team activities to promote open communication and collaboration Equal treatment to
everyone

We are all about your Pyypl experience. Pyypl is for People!