People Operations Associate

Global Employee Lifecycle Operations Manager

Lean is scaling fast, with 130+ employees across our markets, and our People function is evolving to match that growth. This role will focus on global employee lifecycle operations, with a strong emphasis on KSA and UAE-based immigration and compliance work. You'll work closely with Legal, Finance, Office Managers, and external providers to ensure everything runs smoothly. You'll also take on reporting, payroll inputs, and policy compliance support.

You'll be joining a lean People team where proactivity, ownership, and speed of execution matter. If you're systems-oriented, practical, and eager to learn, this role will offer strong exposure and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to automate manual People Ops processes and explore and implement tools that improve efficiency, accuracy, or scalability
• Support visa, immigration, and relocation processes for UAE and KSA
• Maintain accurate employee data in the HRIS and visa tracking logs
• Coordinate onboarding logistics (contracts, IDs, system access)
• Handle employee queries related to benefits, leave, and documentation
• Own offboarding processes, documentation, and system updates
• Track visa expirations, license renewals, and regulatory deadlines
• Collaborate with Legal, Office Managers, and external PROs
• Support monthly headcount and people reporting (dashboards, trackers)
• Assist with payroll data preparation and accuracy checks
• Bring an understanding of employment regulation to support policy reviews
• Contribute to documenting and improving People processes in Notion

Minimum qualifications

• 2+ years experience in People Ops or HR administration roles
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with sensitive data
• Organised, proactive, and highly process-oriented
• Experience handling visa and immigration workflows (UAE essential)
• Comfortable working with HR systems, spreadsheets, and checklists
• Interest in growing within a broader People career path

Desired qualifications

• Experience supporting distributed teams in multiple countries
• Familiarity with payroll input and review processes
• Exposure to HR reporting tools or dashboard creation
• Strong documentation and written communication skills
• Prior work in a startup or fast-paced environment

NB. While we think the above experience could be important, we're keen to hear from people that believe they have valuable experience to bring to the role. If you identify with the team and mission, but not all of our requirements, then please still apply!!

Why Join Us?

Lean is the first regulated open banking and open finance company operating across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Since 2019 we've been on a mission to become the pre-eminent A2A payments company in the Middle East - enabling our clients to seamlessly connect to their users' bank accounts to initiate real-time payments and retrieve account information. Our products have garnered the trust of some of the leading companies in the region, including the likes of Etisalat Group, Careem, Binance, Tabby, Tamara, Tawuniya, and more.

To date, Lean has processed billions of dollars, and our products have connected with hundreds of thousands of accounts across the region. We've recently announced our $67.5 million Series B funding round led by General Catalyst, following earlier investment from Sequoia Capital. This funding marks a major milestone for Lean and the financial ecosystem across the MENA region. At Lean, we're committed to driving the next generation of financial innovation by making financial data and payments more accessible and transparent for businesses and consumers alike.

To that end, we're always on the lookout for talented, driven, and entrepreneurial candidates to join us in our mission of enabling the next generation of financial innovation. If you're motivated by solving hard problems and leaving a lasting legacy while you're at it, Lean's where you need to be.

Not only do we offer competitive salaries, private healthcare, and flexible office hours, but we also insist that every member of the team hold a meaningful equity stake in the business to ensure long-term alignment. We'd love you to join us for this journey!

Lean is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

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