HR Generalist

The HR Generalist will manage the employee lifecycle for Bakkt's global team, with a primary focus on UAE employment, payroll, visa administration, compliance, employee support, and HR operations. The role also supports US HR reporting, audit preparation, and people operations.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end recruitment for global roles, including job postings, candidate coordination, interview scheduling, and offer management.
• Own onboarding for new joiners, including contracts, visa initiation, systems setup, health insurance, and first-day logistics.
• Manage the Deel portal for UAE employees, including profiles, contracts, documents, and access rights.
• Support monthly payroll processing, expense submissions, approvals, and employee payroll queries.
• Manage UAE employment compliance, including MOHRE registration, WPS payroll compliance, labour card renewals, and UAE Labour Law updates.
• Oversee visa sponsorship, Emirates ID renewals, DHA health insurance, and related employee and dependant administration.
• Manage non-US employment contracts, probation tracking, offboarding, visa cancellation, access removal, and exit documentation.
• Maintain employee files and HR records in Deel and Rippling.
• Support employee relations matters, HR communications, SOPs, HR projects, reporting, and US HR administration.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in HR Generalist, HR Operations, or People Operations.
• Hands-on UAE HR experience and end-to-end UAE recruitment coordination experience.
• Experience with Deel is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of MOHRE, WPS, UAE Labour Law, EOSB, DHA health insurance, fixed-term contracts, and visa sponsorship.
• Knowledge of Deel payroll, contracts, expense management, and immigration support.
• Understanding of employee data management and HRIS best practices.
• Global HR exposure is advantageous; US HR experience with FLSA, benefits, or Rippling is a bonus.
• Experience working independently in a lean team.
• Strong organization, communication, discretion, and ability to manage sensitive employee information.
• Comfort leveraging AI tools to improve HR processes, communications, and documentation.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or equivalent experience. HR certification is a plus.
• Successful completion of a post-offer background check and drug screen.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• DHA health insurance
• Visa sponsorship