HR Business Partner - Egypt & Algeria

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Job Description
Job Title: HR Business Partner- Egypt & Algeria
Location: Egypt
About the role:
The HR Business Partner for Egypt & Algeria acts as a strategic partner to business leaders, supporting the design and execution of people strategies aligned with local needs and broader regional goals. The role provides hands-on HR leadership while driving talent development, organizational effectiveness, and cultural initiatives across both countries.
How you will contribute:
Strategic Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to country GM and leadership teams, providing guidance on all HR-related matters.
• Drive people strategies in alignment with business priorities and the regional & global HR agenda.
• Partner with business leaders to develop workforce plans, succession strategies, and organizational design.

Talent & Development

• Lead and support local execution of talent review, performance management, and development planning.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to ensure effective hiring and onboarding processes.
• Drive career development and learning initiatives tailored to local capabilities and needs.

Employee Engagement & Culture

• Champion employee engagement initiatives and foster a culture aligned with company values.
• Act as a cultural ambassador, ensuring local practices reflect our inclusive, purpose-led approach.
• Conduct regular employee check-ins, focus groups, and listening sessions.

HR Operations & Compliance

• Oversee HR processes and policies in Egypt and Algeria to ensure compliance with local labor laws and global standards.
• Support compensation and benefits processes, including merit reviews, promotions, and benchmarking.
• Lead employee relations matters and ensure timely resolution in line with company policies.

Collaboration & Regional Alignment

• Act as a liaison between country teams and regional/global HR functions.
• Contribute to HR projects across EAMEA region as needed.
• Share best practices across borders and promote synergies between Egypt and Algeria.

Recruitment & Staffing

• Manage all recruitment activities across Egypt and Algeria in close coordination with the local PRO and in alignment with Takeda's talent acquisition standards.
• Own the end-to-end recruitment and selection process, ensuring a seamless candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Leverage Takeda's global HR tools and resources-particularly Workday-as the primary platform for job postings, candidate management, and reporting.
• Lead or support onboarding efforts to ensure a smooth integration of new hires and reinforce alignment with organizational values and objectives.

Onboarding & Offboarding

• Plan and deliver engaging new employee orientation sessions to foster a strong connection to the organization's values and objectives.
• Coordinate all logistics related to onboarding to ensure a smooth and professional experience for new joiners.
• Conduct exit interviews to gain insights into reasons for employee departures and identify potential areas for improvement.
• Maintain and update HR records and systems to accurately reflect all employee lifecycle changes, including new hires and exits.

Compensation & Benefits

• Prepare employment offers for new hires, internal transfers, promotions, and other organizational movements.
• Ensure timely and accurate management of monthly payroll, including validation of salary changes, allowances, and deductions.
• Oversee the processing of Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP) and Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) in alignment with global timelines and guidelines.
• Track and report monthly headcount data and support personnel cost budgeting in coordination with the Finance team.
• Apply annual merit increases in accordance with approved compensation cycles and policies.
• Manage and review payroll for contingent workers, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Own the end-to-end payroll process, including timely updates of salaries and allowances following changes or promotions.

Policies & Regulations

• In coordination with the PAG team, ensure local implementation and adherence to global HR policies and frameworks.
• Draft, review, and implement HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with both local labor laws and global standards.
• Provide employees and candidates with clear information on HR policies, job responsibilities, working conditions, compensation, career development opportunities, and benefits.
• Act as a trusted advisor to line managers, supporting them in the effective understanding and application of HR policies and procedures.
• Champion a culture of inclusion, promoting diversity, equity, and fairness across all aspects of the employee experience.

HR Operations

• Serve as the first point of contact for all HR-related queries, providing timely and effective support to employees and managers.
• Ensure execution and continuous improvement of all core HR processes and day-to-day operations.
• Manage and maintain HR systems including accurate tracking of leave, routine system updates, and data integrity.
• Oversee leave management processes, performing regular audits and updates to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Maintain up-to-date and complete employee files, ensuring all required documentation is properly filed and stored.
• Prepare HR-related documents such as salary certificates, NOCs, and other materials required by govern-mental entities.
• Assist in the development and implementation of HR strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Handle internal transfers (both in and out), ensuring timely system updates and completion of necessary documentation.
• Ensure full compliance with local labor laws, regional requirements, and internal HR policies and standards.

What you bring to Takeda:
Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 4-6 years of progressive HR experience, ideally including both generalist and business partnering roles.
• Prior experience managing multi-country scope is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Egyptian and Algerian labor laws and HR practices.
• Fluency in English and Arabic; French is a plus.

Professional capabilities

• Strategic thinking with strong execution capability
• Influencing and relationship-building across levels
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• High level of cultural sensitivity and adaptability
• Results-driven with a collaborative mindset

More about us:
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
Empowering our people to shine:
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations
Egypt
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time