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# People Business Partner at Tamara

- **Company:** Tamara
- **Location:** Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/tamara/jobs/4805287101

## Job description

## About Us

## About Us

Tamara is the leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region with a mission to help people make their dreams come true by building the most customer-centric financial super-app on earth. The company serves millions of users in the region and partners with leading global and regional brands such as SHEIN, Jarir, noon, IKEA and Amazon, as well as small and medium businesses.

Tamara is Saudi Arabia’s first fintech unicorn and is backed by Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned company by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), SNB Capital, [Checkout.com](http://checkout.com/), amongst others. The company operates from its headquarters in Riyadh, with additional regional and global support offices.

## Your role

We're seeking a People Business Partner for our People team. As a People Business Partner, you will be crucial in providing tactical and strategic consulting on people and organization development strategies in support of the business objectives.

Drawing on your proficiency in contributing to the development and implementation of HR policies and programs, you will be responsible for carrying out the following functional areas: employee relations consultation, policy interpretation and application, performance and compensation management consultation, talent management consultation to create unique experiences only Tamara can provide.

With a proven track record of strong understanding of HR principles, practices, and regulations, excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving skills, and ultimately revolutionize the way millions of users shop, pay, and bank.

You are a driven, determined, curious team player, knowing that collective strength means we all win. With a positive outlook, you are solution-oriented–persevering regardless of circumstances, always finding a way through, no matter the challenges.

You will effectively find a way to work with everyone through empathy and respect. You will be driven and comfortable with responding quickly with urgency, with the ability to change course without losing momentum and energy, resulting in great success.

## Your responsibilities

- Provide HR partnership and support for strategic and tactical initiatives, including day-to-day HR assistance and strategy execution for assigned business groups.
- Foster and maintain effective relationships with leaders and employees, offering guidance on HR and business issues at all levels.
- Influence and coach leaders and managers to achieve business objectives within the assigned populations.
- Manage employee relations and act as a change agent by implementing best practices and improving work relationships.
- Manage talent development and succession planning, including identifying performance gaps and training needs for departments, managers, and employees within assigned business groups.
- Maintain an in-depth knowledge of compliance requirements related to day-to-day employee management, ensuring regulatory compliance, and collaborating with legal/compliance departments as needed.
- Implement HR best practices for key HR processes, such as performance management, compensation planning, workforce/capability planning, and talent management.
- Identify training, coaching, and mentoring needs for departments, managers, and employees.
- Partner with other HR team members, including International HR, Immigration, and Payroll, acting as a point of contact and liaison with supported groups to deliver comprehensive HR services.

## Your expertise

- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business or related field.
- 3+ years of HRBP experience.
- Previous experience in coaching employees and management through complex, difficult issues.
- Proven strong foundation and knowledge of principles & practice of HR including employment law & compliance requirements.
- Proven client management and business acumen.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to thrive in an ambiguous and rapidly changing environment.
- Ability to set high personal goals and work independently Ability to organize, multi-task and prioritize tasks.
- Ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues demonstrated project management skills.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

## About Tamara

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Tamara is the leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region, offering Sharia-compliant buy now, pay later (BNPL) and payment solutions through a customer-centric financial super-app.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series? – Unicorn stage, backed by top investors)
- **Headquarters**: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (King Abdullah Branch Road, King Salman District)
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (company was founded in 2020 by a team; individual founder names not disclosed in provided sources)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Fintech (BNPL, payments, consumer finance)
- **Target customers**: B2C (consumers) and B2B (merchants, from SMBs to global brands)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “To help people make their dreams come true by building the most customer-centric financial super-app on earth” (from Greenhouse careers page) / “Empower people in their daily lives and revolutionize how they shop, pay, and bank” (from docs.tamara.co)

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **Tamara Bundle**: Includes Pay in Full and Split in 2/3/4 payment products – flexible, transparent, no hidden fees or interest.
- **Split in Installments**: Allows customers to split purchase amounts into multiple installments (varies by retail category and ticket size).
- **Pay in Full**: Customers pay the total order value upfront via Tamara, with no added fees or interest.
- **Online & In-store Solutions**: Tamara’s payment methods work both for e-commerce and physical retail.
- **Merchant Services**: Boost conversion and AOV, reduce fraud/credit risk, receive upfront payment while customers pay over time, and manage transactions/returns via a dashboard.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $2.107 billion (as of latest funding round – CB Insights lists valuation at $2.107B, making Tamara Saudi Arabia’s first fintech unicorn)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised = $2.107 billion (includes equity and lines of credit; latest round was a Line of Credit - II of $1.4B about 9 months ago)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sanabil Investments (wholly owned by PIF), SNB Capital, Checkout.com, Goldman Sachs, Citi Alternative Investments, Apollo Global Management, W2 Investments, Shorooq Partners (22+ investors total). Key merchant partners: SHEIN, Jarir, noon, IKEA, Amazon.
- **Growth Signals**: Serves millions of users across Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain; expanding globally with offices in Riyadh, Dubai, Cairo, Vietnam, India, Germany, and remote; strong headcount growth visible in open roles across engineering, data, risk, product, and care.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover & unicorn status** in Saudi Arabia’s fintech space.
- **100% Sharia-compliant** certification by Shariyah Review Bureau – a key differentiator in the region.
- **Strong backing** from PIF-linked investors and global financial institutions.
- **Deep merchant integrations** with top regional and global brands (SHEIN, IKEA, Amazon, etc.).
- **Customer-centric super-app vision** combining payments, shopping, and banking in one platform.

## Strategic Focus
- Build the most comprehensive financial super-app in the GCC, expanding product offerings beyond BNPL (e.g., banking, credit).
- Scale across the region (already in Saudi, UAE, Bahrain) and enter new markets.
- Invest in data, AI, and engineering talent to enhance risk management, personalization, and customer experience.
- Maintain Sharia compliance while innovating payment flexibility.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: “Customer Obsessed”, “Ownership”, “Resilience”, “Curiosity”, “One Team, One Mission” – strong emphasis on trust, simplicity, and being “everywhere people need us.”
- **Work policy**: Hybrid/remote options available – offices in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Vietnam, India, Germany, plus fully remote roles (per Greenhouse careers page).
- **Notable perks/engineering culture**: “We hire for human qualities, not just skills”; focus on continuous learning, data-informed decision-making, and building scalable systems; global team with diverse backgrounds; roles in engineering (backend, Flutter, QA), data science, risk, product design, and more.
- **Growth opportunity**: As a fast-growing unicorn, employees can have high impact and career acceleration.

## Sources
1. [Greenhouse – Jobs at Tamara](https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/tamara)
2. [Tamara – Life at Tamara](https://tamara.co/en-kw/life-at-tamara)
3. [CB Insights – Tamara Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/tamara)
4. [Tamara Docs – Introduction to Tamara](https://docs.tamara.co/docs/introduction-to-tamara)
5. [Tamara Careers Page](https://tamara.co/en-sa/careers)

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