MEA HR Generalist

The role

This person will manage HR compliance, payroll, and personnel administration across the MEA region. They will act as the single HR point of contact and partner with regional leadership and the Paris HR team.

What you will do

• Own compliance with the Labour Code across MEA region
• Adapt group employment contracts and HR policies to local requirements
• Manage relationships with the labour inspectorate and local authorities
• Own employee representation obligations
• Keep leadership informed of regulatory changes in Morocco and the MEA region
• Own the monthly payroll cycle with a local provider
• Ensure correct and timely social and tax declarations
• Manage mandatory and supplementary benefits locally
• Manage individual employee situations including disciplinary procedures and conflict resolution
• Handle personnel administration and work authorization for foreign nationals

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in an HR Generalist or HRBP role in Morocco
• Deep, practical command of the Moroccan Labour Code
• Hands-on ownership of payroll and social declarations with a local provider
• Established relationships with local authorities, counsel, and providers
• Experience handling work authorization and residence formalities for foreign nationals across the region
• Demonstrated ability to operate as the sole HR in a location
• Strong prioritisation skills
• Pragmatic business partner mindset
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Full professional fluency in French and English (written and verbal)

Nice to have

• Exposure to HR practice elsewhere in MEA
• Arabic

About the company

Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. The company is expanding its teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces.