HR Generalist (Startup | Growth to Head of HR)

OnHires

16d • Remote

About The Position

We are a recruitment partner working with a company building a cryptocurrency exchange in the UAE, currently at an early stage. The team is looking for a hands-on HR Generalist to support hiring and build core HR processes from scratch while the company scales its leadership team. This is a high-impact role with strong ownership, combining recruitment, HR operations, and process building — with a clear path to grow into a Head of HR role as the team expands. This role offers the opportunity to work directly with founders and key stakeholders in an early-stage crypto company (pre-launch) and build HR processes from scratch as the team scales from 0 to 30. It's a role with high ownership and visibility.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience as an HR Generalist / Talent Operations / HR Manager
• Startup experience (early-stage preferred)
• Hands-on experience across both: recruitment (coordination + some sourcing/interviewing) and HR operations (onboarding, documentation, processes)
• Experience working with external recruitment agencies
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and building processes from scratch
• Based in Europe (must-have)
• English — B2+

Nice To Haves

• Experience in fintech / crypto / tech
• Experience supporting team scaling (10 → 50+)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage end-to-end hiring processes
• Schedule interviews, collect availability, manage calendars
• Communicate with candidates throughout the process
• Support sourcing and participate in interviews when needed
• Coordinate work with external recruitment agencies
• Track pipelines, statuses, and feedback loops
• Ensure alignment between agencies and internal stakeholders
• Support onboarding and basic compliance processes
• Maintain HR documentation and hiring records
• Manage internal HR processes (e.g. time-off tracking)
• Build and improve hiring workflows
• Contribute to setting up HR processes from scratch

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (B2B)
• Fully remote setup

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed