Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist

Talent Acquisition Specialist / Recruiter

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Contract Type: 6-month contract, with possibility of extension or permanent absorption

Role summary

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will be responsible for end-to-end recruitment activities across multiple business units in a leading Abu Dhabi–based investment and holding group. The role focuses on attracting, assessing, and hiring high-calibre professionals, with a preference for candidates who understand investment, financial, and corporate functions, while remaining open to strong profiles from other industries.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle (intake, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer, and onboarding handover) across a range of roles and levels.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce plans, role requirements, and ideal candidate profiles.
• Source talent through multiple channels including direct sourcing, headhunting, networking, social media, job boards, and referrals.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical roles within investment, corporate, and enabling functions.
• Coordinate and conduct interviews, manage assessments where relevant, and support structured selection processes.
• Provide regular updates to hiring managers and HR Business Partners on search progress, candidate pipelines, and market feedback.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies, ensuring high-quality candidates and cost-effective delivery.
• Track and report recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, source effectiveness, pipeline diversity, offer acceptance rates) and recommend improvements.
• Ensure all hiring activities comply with internal policies, governance standards, and UAE labour law.
• Support employer branding initiatives, careers content, and candidate experience improvements.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
• Ideally 6–12 years of hands-on recruitment experience, either in-house or in an agency setting.
• Experience recruiting for investment management, financial services, consulting, or corporate roles is strongly preferred; strong recruiters from other industries are also encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple requisitions and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Good understanding of UAE labour law and hiring requirements.

Skills and competencies

• Strong sourcing capabilities, including proactive headhunting and direct search.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Structured interviewer with strong assessment and selection skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver under tight timelines.
• High attention to detail and strong follow-through.
• Preference for bilingual candidates (e.g., Arabic/English or Arabic/French).