Talent Acquisition Lead

Job description / Role

GulfTalent is one of the largest online recruitment portals serving the Middle East region. Founded in 2005, it is now used by over 10 million individuals and 10,000 companies.

To support our continuing expansion, we are looking to hire an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager. The role is mainly remote-based and can be performed from any city, with periodic travel to the company head office in Dubai.

This stand-alone position is a great opportunity for an individual with a solid career history and achievement orientation, to join a dynamic and multi-cultural team and contribute to its growth. The position offers an attractive compensation and international exposure, combined with the flexibility to work from your home city.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the company’s recruitment of experienced hires as well as fresh graduates
• Cover the entire recruitment cycle – from job description, through source selection, advertising, CV screening, interviewing, online testing, offer issue and negotiations, reference checks and joining logistics
• Fill a wide variety of internal positions including Tech, Marketing, Sales, Admin and Finance
• Source candidates from different geographic regions, including Asia, Europe and the Middle East
• Source candidates directly via online platforms as well as via recruitment agencies
• Develop relationships with different stakeholders within the firm as well as external vendors and partners
• Benchmark salary levels for different roles using market data
• Manage and report quarterly and annual recruiting budgets

Requirements

Required Candidate Profile:

• Solid experience in a demanding talent acquisition role, ideally gained in an international tech company
• Proven hands-on experience of managing the full end-to-end recruitment cycle for a range of different roles
• Experience of working with different nationalities and cultures
• Superb communication skills, including perfect written and spoken English
• Excellent work ethic, time-management and ability to work well under pressure
• Good command of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Bachelor’s degree in any subject from a reputable university
• Experience of conducting personality and competency-based interviews
• Experience of working outside home country and/or in a recruitment agency would be desirable

Compensation: INR 20,00,000 – 25,00,000 per year (depending on experience) + Bonus

About the Company

GulfTalent is one of the largest online portals serving the Middle East region. Founded in 2005, it is now used by 10 million individuals and 9,000 companies.

GulfTalent is run by a seasoned team of young professionals with diverse backgrounds across different industries, including management consulting, private equity, finance, e-commerce, information technology, education and recruitment. The team also brings together a wealth of international experience across four continents.

This is your chance to join a growing company and a winning team, and to work with creative, hard-working individuals in a fast-paced, energizing environment. Team members benefit from extensive training, excellent learning opportunities, competitive compensation packages and rapid promotion.