Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

Strong Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead end‑to‑end recruitment across the UAE while supporting regional hiring initiatives. The role partners closely with hiring managers and business leaders to attract top talent, deliver an exceptional candidate experience and support key People Operations activities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the full recruitment lifecycle from requisition to onboarding, ensuring a seamless and professional candidate experience.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, provide market insights, advise on recruitment strategies and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Provide recruitment support for regional hiring initiatives in partnership with the Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence and business leaders.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical and future hiring requirements.
• Own the Workday Recruitment module, managing requisitions, candidate records, approvals, offers and onboarding workflows.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with internal approval processes, compensation governance, employment legislation and company policies.
• Source, screen and assess candidates through multiple channels, aligning with technical, behavioral and organisational requirements.
• Coordinate interviews, candidate communications, feedback, offers and pre‑employment activities including reference and background checks.
• Monitor recruitment metrics, prepare reports and identify opportunities to improve hiring effectiveness.
• Support employer branding initiatives and maintain strong relationships with recruitment agencies and external partners.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of talent acquisition experience, preferably within financial services, banking, cash management or other regulated industries.
• Proven experience managing end‑to‑end recruitment in a fast‑paced environment.
• Hands‑on experience with Workday Recruitment and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Excellent sourcing capabilities using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards and professional networks.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting recruitment metrics and reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Required skills

• Workday Recruitment
• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Microsoft Office