Talent Acquisition Specialist (Tagalog Speaking) - Gold, F&B & Retail

About the role

A Group operating in gold and bullion trading, showrooms, manufacturing, F&B cafés, supermarkets and retail is looking for a proactive, hands-on Talent Acquisition Specialist to run end-to-end recruitment and headhunting across all its business units. The role covers identifying, attracting, assessing and hiring talent across many functions and seniority levels, while payroll, visas, labour cards and employee relations are handled separately.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing and screening, interviewing, offer negotiation and onboarding handover.
• Recruit for gold and bullion (store managers, bullion sales managers, procurement managers, traders, refinery staff), F&B and café (managers, baristas, chefs, kitchen and service staff), supermarket and retail (store managers, cashiers, category staff, retail operations), and new ventures.
• Sourcing and headhunting via LinkedIn, job portals, agencies, referrals, personal networks and direct outreach.
• Build talent pipelines in luxury retail, gold trading, hospitality, supermarket retail and manufacturing.
• Develop recruitment strategies and screen CVs, run initial interviews and present shortlists to the Group Managing Director and department heads.
• Coordinate candidate communication, interviews, salary negotiations and offer acceptance.
• Work with the Group MD and operational leaders on hiring priorities, new outlets, showroom expansions and manufacturing or refinery upgrades.
• Maintain an organised candidate database and monitor recruitment progress.

Required profile

• Minimum 3-5 years of hands-on recruitment, talent acquisition or headhunting experience in the UAE.
• Previous recruitment in retail/luxury retail, gold and bullion, F&B/hospitality, supermarket retail or industrial/manufacturing.
• Experience recruiting for gold and bullion, luxury retail or trading businesses is a strong advantage.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Self-driven, organised and able to work independently in a fast-growing group.

Required skills

• Proactive sourcing and headhunting using LinkedIn, job portals, agencies, referrals and direct approaches.
• Ability to handle multiple vacancies across industries and levels at once.
• Interviewing, negotiation and stakeholder management.