We are looking to hire a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist who will be responsible for delivering end-to-end recruitment activities and supporting large-scale hospitality pre-opening projects for our semi-government client based in Dubai – who owns one of the largest hospitality brands in the UAE.This position is a contract role with an initial duration of 12 months and renewable on an annual basis.
The role sits within the Talent Acquisition Department and reports directly to the Talent Acquisition Manager.
We are looking for a passionate Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist with proven experience in hospitality recruitment, workforce mobilization, and pre-opening hiring projects. You should have experience sourcing and hiring talent across operational functions within luxury hotels, resorts, fine dining restaurants, and guest-facing environments.
Exposure to high-volume recruitment campaigns, stakeholder management, and international talent sourcing will be highly advantageous.
Key responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end recruitment processes across hospitality operations, including Front Office, Guest Relations, Concierge, Food & Beverage, Culinary, Housekeeping, Retail, Spa, Recreation, and other operational functions.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and department heads to understand workforce requirements, recruitment priorities, and hiring timelines.
- Support large-scale pre-opening recruitment initiatives and workforce mobilization projects.
- Develop proactive sourcing strategies to identify and attract high-calibre hospitality talent from local and international markets.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill hospitality positions.
- Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, hospitality job boards, referrals, networking, and other sourcing channels to identify suitable candidates.
- Conduct candidate screenings, competency-based interviews, and talent assessments.
- Ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
- Track recruitment activity, maintain accurate records, and provide regular hiring updates and reports to stakeholders.
- Act as a brand ambassador while ensuring alignment with the organization's employer branding and talent acquisition standards.
- Knowledge, skills & experience:
- Minimum 5 years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience within the UAE or GCC region.
- Proven experience recruiting for hospitality, luxury hotels, resorts, fine dining restaurants, or customer-facing service environments.
- Previous experience supporting hospitality pre-openings, hotel launches, workforce mobilization projects, or large-scale hiring campaigns is highly preferred.
- Strong experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously within fast-paced environments.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent communication and interviewing skills.
- Experience sourcing talent internationally across multiple regions is advantageous.
- Multilingual candidates are preferred, particularly those with proficiency in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, or other European languages.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Availability:
- Preference will be given to candidates available immediately or within 30 days of accepting an offer.
- We are looking for a candidate who will be able to work in the United Arab Emirates.
- Please apply with your resume and remember to provide us with your contact details.
- We will review your job application within 7 working days.
- Should your profile fit therequirements of the role, a consultant from Edari will be in touch with you to get a deeper understanding of your profile, to discuss the role in more detail and potential next steps.
