Talent Director

Abu Dhabi Permanent AED40,000 - AED45,000 per month (AED480,000 - AED540,000 per year) View Job Description

About Our Client

A rapidly growing, service-focused organisation undergoing significant transformation and expansion.

Key responsibilities will include;

Develop and execute the overall talent strategy aligned to business growth objectives.
Lead end-to-end talent acquisition across corporate and operational functions.
Drive executive and senior leadership recruitment initiatives.
Manage and develop a large team of with 5 direct reports.
Enhance recruitment effectiveness, governance, service levels and hiring metrics.
Reduce time-to-hire while maintaining quality, compliance and budget control.
Lead transformation of talent technology platforms, including ATS, LMS and AI-enabled solutions.
Oversee succession planning, leadership assessment and talent pipeline programmes.
Guide learning and development initiatives, leadership development and performance-related projects.
Support organisational change, workforce planning and business transformation projects.
Manage talent-related budgets, analytics and executive stakeholder reporting.
Champion nationalisation initiatives and workforce diversification strategies.

Key prerequisites include:

Proven senior Talent Acquisition leadership experience (essential).
Background leading high-volume and executive recruitment functions.
Demonstrated success improving recruitment processes, systems and service delivery.
Experience implementing or optimising ATS, LMS and talent technology platforms.
Strong transformation and change management experience.
Exposure to Learning & Development, succession planning and leadership development.
Experience leading sizeable teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
Strong analytical, budgeting and workforce planning capability.
Experience within hospitality, aviation, retail, healthcare, education or other service-driven environments preferred.
Regional experience within the Middle East highly advantageous.
Passionate, hands-on leader with resilience, agility and a results-driven mindset.