Assistant HR Manager

Yokogawa; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced Recruitment Manager to oversee end-to-end recruitment processes for mid to senior-level roles. This role requires 12 to 15 years of overall experience, with a strong focus on high-end technology recruitment. The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor's or master's degree and relevant HR certification, along with exceptional communication skills and the ability to develop effective staffing strategies. The position offers opportunities for engagement and influence within a global company culture.

Qualifications

• Min 12 to 15 years overall experience with 10 years in core recruiting.
• Experience in high-end technology, manufacturing, and engineering setups.
• Occasional travel for recruitment drives or training sessions.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for mid to senior-level roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to forecast staffing needs.
• Oversee employer branding initiatives to attract top talent.

Skills

Recruitment strategy execution

Exceptional communication skills

Knowledge of recruiting trends

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree

HR certification (SHRM, CIPD)

Job description

Not just a job but a career

Yokogawa award winner for Best Asset Monitoring Technology and Best Digital Twin Technology at the HP Awards is a leading provider of industrial automation test and measurement information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition (bio)technology artificial intelligence industrial cybersecurity etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team

Our 18000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission to co-innovate tomorrow. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our return we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect value creation collaboration integrity and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Job Purpose

Partner closely with the HR Managers and will work with relevant stakeholders to plan and support staffing processes such as Talent Acquisition Strategic Recruitment Database Development attracting and successfully hiring talent. The successful candidate will provide seamless recruitment processes guiding hiring managers through the processes and Is responsible for driving strategic and operational excellence in sourcing hiring and retaining top talent while supporting initiatives that enhance employee growth engagement and performance. This role combines hands‑on recruitment with a strategic approach to talent development and succession planning contributing directly to organizational success.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Manage end‑to‑end recruitment process for mid to senior‑level roles across departments.
• Partner with hiring managers to forecast staffing needs and develop proactive sourcing strategies.
• Utilize various sourcing methods including job boards, social media and employee referrals etc. and promote overall diversity.
• Oversee employer branding initiatives to attract top talent.
• Manage recruitment vendors and third‑party agencies.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Analyze recruitment metrics (time‑to‑fill cost‑per‑hire etc.) and optimize processes.
• Gather specific customer needs related to recruitment and staffing aligning these to organizational strategy and partnering with HR Business Partners and business leaders to develop a tailored talent acquisition solution incorporating industry benchmarking targeted recruitment campaigns and analysis to track and report staffing metrics.
• Develop a strategic workforce plan with a sustainable process to track metrics and accomplishments against Regional KPI.
• Utilize specific industry research benchmarking and trend analysis to support business strategy and help forecast future talent needs.
• Manage the recruitment budget and be responsible for forecasting all recruitment costs.
• Lead transformative projects to continue building a world class talent acquisition organization. Examples include tools and technology assessment recruitment campaigns quality of hire analysis candidate experience life cycle and compliance auditing.
• Collaborate with department heads on identifying high‑potential employees and career paths.
• Contribute to learning & development programs leadership development Succession Planning and competency frameworks.
• Work on diversity & inclusion initiatives in collaboration with HR leadership. Develop a recruitment plan which promotes diversity.
• Ensure all HR practices comply with labor laws and internal policies.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelors or masters degree from and reputed university additional certification like in HR (SHRM CIPD or similar) is an advantage.
• Min 12 to 15 years overall exp out of which approx. 10 years of core recruiting experience particularly within High‑end technology Manufacturing and Engineering set‑up.
• Working conditions require Occasional travel for recruitment drives or training sessions.
• Prior experience in maintaining accurate recruitment and talent management reports and dashboards.

Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to execute recruitment strategy including developing broad sourcing strategies candidate management and interview process management for positions at all levels across the organization.
• Expert level of knowledge in all full lifecycle recruiting components including but not limited to: sourcing qualifying networking assessing job analysis wage and salary trends Competitor mapping and relationship management.
• Familiarity with performance management frameworks and L&D strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Skills

• Knowledge of current recruiting trends and best‑in‑class recruiting practices.
• Exceptional communications skills.
• Clear strategic thinker with ability to work according to priorities.
• Ability to execute work within a cross functional geographically diverse business environment.
• Self‑directed and self‑correcting used to drive and execute processes projects and tasks externally and internally.

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse equitable and inclusive will actively recruit develop and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience knowledge thinking styles perspective cultural background and socioeconomic will not discriminate based on race skin color age sex gender identity and expression sexual orientation religion belief political opinion nationality ethnicity place of origin disability family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong contribute succeed and demonstrate their full potential.

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Required Experience

Manager