Dubai Recruitment Director: Strategy & Talent Mobilisation

Big Fish Recruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Fish Recruitment in Dubai, UAE, seeks a Senior Recruitment Lead to guide strategy and delivery across contracting, construction, facilities management, fit-out and related services.

You will oversee executive, professional, and high-volume recruitment, build talent pipelines, and manage budgets, KPIs, and cross-functional partnerships to ensure timely mobilisations and scalable hiring across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration or related field.
• CIPD or SHRM qualification preferred.
• 12–15 years in recruitment, with at least 5 years in leadership.
• Strong UAE or GCC recruitment experience.
• Experience in contracting, construction, facilities management, fit-out, MEP or related sectors.
• Experience managing teams, agencies, budgets and applicant tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the recruitment strategy across all business units.
• Lead recruitment for executive, corporate, engineering, technical, operational and frontline positions.
• Manage high-volume recruitment and overseas mobilisation campaigns.
• Develop recruitment plans for new contracts, project awards and operational start-ups.
• Build talent pipelines for critical and recurring positions.
• Advise stakeholders on talent availability, salary levels and recruitment timelines.
• Establish structured screening, interviewing, technical assessment and selection processes.
• Manage recruitment agencies and overseas partners based on quality, compliance, cost and delivery.
• Improve direct sourcing and reduce reliance on external agencies.
• Lead and develop the recruitment team, setting clear targets and accountability.
• Maintain recruitment dashboards covering vacancies, pipelines, offers and joining status.
• Ensure compliance with UAE labour regulations, ethical recruitment standards and company policies.
• Manage the recruitment budget and monitor cost per hire.
• Strengthen employer branding and ensure a professional candidate experience.

Skills

Recruitment strategy

Workforce planning

High-volume hiring

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Team leadership

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business

CIPD/SHRM qualification preferred

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Recruitment analytics tools

Job description

Big Fish Recruitment in Dubai, UAE, seeks a Senior Recruitment Lead to guide strategy and delivery across contracting, construction, facilities management, fit-out and related services.

You will oversee executive, professional, and high-volume recruitment, build talent pipelines, and manage budgets, KPIs, and cross-functional partnerships to ensure timely mobilisations and scalable hiring across projects.