(FRACTIONAL) Talent Acquisition Specialist

Hiry Agency; Dubai; Remote; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruiting agency in Dubai is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to connect with top DTC brands. You will source and qualify candidates, coordinate interviews, and work in a dynamic remote environment. The ideal candidate has proven recruiting experience, excellent communication skills, and thrives in a proactive setting. This role offers a performance-based pay structure along with opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Work directly with fast-growing DTC brands

Learn modern recruiting practices

Structured routines and full operational support

Opportunity for career growth

Performance-based pay structure

Qualifications

• Proven experience in recruiting or talent sourcing ideally within marketing creative or DTC industries.
• Comfortable working with outreach tools, boolean search and LinkedIn.
• Excellent communication and writing skills required.

Responsibilities

• Source and identify top DTC-focused talent.
• Reach out to candidates through LinkedIn and other platforms.
• Qualify candidates through initial chats or structured calls.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates and clients.
• Keep everything organized in our CRM.
• Collaborate daily with our Customer Success Manager and Interview Manager.

Skills

Proven experience in recruiting or talent sourcing

Excellent communication and writing skills

Comfortable working with outreach tools

Highly organized and proactive

Fluent in English

Job description

At Hiry we connect top-tier DTC and eCommerce brands with high-performing marketing creative and operations talent.

We're not a typical recruiting agency; we operate more like an internal extension of our clients combining speed precision and personal connection to deliver real results.

We're looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist who knows how to spot A-players fast, hold quality conversations and make sure candidates are a great fit before they ever meet the client.

Tasks

• Source and identify top DTC-focused talent (e.g. marketers, creatives, operations managers).
• Reach out to candidates through LinkedIn and other platforms with high-quality personalized messages.
• Qualify candidates through initial chats or structured calls assessing both technical skills and culture fit.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates and clients ensuring smooth communication.
• Keep everything organized in our CRM (Airtable / ClickUp) and track candidate status accurately.
• Collaborate daily with our Customer Success Manager and Interview Manager to align on priorities, client feedback and next steps.
• Suggest process improvements to keep our sourcing and matching flow sharp, fast and clutter-free.

Requirements

• Proven experience in recruiting or talent sourcing ideally within marketing creative or DTC industries.
• Comfortable working with outreach tools, boolean search and LinkedIn.
• Excellent communication and writing skills (you’ll be messaging a lot of candidates daily).
• Highly organized and proactive; we value precision, structure and ownership.
• Fluent in English; confident holding warm natural conversations with candidates.
• Positive, fast-moving and detail-oriented personality who thrives in a small hands-on team.

Benefits

• Work directly with fast-growing DTC brands across the world.
• Learn modern recruiting and client-side communication; you’ll work closely with leadership not behind the scenes.
• Remote setup with structured routines check-ins and full operational support.
• Clear systems, no clutter and a transparent performance environment; smooth not chaotic.
• Opportunity to grow into senior roles (Interview Manager or Client Manager) as we scale.
• Contractor / freelancer agreement (independent contractor setup).
• Performance-based pay structure pay-per-application ($5-10) or pay-per-closing ($200-500).
• Weekly beginning-of-week status update to stay aligned with the team.