Group Talent Acquisition Director & Strategy Lead

Foreground LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground LLC is partnering with a regional investment group in Dubai to appoint a Group Talent Acquisition Director. The role leads a high-performing group TA function to deliver speed, quality, and brand equity in recruitment across the UAE and GCC.

You will define strategy, build pipelines for leadership roles, and oversee ATS implementation and vendor partnerships while reporting to the CHRO and executive committee. English fluency required, Arabic a plus for regional sourcing.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in talent acquisition, recruitment strategy or workforce planning with at least 5 years in a group or regional leadership role.
• Proven success in building internal TA functions in fast-growth or multi-industry environments across the UAE or GCC.
• Strong background in executive search and strategic hiring especially in service-driven or regulated sectors.
• Experience implementing ATS and CRM systems and leveraging data for recruitment insights and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Build and oversee a centralized group talent acquisition function including in-house recruiters search partners and recruitment marketing resources.
• Define and institutionalize the group's talent acquisition strategy including sourcing models EVP employer brand narrative and workforce planning integration.
• Lead the design and implementation of executive search protocols assessment frameworks and interview structures for leadership hiring across all business units.
• Oversee the rollout of a group-wide applicant tracking system (ATS) integrating requisition management candidate pipeline visibility and analytics reporting.
• Partner with HRBPs and hiring managers to build proactive talent pipelines for critical and high-volume roles.
• Develop sourcing strategies for niche skill sets and emerging talent pools across healthcare tech and education.
• Act as the primary point of contact with external recruitment vendors negotiating performance-based SLAs and minimizing dependency on third-party spend.
• Deliver dashboards and reports to the CHRO and executive committee on talent metrics sourcing performance candidate quality and hiring velocity.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Structured thinking

Boardroom presence

Results-focused

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business or Psychology

Job description

Foreground LLC is partnering with a regional investment group in Dubai to appoint a Group Talent Acquisition Director. The role leads a high-performing group TA function to deliver speed, quality, and brand equity in recruitment across the UAE and GCC.

You will define strategy, build pipelines for leadership roles, and oversee ATS implementation and vendor partnerships while reporting to the CHRO and executive committee. English fluency required, Arabic a plus for regional sourcing.