Hospitality Talent Acquisition Lead

7 Management; Dubai; On-site; AED 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

7 Management in Dubai is seeking a Recruitment Specialist to lead end-to-end hiring for its hospitality venues. You will source candidates, screen applicants, conduct interviews, and coordinate onboarding to ensure timely staffing across outlets.

Working closely with GMs, HODs and staffing agencies, you will build a strong talent pipeline, maintain ATS records, and help enhance the employer brand while ensuring compliance and a smooth candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of Talent Acquisition or Recruitment experience, preferably within hospitality, F&B, or a fast-paced service environment; Dubai experience is an advantage.
• Experience coordinating with staffing agencies to fulfill casual and temporary manpower requirements.
• Familiarity with ATS, recruitment platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, and digital sourcing techniques.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Well-organised, proactive, and detail-oriented, with excellent time management and ability to manage multiple vacancies.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Recruitment: Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for assigned vacancies across operational venues, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, coordinating assessments, conducting reference checks, preparing offers, and supporting onboarding to ensure a seamless hiring process.
• Candidate Sourcing & Talent Pipeline: Proactively source candidates through job boards, social media, employee referrals, networking, recruitment agencies, and other sourcing channels. Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs. Coordinate with approved staffing agencies to fulfil casual and temporary staffing requirements, ensuring timely deployment in line with operational needs.
• Agency & Casual Workforce Coordination: Liaise with approved staffing agencies to source casual and temporary employees, ensuring manpower requirements are fulfilled in a timely manner. Coordinate deployment, maintain accurate staffing records, and support operational teams with workforce planning during peak business periods, events, and pre-opening activities.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Partner closely with hiring managers, GMs, AGMs, and HODs to understand hiring requirements, provide regular recruitment updates, coordinate interviews, and ensure timely closure of vacancies while delivering excellent internal customer service.
• Candidate Experience & Employer Branding: Deliver a professional and engaging candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey, representing the organisation's employer brand and ensuring consistent communication with candidates at every stage of the hiring process.
• Recruitment Administration & Reporting: Maintain accurate candidate records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), prepare recruitment reports, monitor key hiring metrics, coordinate recruitment documentation, and ensure data accuracy across all recruitment activities.
• Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies, employment legislation, and best practices. Continuously identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, enhance efficiency, and support successful pre-opening recruitment projects when required.

Skills

ATS proficiency

LinkedIn Recruiter

Digital sourcing

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

ATS systems

Job description

7 Management in Dubai is seeking a Recruitment Specialist to lead end-to-end hiring for its hospitality venues. You will source candidates, screen applicants, conduct interviews, and coordinate onboarding to ensure timely staffing across outlets.

Working closely with GMs, HODs and staffing agencies, you will build a strong talent pipeline, maintain ATS records, and help enhance the employer brand while ensuring compliance and a smooth candidate experience.