Performance & Learning Manager - Technology Recruitment

SmartChoice International GCC; Dubai; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartChoice International GCC in Dubai is seeking a Performance & Learning Manager - Technology Recruitment to build and lead a new Technology Recruitment Academy. This is not a traditional L&D role; you will personally have built recruitment desks, billed successfully, and developed junior recruiters.

You will guide five ambitious hires across AI, data, cybersecurity, cloud, and software engineering, focus on UAE, Europe and USA, set KPIs, drive a high-performance culture, and scale the

Qualifications

• 7+ years of recruitment experience.
• Strong technology recruitment background.
• Experience building and leading recruitment desks.

Responsibilities

• Build and deliver the recruitment academy.
• Train and coach junior recruiters.
• Develop recruitment, business development and technology skills.
• Set and manage performance KPIs.
• Build a high-performance recruitment culture.
• Drive revenue targets for the cohort (AED 600k+ in 6 months).
• Scale the model for future cohorts.

Skills

Recruitment leadership

Technology recruitment

Coaching juniors

Performance management

Entrepreneurial mindset

AI enthusiasm

Job description

Performance & Learning Manager - Technology Recruitment

Dubai | AED 25,000-40,000 + performance bonus

SmartChoice International is launching a new Technology Recruitment Academy and we're looking for an experienced recruitment leader to build and lead it.

This is not a traditional L&D role. We want someone who has personally built recruitment desks, billed successfully and developed junior recruiters.

You'll initially be responsible for taking 5 ambitious junior hires and developing them into high-performing technology recruiters across:

AI | Data | Cybersecurity | Cloud | Software Engineering

Focus on markets across the UAE, Europe and USA.

You'll be responsible for:

• Building and delivering the recruitment academy
• Training and coaching junior recruiters
• Developing recruitment, BD and technology skills
• Setting and managing performance KPIs
• Building a high-performance recruitment culture
• Driving the cohort towards AED 600k+ revenue in the first 6 months
• Building a scalable model for future recruitment cohorts
• 7+ years recruitment experience
• Strong technology recruitment background
• Experience managing and developing recruiters
• Strong coaching and leadership skills
• Entrepreneurial and commercially driven mindset
• Passion for AI and modern recruitment technology

This is an opportunity to build something from the ground up and play a key role in SmartChoice's next phase of growth.