Recruitment Manager

Deliveroo; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Deliveroo is seeking a senior leader to direct the commercial talent acquisition strategy for EMEA Go-To-Market teams, spanning sales, account management, marketing, operations, advertising and strategy. You will lead a large recruiter team across EMEA and partner with global leaders to align recruitment with business needs and diversity goals.

Essentially, you will drive strategy, design scalable processes, use data-driven insights to influence executives and ensure an outstanding candidate

Qualifications

• Significant GTM leadership experience in high-growth environments.
• Regional expertise across the UAE, especially Dubai.
• Strong people management; coach and develop recruitment leads.
• Data-driven mindset; use analytics to influence executives.
• Stakeholder management; build relationships with senior leaders.
• Strategic scaling experience in hyper-growth tech is a plus.
• Immediate availability for full 8-month contract (Sept 2026–Apr 2027).

Responsibilities

• Lead a high‑performing team of recruiters across EMEA; set performance goals.
• Partner with senior leaders to design and execute hiring roadmap.
• Design and iterate on interviewing, sourcing and assessment tools.
• Deploy forecasting, reporting and analytics to track metrics.
• Champion diversity, equity and inclusion throughout hiring lifecycle.

Skills

GTM leadership

Talent acquisition

Regional UAE expertise

People management

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Job description

In this role you will lead our commercial talent acquisition strategy across EMEA, driving the hyper‑growth of our Go‑To‑Market teams across sales, account management, marketing, operations, advertising and strategy.

What You'll Be Doing

You will join the Talent Acquisition team and lead a high‑performing group of over ten recruiters across EMEA. Partner with senior global leaders to ensure our recruitment practices align with business needs, global standards, and critical diversity initiatives.

• Lead a high‑performing team – hire, lead and develop a world‑class EMEA GTM recruitment team, setting clear performance goals while fostering accountability and ownership.
• Drive strategy and execution – partner with commercial, finance and people leadership to design and execute a comprehensive short‑ and long‑term hiring roadmap.
• Build scalable processes – design, implement and iterate on global interviewing, sourcing and assessment tools to deliver an efficient, outstanding candidate experience at scale.
• Influence with data – deploy advanced forecasting, reporting and analytics to track key metrics, share talent insights and shape the broader people roadmap.
• Embed DEI and values – champion Deliveroo's diversity and inclusion goals throughout the hiring lifecycle, maintaining a high talent bar and a progressive hiring culture.

What You'll Need to Thrive

Essential

• Significant GTM leadership experience – proven track record leading commercial talent acquisition in high‑growth, fast‑paced environments.
• Regional expertise – demonstrated experience navigating the hiring landscape across the UAE, specifically within Dubai.
• Strong people management – proven ability to coach, develop and manage recruitment leads and senior specialists.
• Data‑driven mindset – strong capability leveraging data and analytics to influence senior stakeholders, develop insights and measure recruitment impact.
• Stakeholder management – excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build relationships and influence executive leadership.

Nice to Have

• Strategic scaling – experience designing bespoke sourcing strategies and automated systems for hyper‑growth tech environments.
• Immediate availability – ability to commit to the full 8‑month fixed‑term contract starting September 2026 through April 2027.