Recruitment Specialist

Deluxe Holiday Homes; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

On-site in Dubai

Job summary

Deluxe Holiday Homes is seeking a hands-on Recruitment Specialist to own end-to-end hiring across the group, from housekeepers to specialists. You’ll source, screen, interview, extend offers and handover to onboarding, with ownership of time-to-fill and a live pipeline.

This is a fast-paced, ownership role with no HR admin, on-site in Dubai five days a week. Ideal candidates have 2–4 years in UAE full-cycle recruitment, experience with blue-collar and office roles, and strong sourcing through

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of full-cycle recruitment in UAE, hospitality/property/ops sector preferred.
• Proven track record filling blue-collar and office/specialist roles.
• Hands-on with LinkedIn sourcing and UAE boards; direct outreach.
• Structured screener; defend shortlist decisions with data.
• Decisive operator who makes calls within remit and reports outcomes.
• Daily use of AI sourcing tools; UAE residency; on-site in Dubai.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for all vacancies across the group.
• Maintain a live time-to-fill pipeline; move every vacancy weekly.
• Conduct structured phone and in-person screenings.
• Coordinate interviews with hiring managers across Dubai, Fujairah, Sharjah and Armenia.
• Provide weekly pipeline reports; track openings, sourcing, interviews, offers.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Sourcing on UAE job boards

Interviewing

Decision making

Sourcing channels

ATS familiarity

LinkedIn sourcing

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn

Bayt

Indeed

GulfTalent

Job description

About Deluxe Holiday Homes

Deluxe Holiday Homes is a leading holiday-home and property management company based in Dubai, UAE, managing a portfolio of 700+ premium short-term rental properties across the emirate. The Deluxe Homes Group operates with ~230 people across Dubai, Fujairah, and Armenia, with Abu Dhabi and Riyadh opening next. We leverage a modern technology stack to streamline operations, enhance guest experience, and protect owner returns.

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands‑on, fast‑moving Recruitment Specialist to own hiring across the Deluxe Homes Group end to end — from housekeepers, technicians and drivers to customer support, finance, technology and branch supervisors. You are the single point of

accountability for keeping every vacancy moving: sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, and a clean handover to onboarding.

This is an ownership role, not a coordinator role. We need someone who makes routine decisions — which channel to use, which candidates reach the hiring manager, when to switch on an agency — and reports after, not someone who escalates and waits. If a housekeeping shift is short next Monday, you already have three vetted candidates ready.

Note: This role does not include HR administration (visas, payroll, employee relations). Those sit with the HR team — your job is filling seats with the right people, fast.

Key Responsibilities

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Run every vacancy end to end: intake with the hiring manager, job posting, sourcing, screening, interviews, offer coordination, and handover to onboarding.
• Own time-to-fill per role and keep a live pipeline for every open position — no vacancy sits without movement for more than a week.
• Conduct structured phone and in‑person screenings against the role profile before any candidate reaches a manager.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews with hiring managers across Dubai, Fujairah, Sharjah and Armenia.
• Report pipeline numbers weekly (roles open, candidates sourced, interviews held, offers out) — in the tracker, not from memory.

Sourcing & Channels

• Source actively on LinkedIn, Bayt, Indeed, GulfTalent and niche channels — direct outreach, not just posting and waiting.
• Keep the careers page jobs.deluxehomes.com postings current, accurate and closed when filled.
• Build and maintain a warm candidate bench for our recurring roles: housekeeping, maintenance technicians, drivers, guest support.
• Run the employee referral channel and keep it visible to staff.
• Manage recruitment agencies for hard‑to‑fill roles: brief them tightly, hold them to deadlines, and cut the ones that underdeliver.

Volume & Specialist Hiring

• Deliver blue‑collar volume hiring (housekeepers, cleaners, technicians, drivers) at pace and to standard — including batch interview days.
• Fill office and specialist roles: customer support, reservations, finance, marketing, technology, and branch supervisors.
• Support branch hiring for Fujairah and Sharjah, and coordinate Armenia vacancies with the local HR Manager.
• Screen for our non‑negotiables: initiative, fast learning, and delivered outcomes — not just years on a CV.
• Enforce the application screening question on every role and filter on it before reviewing CVs.

Process, Records & Candidate Experience

• Complete reference checks before any offer is requested — no exceptions.
• Keep complete, accurate recruitment records: every role, every candidate, every decision traceable.
• Give every candidate a clear, respectful process — timely updates, honest rejections; they are also future guests and owners.
• Prepare offer requests with full details (role, salary, start date, conditions) for HR Manager and management approval.
• Improve the process every month: where candidates drop off, which channels convert, what to change next.

Required Qualifications

• 2–4 years of full-cycle recruitment in the UAE at a 100–500 person company — hospitality, property, facilities or similar operational business preferred.
• Proven track record hiring BOTH blue‑collar volume roles and office/specialist roles — you can name your numbers: roles filled, time‑to‑fill, offer acceptance rate.
• Hands‑on with LinkedIn sourcing and UAE job boards (Bayt, Indeed, GulfTalent); you source directly, not only post‑and‑pray.
• Structured screener — you interview against a profile and can defend every shortlist decision.
• Decisive operator — you make calls inside your remit and report after. We will reference‑check this with previous managers.
• AI tools used daily for sourcing, screening and outreach (ChatGPT, Claude, LinkedIn AI). Not optional in 2026.
• UAE residency. On‑site in Dubai 5 days a week, 09:00–18:00 — this is not a hybrid or remote role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hospitality, holiday‑homes or property‑management hiring background.
• Experience running an ATS and keeping it clean.
• Additional sourcing languages for our candidate pools: Arabic, Hindi/Urdu, Tagalog or Russian.
• Familiarity with UAE visa categories and MOHRE basics (offer‑stage awareness; processing sits with HR).
• UAE university graduate (UOWD, AUD, AUS, Heriot‑Watt Dubai, or similar).

What We Offer

• Full ownership of recruitment across a 700+ property, ~230‑person group — your results are visible every week.
• Direct access to the HR Manager and company leadership — decisions get made, not queued.
• Professional development support. 6‑month probation per UAE Labour Law. UAE employment visa sponsored.