Senior Executive Search Lead - UAE & Regions

TALENTMATE; Dubai; On-site; AED 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENTMATE is recruiting on behalf of AESG in Dubai for an Executive Search Lead who will drive senior leadership appointments across the UAE and designated regions. The role combines market research, direct candidate engagement, and client relationship management to deliver high-quality placements.

In this full-time position, you will manage end-to-end searches, contribute to succession planning, and maintain robust leadership pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent.
• 6+ years in Talent Acquisition and/or Executive Search for large organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive search mandates from brief to placement.
• Partner with leaders on succession planning and mapping credible successors.
• Build leadership pipelines across UAE and designated regions using market intelligence.
• Proactively research, approach and engage passive senior candidates.
• Coordinate with regional teams and clients to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to inform search decisions.

Skills

Executive search

Market intelligence

Stakeholder management

Talent mapping

Succession planning

Leadership assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management

Tools

ATS

CRM

Job description

TALENTMATE is recruiting on behalf of AESG in Dubai for an Executive Search Lead who will drive senior leadership appointments across the UAE and designated regions. The role combines market research, direct candidate engagement, and client relationship management to deliver high-quality placements.

In this full-time position, you will manage end-to-end searches, contribute to succession planning, and maintain robust leadership pipelines.