Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition-People And Organization Management

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City - SSMC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition to own the operational delivery of the Nursing, Allied Health and Admin recruitment streams, translating the Directors strategy into day-to-day hiring actions and guiding managers to meet the annual plan.

You will lead the teams, manage senior requisitions, oversee Time-to-Recruit and quality-of-hire metrics, drive Emiratisation initiatives, control agency partnerships, and ensure full compliance with

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of progressive talent acquisition experience.
• Experience managing multiple recruitment teams.
• Healthcare or hospital environment preferred.
• Familiarity with UAE labour law and Emiratisation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Translates strategy into operational plans for Nursing and Allied Health streams.
• Leads and develops Assistant Managers and TA teams.
• Owns day-to-day delivery of the annual hiring plan across streams.
• Chairs pipeline and performance reviews; resolves delivery risks.
• Ensures compliance with UAE labour law and DOH/HAAD requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Leadership

English language

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Business Administration

MBA or Master's in HR/Healthcare

Tools

Oracle HCM

Oracle Recruiting Cloud

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition owns the operational delivery of SSMCs talent acquisition function across the Nursing and Allied Health & Admin recruitment streams, translating the Directors talent acquisition strategy into day-to-day execution. The role holder leads the Assistant Managers and their teams to deliver SSMCs annual hiring plan, Time-to-Recruit, quality-of-hire, and Emiratisation targets, and is the senior operational point of accountability for talent acquisition performance below Director level. Physician recruitment currently sits outside this roles scope and reports through a separate line; this may be reviewed and brought into scope at a later date.

Responsibilities

• Translates SSMCs talent acquisition strategy into operational plans and delivery targets for the Nursing and Allied Health & Admin streams


• Leads and develops the Assistant Managers, Talent Acquisition, and any other direct reports, setting clear performance expectations and caseload benchmarks by stream


• Owns day-to-day delivery of the annual hiring plan across both streams, ensuring recruitment activity is aligned to approved manpower plans and business priorities


• Chairs regular pipeline and performance reviews across streams, identifying and resolving delivery risks


• Acts as the senior escalation point for complex, senior, or hard-to-fill requisitions within the Nursing and Allied Health & Admin streams


• Partners with the Workforce Planning Manager to align recruitment execution to approved manpower plans and budgets


• Owns day-to-day management of recruitment agency and sourcing partner relationships, including performance and cost management


• Drives adoption and effective use of Oracle Recruiting Cloud and related recruitment technology across all teams


• Represents Talent Acquisition at the offer approval stage, working with Rewards and the Director on offers requiring committee review


• Owns compliance across all TA teams with UAE labour law, DOH/HAAD requirements, and SSMC policy


• Contributes to and helps execute SSMCs employer branding campaigns and Emiratisation sourcing initiatives across streams


• Provides regular, consolidated performance reporting on hiring, TTR, quality-of-hire, and Emiratisation metrics to the Director


• Supports the Director in workforce planning, budget management, and structural or process improvement initiatives for the Talent Acquisition function

Accountabilities

• Accountable for delivery of the annual hiring plan across the Nursing and Allied Health & Admin streams


• Accountable for Time-to-Recruit performance against the 90-day target for priority roles across both streams


• Accountable for quality-of-hire and candidate experience performance across both streams


• Accountable for Emiratisation hiring contribution across both streams in line with SSMC targets


• Manages the Assistant Managers, Talent Acquisition (Nursing, Allied Health & Admin) and, through them, all Talent Acquisition Specialists in those teams


• Manages agency spend and sourcing budget execution within the Talent Acquisition function, in line with budget set by the Director.

Qualifications

Educational Qualification

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field

Desired:

• Masters degree or MBA with a specialisation in Human Resources, Organizational Behaviour, or Healthcare Management

Specialist Certifications

Required:

• Recognised HR certification such as CIPD Level 5/7, SHRM-CP/SCP, or equivalent

Desired:

• Oracle HCM / Oracle Recruiting Cloud certification

Experience

Required:

• 8–10 years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including a minimum of 3–4 years managing multiple recruitment teams or streams

Desired:

• Experience in a large healthcare, medical centre, or hospital environment


• Experience managing nursing or allied health recruitment at scale

Additional Requirements

Required:

• Proficiency in the English language (written and spoken)


• Strong command of data and recruitment analytics to inform decisions


• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior clinical and operational leaders


• Deep understanding of UAE labour law, Emiratisation requirements, and DOH regulatory requirements for clinical workforce


• Proven people leadership experience managing managers

Desired:

• Proficiency in the Arabic language


• Experience working within a PureHealth Group or Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) network