Talent Acquisition Specialist

NymCard; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company in Dubai seeks a Talent Acquisition Specialist to enhance its engineering hiring. The role involves managing technical requisitions, partnering with engineering leaders to define job roles, and running structured interviews. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of tech recruitment experience and a proven ability to source top talent in competitive markets. The work environment supports flexible remote options, fostering collaboration and personal growth.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Support for certifications and learning

Direct access to decision makers

Cross-border client exposure

Qualifications

• 5+ years of in-house recruitment experience, preferably in tech.
• Proven ability to source and close strong technical talent.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Structured interviewing mindset with scorecards and consistent evaluation.
• High execution standards with responsiveness and organization.
• Fluency in ATS and funnel metrics.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of technical requisitions end-to-end.
• Partner with engineering leaders to define roles and sourcing strategies.
• Run structured interview processes and maintain high velocity.
• Build strong shortlists and improve decision-making with data.

Skills

In-house recruitment experience

Technical talent sourcing

Stakeholder management

Structured interviewing

Detail-oriented

ATS fluency

Job description

Our Company

NymCard’s mission is to enable fintech and financial innovators to launch frictionless payment programmes with our modern infrastructure, at record speed. Our open API modern card issuing platform provides flexibility and control to issue cards, authorise transactions, and manage payment operations with just one integration and one partner.

We are a team of industry experts and technology innovators who take a dynamic approach to solving complex industry challenges. NymCard has an open and collaborative work environment and together we make up the NymCardian Nation. We power possibilities for our customers and each other by bringing the best talent together to do the best quality work we can.

The Role

We’re hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist to help us scale engineering hiring with higher quality and better predictability. You will take ownership of technical requisitions end-to-end and act as the hiring manager’s operator and advisor, not an order-taker.

This role sits at the center of how we grow our product and platform teams. You’ll partner with engineering leaders to translate business needs into clear role definitions, build targeted sourcing strategies, and run structured interview processes that surface real engineering signal. You’ll be expected to keep velocity high without compromising standards, and to use data to diagnose bottlenecks, reset expectations, and improve decision-making.

Success in this seat looks like: strong shortlists, clean funnel health, fast time-in-stage, high offer acceptance, and consistent bar-raiser hires. If you’re the kind of recruiter who can build pipelines from scratch, hold stakeholders accountable, and close exceptional engineers in a competitive market, you’ll have real impact here.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of in-house recruitment experience with strong delivery in Tech hiring (product company preferred).
• Proven ability to source and close strong technical talent in competitive markets (not reliant on inbound).
• Strong stakeholder management: you can influence, push back, and drive decisions with urgency and professionalism.
• Structured interviewing mindset: scorecards, consistent evaluation, crisp pass and fail recommendations.
• High execution standards: responsive, organised, detail-strong, and comfortable in a high-speed environment.
• ATS fluency and comfort working with funnel metrics (conversion, time-in-stage, drop-off reasons, acceptance rate).

Bonus Points

• Hybrid working model: In-office collaboration for design reviews, workshops, and team days, with flexible remote time for deep work. Clear expectations on core hours and availability.
• Ownership and growth: Small teams and direct access to decision makers. End-to-end responsibility for your area, support for certifications and learning, and progression based on outcomes.
• Cross-border exposure: Work with clients and partners across MENA and beyond. Gain hands-on experience with schemes, banks, and regulators, and broaden your domain expertise.
• Real product and business impact: Build for a live issuing platform used by fintechs. See measurable results on performance and revenue within weeks, and celebrate wins backed by data.