Senior Recruitment Manager hospitality

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee high-volume recruitment campaigns across hospitality operations, including F&B, culinary, room service, guest relations, concierge, front office, retail, and customer-facing functions.
• Partner with senior business leaders and department heads to develop workforce plans and recruitment strategies aligned to operational requirements.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, ensuring an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to attract high-quality talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, talent mapping, networking, and direct sourcing activities.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and recurring roles to support future hiring requirements.
• Monitor recruitment metrics, reporting, and workforce analytics to drive continuous improvement and ensure delivery against hiring targets.
• Lead recruitment planning for large-scale hiring initiatives, seasonal demand, and business expansion projects.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment processes, governance standards, and employer branding guidelines.
• Act as a key escalation point for hiring managers, candidates, and recruitment partners throughout the hiring process.
• Support and mentor recruiters within the project team, driving best practice and recruitment excellence.

Essential

• 6–10+ years of recruitment and talent acquisition experience within the UAE or GCC region.
• Proven experience managing large-scale recruitment projects within hospitality, hotels, F&B, retail, aviation, customer service, or other high-volume operational environments.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior stakeholders and business leaders.
• Strong sourcing and talent mapping capabilities, including advanced use of LinkedIn Recruiter and other recruitment technologies.
• Experience managing recruitment delivery against aggressive hiring targets and timelines.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and organisational skills.

Desirable

• Previous experience leading recruitment teams or managing recruiters within a project environment.
• Experience supporting hotel openings, hospitality launches, or large-scale workforce mobilisation projects.
• Knowledge of recruitment analytics, reporting, and workforce planning methodologies.
• Multilingual capabilities are advantageous ie. French,Spanish,Russian, Chinese.

Why Join Us?

• Lead recruitment for a flagship hospitality initiative in one of Dubai's most iconic destinations.
• Play a strategic role in shaping workforce growth for a globally recognised hospitality brand.
• Manage large-scale hiring projects with significant visibility and impact.
• Opportunity for long-term contract renewal and future internal career opportunities.
• Join a collaborative, high-performing team focused on innovation, delivery, and operational excellence.