Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Hospitality)

Overview

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Talent Acquisition Department

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes across hospitality operations, including Front Office, Guest Relations, Concierge, Food & Beverage, Culinary, Housekeeping, Retail, Spa, Recreation, and other operational functions.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and department heads to understand workforce requirements, recruitment priorities, and hiring timelines.
• Support large-scale pre-opening recruitment initiatives and workforce mobilization projects.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies to identify and attract high-calibre hospitality talent from local and international markets.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill hospitality positions.
• Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, hospitality job boards, referrals, networking, and other sourcing channels to identify suitable candidates.
• Conduct candidate screenings, competency-based interviews, and talent assessments.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Track recruitment activity, maintain accurate records, and provide regular hiring updates and reports to stakeholders.
• Act as a brand ambassador while ensuring alignment with the organization's employer branding and talent acquisition standards.
• Knowledge, skills & experience:
• Minimum 5 years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience within the UAE or GCC region.
• Proven experience recruiting for hospitality, luxury hotels, resorts, fine dining restaurants, or customer-facing service environments.
• Previous experience supporting hospitality pre-openings, hotel launches, workforce mobilization projects, or large-scale hiring campaigns is highly preferred.
• Strong experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously within fast-paced environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and interviewing skills.
• Experience sourcing talent internationally across multiple regions is advantageous.
• Multilingual candidates are preferred, particularly those with proficiency in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, or other European languages.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

Availability

• Preference will be given to candidates available immediately or within 30 days of accepting an offer.
• We are looking for a candidate who will be able to work in the United Arab Emirates.
• Please apply with your resume and remember to provide us with your contact details.
• We will review your job application within 7 working days.
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