Talent Acquisition Manager

About This Role

At VentureOne, we build and scale high-impact ventures. As a Talent Acquisition Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping the teams behind these ventures. You will partner withbusiness leaders to hire exceptional talent, enabling rapid and sustainable growth across our portfolio.

This role requires a strong operator who can balance speed with quality, influence stakeholders, and deliver results in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive full-cycle recruiting across multiple VentureOne portfolio companies
• Partner with founders and hiring managers to define hiring plans aligned with scaling goals
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract high-quality, diverse talent
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for critical and recurring roles
• Provide market insights, including talent availability and hiring trends
• Influence and guide stakeholders on hiring best practices and decision-making
• Manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining a high bar for talent
• Use data to track pipeline health, identify bottlenecks, and improve hiring outcomes
• Leverage and maintain Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to ensure data integrity, efficient workflows, and consistent hiring processes
• Collaborate on employer branding initiatives to position VentureOne and its ventures as employers of choice.
• Ensure compliance with UAE labor laws and internal hiring policies

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of experience in talent acquisition or recruiting
• Experience managing full-cycle recruiting in fast-paced or high-growth environments
• Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

and recruitment tools

• Demonstrated ability to partner with business leaders and influence hiring decisions
• Experience sourcing candidates using a variety of tools and techniques

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting startups, ventures, or organizations in early-stage to growth phase
• Ability to operate with a high degree of ownership, autonomy, and accountability in fast-paced environments
• Strong analytical skills with experience using recruiting data and metrics
• Experience hiring across technical and business roles

Why VentureOne

• Work directly with leadership teams to build companies from the ground up
• Exposure to multiple industries and high-growth environments
• Opportunity to make a measurable impact on venture success through hiring
• Collaborative, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial culture