Talent Acquisition Specialist James Douglas

Multiple VacanciesEmployer Active

Posted 56 min ago

Experience

2 - 6 Years

Job Location

Dubai(Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)) - United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration

Nationality

Indian, Any European National

Gender

Any

Vacancy

2 Vacancies

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Lead search strategies for specialist roles across engineering, compliance, trading, and operations

  • Proactively source and engage passive candidates using a mix of AI tools, market mapping, and professional networks

  • Build and manage target talent pipelines for ongoing and future hiring needs

  • Conduct in-depth candidate assessments using internal SATI (Self-Assessment Top grading Interview) framework

  • Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements and hiring standards

  • Challenge unrealistic expectations and maintain hiring quality

  • Manage multiple recruitment processes simultaneously, ensuring timely progress

  • Drive offer management and candidate closure, including counteroffer navigation

  • Identify inefficiencies in recruitment workflows and contribute to continuous process improvement

Desired Candidate Profile

  • 5-8 years of experience in talent acquisition, ideally within fast-paced or global environments

  • Proven track record of successfully closing hard-to-find or niche roles

  • Strong sourcing capability and experience engaging passive candidates

  • Confident stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide direct and constructive feedback

  • Sound judgment in assessing candidate potential, culture fit, and long-term suitability

  • Comfortable operating in evolving processes and ambiguous environments

  • Data-informed decision-maker with strong human intuition

Employment Type

    Full Time

Company Industry

Department / Functional Area

Keywords

  • Sourcing Techniques
  • Staffing Specialist
  • Talent Acquisition Consultant
  • Talent Sourcing Expert
  • Recruitment Metrics

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James Douglas

James Douglas Middle East is a Dubai-based professional search and leadership advisory firm, delivering with a focus on being a specialist and leveraging the scale of a global existing platform. James Douglas Middle East is part of its holding company, a publicly listed firm and part of the EMA Global network spanning 40+ countries enabling us to deliver board-level and senior talent solutions across high-impact, high-growth industries. We work with fast-scaling, regulated, and transforming organizations offering clarity in leadership hiring, discretion in execution, and speed in delivery.

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Ms. Julie - Member of hiring team

206, Gate Village 7, DIFC Dubai United Arab Emirates Postal Code: 00000, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

https://www.jamesdouglas.ae