Senior Recruitment Specialist

: Senior Recruiter

Job Title: Senior Recruiter

Experience: 5–10 Years

Industry: Recruitment / Staffing / Executive Search

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Location: Dubai

Department: Recruitment / Talent Acquisition

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and results-driven Senior Recruiter with 5–10 years of experience in a recruitment agency or staffing consultancy environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of managing end-to-end recruitment processes, sourcing high-quality candidates, building client relationships, and delivering recruitment solutions across multiple industries and job functions.

The candidate should possess excellent sourcing, screening, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, along with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and meet demanding recruitment targets within tight deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle, from understanding client requirements and sourcing candidates to offer negotiation and successful placement.
• Work closely with clients and hiring managers to understand job specifications, business requirements, and hiring priorities.
• Source candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals, internal databases, and other recruitment channels.
• Conduct candidate screening, interviews, competency assessments, and salary negotiations.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future hiring requirements.
• Manage multiple job openings across different industries, functions, and seniority levels.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing clients and support business development through excellent recruitment delivery.
• Ensure timely submission of qualified candidate profiles and maintain consistent communication with clients and candidates.
• Negotiate salary packages, manage counteroffers, and coordinate the offer-to-joining process.
• Track recruitment metrics, including time-to-fill, submission-to-interview ratio, offer acceptance rate, and placement targets.
• Maintain accurate candidate records, recruitment trackers, and applicant tracking systems (ATS).
• Provide regular recruitment updates, market insights, salary benchmarks, and talent availability reports to clients.
• Support and mentor junior recruiters, share sourcing strategies, and contribute to team performance where required.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment policies, confidentiality requirements, and applicable employment regulations.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 5–10 years of proven recruitment experience, preferably within a recruitment agency, staffing firm, or executive search consultancy.
• Strong experience managing end-to-end recruitment and delivering against client requirements and placement targets.
• Demonstrated ability to source, assess, and place candidates across multiple job functions and industries.
• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, ATS platforms, and other candidate sourcing tools.
• Excellent candidate assessment, interviewing, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Strong understanding of recruitment processes, market trends, salary benchmarks, and talent availability.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies, prioritize workloads, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• A target-oriented mindset with a strong focus on recruitment delivery, client satisfaction, and candidate experience.