Assistant Talent Acquisition Manager

Palazzo Versace Dubai has a vacancy in Dubai for an Assistant Talent Acquisition Manager, who runs recruitment and onboarding for a luxury 5-star hotel from start to finish. Candidates need 4–6 years in talent acquisition, preferably in luxury hospitality.

About the assistant talent acquisition manager job in Dubai

The post takes a vacancy from the approved manpower requisition through to the new joiner’s first day, with little hand-holding. It involves working with department heads on what each opening needs, handling many vacancies at once, and staying in touch with agencies, hospitality schools and universities.

Responsibilities

• Managing the full recruitment lifecycle independently, from approved requisition to onboarding
• Meeting department heads and hiring managers to agree on job profiles and hiring priorities
• Posting vacancies on the ATS, job portals, LinkedIn and other platforms
• Sourcing candidates directly and through talent pools, referrals, agencies and social media
• Running HR interviews and competency-based assessments, and scheduling interviews with hiring managers and senior stakeholders
• Handling reference checks, background verification and pre-employment paperwork
• Owning onboarding from offer acceptance to joining, including new joiner documents, induction schedules, welcome arrangements and orientation
• Supporting recruitment campaigns, career fairs, open days and university recruitment
• Building relationships with recruitment agencies, hospitality schools, universities and other external partners
• Finding ways to improve recruitment and onboarding processes and the candidate experience

Requirements

• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment and onboarding independently
• Experience recruiting at both operational and supervisory or management levels
• Strong sourcing and candidate attraction skills using LinkedIn, job portals, ATS platforms, databases and direct sourcing
• Excellent interviewing, assessment, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Solid knowledge of recruitment processes, employment documentation and onboarding requirements
• Experience working with recruitment agencies and external talent partners
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail, confidentiality and professionalism

How to apply

Applications are submitted through the the application button below on the hotel’s recruitment page.