HR Executive

We are hiring an HR Executive for one of our clients in the family entertainment and edutainment industry in the UAE. Location: Abu Dhabi Responsibilities:

• End-to-End Hiring: Manage the full recruitment lifecycle — job postings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and closing — for all roles across Orange Wheels and Orange HUB branches.
• Global Sourcing: Build and manage a global candidate pipeline; identify and negotiate with international manpower/recruitment agencies to source overseas talent, and coordinate visa and mobilization logistics with relevant internal teams.
• Institutional Partnerships: Establish and maintain formal tie-ups with hospitality training institutes, airline customer service training academies, cruise line service training programs, and other relevant vocational institutes to create a steady, pre-trained talent funnel.
• Onboarding: Design and run a structured onboarding and induction program so new hires understand brand standards, guest engagement expectations, and floor procedures before they start work.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Act as the key liaison between operations managers, branch managers, and the HR/hiring function — translating floor-level staffing and skill gaps into targeted hiring plans.
• Pipeline & Bench Strength: Maintain a warm, ready pipeline of candidates for high-turnover front-of house/play area roles so vacancies are filled quickly without compromising quality. • Employer Branding: Build the company's presence on relevant job boards, LinkedIn, institute placement cells, and agency networks to attract stronger applicants consistently.
• Reporting & MIS: Track and analyze hiring metrics; report regularly to the HR Manager on pipeline health, sourcing channel performance, and early-tenure performance/attrition trends
•  Compliance: Ensure all hiring and onboarding documentation (contracts, offer letters, visa paperwork coordination, personnel files) is accurate and compliant with UAE labour law

Requirements: 

• Experience: 2–5 years in recruitment/talent acquisition, ideally within hospitality, F&B, entertainment, retail, or other high-volume customer-facing service industries.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Global Sourcing Exposure: Proven experience sourcing candidates internationally and coordinating with overseas recruitment/manpower agencies.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written English; additional languages (Arabic, Hindi, Tagalog, etc.) are a strong advantage.
• Personality: A genuine “people person” who builds rapport easily with candidates, agencies, institutes, and internal stakeholders alike.
• Energy & Drive: Young, energetic, self-driven, and comfortable working at a fast pace across multiple branches.
• Tools & Knowledge: Working knowledge of ATS/job portals (LinkedIn Recruiter, Bayt, Indeed, GulfTalent, etc.); familiarity with UAE labour law and visa processes preferred.