Full-Cycle Recruiter

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East, making it easier than ever to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Careem has created earnings for over 2.5 million Captains, simplified the lives of over 70 million customers, and built a platform for the region's best talent to thrive and for entrepreneurs to scale their businesses.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our Corporate Talent Acquisition team. In this role, you will work closely with business stakeholders across corporate verticals, building strategic talent pipelines and ensuring seamless hiring experiences in a high-growth environment.

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• Manage full-cycle recruitment for a wide range of roles from requisition to offer across UAE and Pakistan, spanning commercial and operational roles.\
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders and hiring managers, offering data-driven hiring insights, talent mapping, and tailored sourcing strategies.\
• Champion a seamless and positive candidate experience, setting clear expectations and maintaining timely, transparent communication throughout the hiring journey.\
• Guide and coach hiring managers on recruitment best practices, driving compliance and efficiency across all hiring processes in line with company standards.\
• Proactively source, engage, and build pipelines of high-caliber talent.\
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders on pipeline health, time-to-fill metrics, and talent landscape insights to ensure continuous improvement and transparency.\
• Develop and drive the tech recruiting strategy for the region.\
• Partner with the business throughout the hiring process, from creating job descriptions, to ensuring established processes are followed to ensure a positive candidate experience.\
• Proactively headhunt, screen and shortlist top talent.\

The ideal candidate will have:

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• 5+ years of progressive experience in full-cycle recruitment, ideally within the UAE and/or Pakistan markets.\
• Deep expertise in stakeholder management, proactive sourcing, and candidate assessment and management.\
• Prior experience in high-growth environments, startups, or technology-driven companies is highly desirable.\
• Proficient with LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS tools (e.g., Greenhouse), and recruitment data analytics.\
• Confident communicator with the ability to navigate ambiguity and manage stakeholders at all levels.\
• Demonstrated skills in pipeline management and reporting are an asset.\

We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full-time colleague, you will be able to:

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• Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.\
• Put your passion to work in a purposeful organization dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.\
• Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.\
• Work from home one day a week and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year.\
• Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.\

Key Qualifications:

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• Sourcing and Recruitment Strategy: Develop and implement effective sourcing and recruitment strategies to attract top talent.\
• Candidate Experience: Champion a seamless and positive candidate experience, setting clear expectations and maintaining timely, transparent communication throughout the hiring journey.\
• Hiring Manager Support: Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders and hiring managers, offering data-driven hiring insights, talent mapping, and tailored sourcing strategies.\
• Tech Recruiting Strategy: Develop and drive the tech recruiting strategy for the region.\
• Pipeline Management: Proactively source, engage, and build pipelines of high-caliber talent.\
• Communication and Stakeholder Management: Confident communicator with the ability to navigate ambiguity and manage stakeholders at all levels.\

Your Benefits:

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• Flexible Work Arrangements: Work from home one day a week and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year.\
• Unlimited Vacation Days: Take time off whenever you need it.\
• Healthcare Benefits: Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.\
• Professional Growth Opportunities: Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.\
• Collaborative Work Environment: Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.\
• Meaningful Work: Put your passion to work in a purposeful organization dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.\