Talent Acquisition Specialist

at  Horizontal Digital

At Horizontal Digital, we hold ourselves to one key belief: You’re only as good as your worst customer experience. This mantra is what drives our digital consultancy to think beyond the easy answers and instead create websites, apps, portals and other experiences that solve customer needs for Fortune 500 companies in intuitive and empathetic ways. And we make this lofty standard a reality by fusing strategy, data, design and technology together to arrive at solutions that set the bar higher for everyone.
We use these values to fuel superior results:
Lock arms
We forge relationships that make our impact 1,000x stronger. This means working across departments and engaging both our clients and our communities to deliver the greatest good.
Show hustle
We’re not ones to sit on our hands and wait. Instead, we anticipate opportunities, collectively roll up our sleeves and find ways to execute the exceptional.
Embrace change
From new technologies to workplace philosophies, we welcome the unexpected and constantly anticipate what’s next.
Elevate empathy
We listen before we take action. This means understanding a variety of perspectives and holding ourselves to a higher standard of accountability.
Never settle
We motivate each other to push past the easy answers and collectively arrive at bigger, more inspiring ideas.
But enough about us. Let’s talk about you.
Horizontal Digital is experiencing tremendous growth in the EMEA market. We are seeking individuals passionate about technology; someone who is comfortable recruiting on a variety of technical, strategic, creative and leadership roles as well as non-technical roles as needed.
Talent Acquisition specialist have the pivotal role of ensuring we hire the best professionals to solve our most pressing business goals. This role is a key partner with our technology team to lead and manage experienced, executive, and campus recruiting strategies and operations. You will be a consultative recruiter and employer brand advocate with a confident professional

What you’ll do:

• Full life cycle recruiting process including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding with a focus on technology roles and creative (UX/UI Designer) roles
• Partner with business leaders to establish and manage their talent acquisition needs and deliver top talent.
• Establish relationships with candidates through social networking, technology user groups, industry relationships, internal and external referrals, career fairs, etc.
• Understand and anticipate current market trends and their effects on talent acquisition.
• Proactively generate a continual, diverse pipeline of highly qualified candidates.
• Partner with team members on special projects to build and sustain strategies to continuously deliver a high level of customer service to the organization and meet our goals and objectives.
• Work in Dubai and have a strong understanding and keeping up to date of the local laws related to talent acquisition and human resources
• Part of the role will be to work closely with our Human Resources team with Public Relations Officer support

Who you are:

• You have strong initiative. Self-driven and able to deliver results with minimal supervision.
• A Talent Acquisition professional with a network of candidates and connections established in Dubai.
• You have a network of candidates and connections in the United Kingdom
• Propensity to work with a high sense of urgency coupled with the ability to remain flexible and creative within a dynamic environment and deliver on commitments and deadlines.
• You enjoy telling the company story and connecting with your candidates.
• Experience being a trusted advisor for hiring teams.
• Fluent in Arabic languages is a plus

What you bring:

• 5+ years of demonstrated success in a dynamic recruiting role that requires influencing and partnership to accomplish goals.
• 2+ years of successful recruiting experience in a fast-paced environment focused on professional services and niche technology and creative roles.
• Track record of developing partnerships with stakeholders.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; skilled presenter and effective communicator.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and interface with individuals at all levels, both inside and outside the organization.
• Strong initiative. Self-driven and able to deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Propensity to work with a high sense of urgency coupled with the ability to remain flexible and creative within a dynamic environment and deliver on commitments and deadlines.
• Expert level knowledge in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel and an Applicant Tracking System
• Experience with sourcing tools and techniques such as online social networking, traditional networking, Boolean searches, and LinkedIn

The above description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

• Full life cycle recruiting process including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding with a focus on technology roles and creative (UX/UI Designer) roles
• Partner with business leaders to establish and manage their talent acquisition needs and deliver top talent.
• Establish relationships with candidates through social networking, technology user groups, industry relationships, internal and external referrals, career fairs, etc.
• Understand and anticipate current market trends and their effects on talent acquisition.
• Proactively generate a continual, diverse pipeline of highly qualified candidates.
• Partner with team members on special projects to build and sustain strategies to continuously deliver a high level of customer service to the organization and meet our goals and objectives.
• Work in Dubai and have a strong understanding and keeping up to date of the local laws related to talent acquisition and human resources
• Part of the role will be to work closely with our Human Resources team with Public Relations Officer suppor