Your mission

Location: Dubai – Onsite/ office-based role
Start Date: August 2026
Contract Type: Freelance / Independent Contractor
Workload: Full-time
Must-have Requirement: Valid UAE Residence Visa

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Interim Talent Acquisition Specialist to join us on a Freelance Basis to support our People & Culture team with recruitment for primarily full-time hires. In this role, you will take ownership of the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, partnering closely with hiring leads and leadership to attract, assess, and hire top talent across multiple functions and locations.

You will act as a trusted recruitment partner, providing market insights, advising hiring stakeholders, and ensuring an outstanding candidate experience throughout the hiring process. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on recruitment professional who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, project-driven environment and is confident in taking on roles outside their previous experience.

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from intake briefing to offer management and onboarding handover.
• Partner with hiring leads and leadership to understand hiring needs and define recruitment strategies.
• Source, attract, and engage high-quality candidates through various channels including LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals, and direct sourcing.
• Conduct candidate screenings and interviews to evaluate qualifications, skills, and cultural fit.
• Coordinate and manage interview processes, ensuring positive candidate experience.
• Act as a sparring partner to hiring leads, providing guidance on talent availability, salary benchmarks, market trends, and recruitment best practices.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines and networks for current and future hiring needs.
• Ensure recruitment activities are accurately documented and maintained within the applicant tracking and HR systems Personio.
• Support employer branding initiatives and contribute to the continuous improvement of recruitment processes.
• Collaborate closely with the People & Culture team and key business stakeholders across the organisation.
• Track and report recruitment activities, hiring progress, and key talent acquisition metrics.

Your profile

• Proven experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, or Executive Search within the UAE market.
• Experience recruiting within the Event Production, Construction, Fit-Out, AVL (Audio, Video & Lighting), Engineering, or Technical Services industries.
• Existing network of professionals across the UAE and wider GCC market.
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes across multiple functions and seniority levels.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to advise and challenge hiring leads constructively.
• Excellent sourcing capabilities and experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other talent attraction channels.
• Strong communication, interviewing, and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organised, self-driven, and able to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with remote and international teams.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

Why us?

• Complimentary lunches provided daily in our Dubai office canteen.

• Team Engagement Initiatives – team-building activities, health and wellness drives, etc.
• Team Socials – team BBQs, season opening and closing parties.
• Community & Diversity Programme, including an annual BeWunder Culture Day celebrating our international and multicultural team.
• The opportunity to work in an international and multi-cultural team with collaboration across our offices in the Middle East and Europe.
• Collaborative and motivated working environment.
• Trusting and partnership-based cooperation across all units.
• An innovative and growth-oriented company with a matrix organizational structure and an open corporate culture.
• Further training opportunities and support in acquiring further qualifications as well as opportunities for further development in new technologies.