Recruitment Consultant - Dubai
Malt
Full-time
On-site
Dubai, 03
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Joining Malt in Dubai as a Project Partner means bridging clients and freelance experts, translating business needs into top profiles and driving winning projects for Malt. With 2-4 years in recruitment, ideally in consulting, headhunting or executive search, and at least a year in the UAE, you’ll use your C-level relationship skills and a fast growing B2B mindset to advise clients, coach freelancers, and master Malt’s algorithm. To apply, tailor your résumé to UAE impact, show concrete project wins, and prepare for a multi stage, on-site final round. Bring entrepreneurial energy and a collaborative spirit that mirrors Malt’s inclusive culture.
🪐 Discover our galaxy
Join the Future of Work ! Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 850,000 talented freelancers with 90,000+ companies. Founded in 2013, we're transforming how work gets done through our tech-powered, human-centered platform. What makes us different:
- A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries- A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth- Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI- A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently
Ready to help shape the future of work? Your next chapter starts here! 🪐
At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of missions and responsibilities are non-exhaustive.
Explore your future career 🔭
In your position as Project Partner, you will be the link between Malt's clients and our consultants, translating their business needs into identifying the best profiles. Your main task is to gain a good understanding of your clients' challenges. Using your knowledge of our community and mastering your search skills, you will then find and pitch the best matches and support with winning projects for Malt.
Your goal is to create an experience that is so good that clients, consultants and freelancers want to work with you again and again. So good that they tell their colleagues about it and always choose us over the competition - and become loyal ambassadors for Malt.
In this role, you will get a good understanding of different industries and gain deep insights into our clients' current challenges. You will use your expertise to have an impact not only on these companies by helping to shape their future development, but also on our freelance experts by providing them with interesting projects.
Key responsibilities ✨
- Find the best freelancers and consultants to meet your key account clients’ needs and be a strong project partner for the clients using your insights on the freelance market
- Work hand-in-hand with the sales team and build proactively solid relationships with sales and customers as a trusted partner
- Advise your clients on writing strong technical briefings to attract the best freelancers and consultants
- Conduct occasional qualification interviews with freelancers and consultants at the client's request to select the most suited ones
- Be an expert for the Malt algorithm and the associated best practices
- Advise freelancers and consultants to build a powerful profile and train them on good interviewing practices
- Working in an entrepreneurial environment means working very hands on in a fast paced environment, sometimes carrying out duties outside of your remit
About you 🧑🚀
- You bring 2-4 years of experience in the recruitment field, ideally within a consulting, headhunting, or executive search firm.
- You have at least 1 year of experience working within the UAE, bringing an understanding and knowledge of the Middle East dynamics and culture.
- You are highly confident in a client-facing role, with a proven track record of engaging and managing relationships with C-level executives.
- Ideally you have worked in a results-orientated, fast-growing B2B environment, managing major client accounts.
- Your hungry and ambitious, going above and beyond your own goals, adding value to your team and the wider organisation.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a willingness to take on new responsibilities and adapt to change.
How to join the Mission
- Screening with Esra, Talent Acquisition Partner, to better understand your background, aspirations and answer your questions. (45 minutes)
- Interview with Head of Project Partnering, your future manager to discuss your experience and how it would align with this role. (45-60 minutes)
- Business case with the Head of Project Partnering and VP Project Partner. (1 hour)
- Final round is to meet with the team on-site at our Dubai office.
🤝 Onboarding: Before easing into your new role, you’ll spend your first week learning about our culture, products, and services with other onboardees at our office in Paris🏖️ Annual leave: 30 days/year 📆 Sabbatical: 1 month paid sabbatical once you've been with Malt for 3 years💰 Bonus scheme: Opportunity to earn based on your performance!📈 Stock options: Every Malter is entitled to stock options 📚 Free books: If you’re interested in learning more about any topic relevant to your career, just tell us the books you’d like to read, and we’ll order them for you—without any questions asked or approval processes to follow💻 Remote work: Hybrid remote policy🩺 Private health insuranceDue to just launching in Dubai, we are working on our local benefits package.
Ready? Get your ticket to Malt 🪐
At Malt, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We recruit based on skills, experience, and potential, without any form of discrimination related to age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability. Our mission is to create a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and safe to thrive.
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