Talent Acquisition Partner (Contract)
Careem
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Dubai
Contract type: Contractor

About the Company
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 is led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve the lives of people and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since 2012, 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. Careem operates in over 70 cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.
Title: Talent Acquisition Partner – Corporate
Location: UAE
Reporting to: Talent Acquisition Manager
Employment Type: 6 months contract
About The Team
The Talent Acquisition (TA) team at Careem is a high-impact group of people enthusiasts on a mission to bring in top-tier talent to power Careem’s purpose of simplifying and improving the lives of people and building an awesome organization that inspires. The Corporate TA team partners with business leaders across the region to support hiring for critical corporate functions.
As a TA Partner – Corporate, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Careem’s people strategy by identifying and hiring the best talent across corporate verticals including Marketing, Operations, Sales, People, Finance, Legal, and Corporate Affairs.
What You'll Do
We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:
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 is led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve the lives of people and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since 2012, 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. Careem operates in over 70 cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.
Title: Talent Acquisition Partner – Corporate
Location: UAE
Reporting to: Talent Acquisition Manager
Employment Type: 6 months contract
About The Team
The Talent Acquisition (TA) team at Careem is a high-impact group of people enthusiasts on a mission to bring in top-tier talent to power Careem’s purpose of simplifying and improving the lives of people and building an awesome organization that inspires. The Corporate TA team partners with business leaders across the region to support hiring for critical corporate functions.
As a TA Partner – Corporate, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Careem’s people strategy by identifying and hiring the best talent across corporate verticals including Marketing, Operations, Sales, People, Finance, Legal, and Corporate Affairs.
What You'll Do
- Drive Talent Strategy: Own and execute end-to-end recruitment strategies for non-tech roles across the region, aligned with business goals and workforce planning.
- Business Partnering: Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and business leaders by providing guidance on job design, talent market insights, and hiring best practices.
- Candidate Experience: Ensure a seamless and engaging candidate journey from sourcing to onboarding, championing Careem’s employer brand at every touchpoint.
- Full-Cycle Recruitment: Manage the full recruitment lifecycle including briefing, sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessment, feedback, offer negotiation, and handover to onboarding.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Track and report key recruitment metrics (e.g. time-to-fill, pipeline health, quality of hire) to continuously improve performance and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Innovative Sourcing: Leverage a blend of traditional and creative sourcing strategies, using channels like LinkedIn, ATS (Greenhouse), referrals, events, and networks to attract top talent.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner closely with HR Business Partners, People Ops, and other teams to ensure a unified approach to workforce planning and talent acquisition.
- Market Intelligence: Continuously scan the talent market and competitors to stay ahead of hiring trends, benchmark talent quality, and proactively build talent pools.
- Experience: 5+ years of recruitment experience, with a strong track record in hiring for corporate functions within a fast-paced environment. A blend of agency and in-house experience is preferred.
- Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior stakeholders across functions.
- Tech Proficiency: Experience with ATS platforms (we use Greenhouse) and tools including LinkedIn Recruiter, Excel/Google Sheets for reporting, and collaboration tools (e.g., Slack, G Suite).
- Executional Excellence: High attention to detail, process rigor, and ability to manage multiple roles simultaneously without compromising on quality or speed.
- Candidate Advocacy: A passion for delivering exceptional candidate experiences and representing the Careem brand with authenticity and impact.
- Agility: Comfortable with rapid change, and shifting priorities typical of a high-growth tech environment.
- Ownership Mindset: Self-starter with a bias for action, a results-oriented mindset, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:
- Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.
- Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
- Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
- Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year. (If you are in an individual contributor role in tech, you will have 2 office days a week and 3 to work from home.)
- Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.
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