HR & People Ops Recruiter  ·  Dubai  ·  GCC

Your next great
HR leader is out there. I know where to find them.

Most scale-ups in the GCC spend months searching for their first Head of HR. The role stays open. The team stays stuck. The Founder keeps doing two jobs. There's a better way.

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Ex-Amazon MENA
SHRM-CP Certified
MBA · Digital Business
Dubai · UAE
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The Story

I didn't become a recruiter.
I became the person founders wish they'd called first.

I spent years inside Amazon MENA — one of the most demanding hiring environments on the planet. I lived the consequences of a bad HR hire at scale. I watched what happened when a fast-growing team had no People leader, when ER issues festered without the right HRBP, when a COO was forced to run compensation reviews at midnight.

"The right HR leader doesn't just fill a seat. They free the Founder to do their actual job."

When I decided to work independently, I made one choice: I would only work in the niche I know inside out. HR and People Ops roles for growth-stage companies across the UAE and GCC.

No generalist spray-and-pray. No CVs padded to look impressive. Just a shortlist of the right people — sourced, assessed, and context-briefed — delivered fast enough to matter.

10+
Years in HR, sales & operations across MENA
34K
HR professionals in active LinkedIn network
5 days
Average time to first quality shortlist
GCC
UAE · KSA · Kuwait · Qatar · Bahrain

Three things that happen when
the HR search drags on too long.

01
The Founder becomes the accidental HR Director
Every week without a People lead means your CEO is approving offer letters, mediating conflicts, and trying to build culture from a Notion doc. That's not what they raised a Series A to do.
02
You close the wrong hire out of urgency
Pressure creates compromise. A Head of HR who's "good enough" in month four can cost you three times their salary in re-hiring costs, lost productivity, and damaged team trust by month ten.
03
Your best candidates go cold before you move
Top HR talent in the GCC has multiple options. If your process takes twelve weeks, the person you wanted accepted elsewhere at week six. Speed of process is a hiring competitive advantage.
The Process

How I find the
people others miss.

Most recruitment is reactive — post a job, wait for applications, forward CVs. I work differently. Every search starts with understanding your company, not just the job description.

1
The talent brief call (20 minutes)
We talk about your company, the team, the actual problem you're solving — not just the job spec. I need to understand what success looks like in 12 months before I source a single name.
No commitment required
2
Deep market mapping
I map the active and passive talent pool for your specific role — across UAE, KSA, and relevant regional markets. I approach people who aren't on job boards. These are the candidates that change your thinking.
Passive + active candidates
3
The annotated shortlist (5 business days)
You receive 3–5 profiles. Each one comes with context: why I think they're right, what they want next, and what it will take to close them. Not a CV dump — a hiring brief.
Context-led, not CV-led
4
Interview support & offer close
I stay in the process. I prepare both sides, manage expectations, and handle the negotiation stage — the moment most hires are lost. You shouldn't have to guess what the candidate is thinking.
End-to-end support
Specialist Focus

The roles I place.
The ones I know deeply.

UAE monthly package ranges (AED). KSA figures available on request. All figures are mid-to-senior level (5–15 years experience).

Chief People Officer / CHRO
80K – 130K+
AED / month  ·  UAE
C-Suite
HR Director / Head of HR
55K – 85K
AED / month  ·  UAE
High Demand
Senior HR Business Partner
35K – 52K
AED / month  ·  UAE
Very High Demand
HR Business Partner
28K – 45K
AED / month  ·  UAE
Very High Demand
Head of Talent Acquisition
40K – 55K
AED / month  ·  UAE
Very High Demand
People Ops / HR Ops Manager
28K – 44K
AED / month  ·  UAE
High Demand
C&B / Total Rewards Manager
28K – 45K
AED / month  ·  UAE
Rising Fast
L&D / OD Manager
27K – 42K
AED / month  ·  UAE
Rising Fast

Why clients trust me
with their most critical hire.

I've sat inside one of the world's most demanding HR organisations. I understand what a great HRBP looks like under pressure. I know why most Head of HR searches fail. And I know the GCC talent market well enough to find the people others miss.

Ex-Amazon MENA SHRM-CP Certified MBA · Digital Business BSc Computer Science Dubai Based GCC Market Expert
Amazon
HR Operations & Employee Relations, MENA — the training ground that sets a different standard for what "good" looks like.
34,000+
HR professionals in network — a live talent pool that most recruitment agencies spend years trying to build.
UAE · KSA · GCC
Deep regional knowledge — visa realities, salary benchmarks, cultural fit, and localisation requirements that matter to your hire.
Start the conversation

Tell me your
hiring challenge.

I'll tell you what the market looks like right now — what's available, what it costs, and how fast we can move. No pitch. No pressure. Just a 20-minute call that gives you clarity.

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For Founders & COOs
Building your first People team or replacing a critical HR leader. Tell me what you need — I'll map the market within 48 hours.
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For HR Professionals
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