Head of Talent Acquisition, CEMEA

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates; on-site at an assigned hirify.global office with a daily commute required

Company

hirify.global is a global payments technology company facilitating transactions among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Lead talent acquisition strategy and execution across Central Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
• Deliver talent aligned with People Team priorities, including internal mobility, inclusion, early careers, and critical-skill planning.
• Lead, coach, and develop the regional Talent Acquisition team while serving as the regional point of contact for hiring.
• Enable hiring managers through stronger accountability, assessment discipline, inclusive decision-making, and effective representation of hirify.global.
• Own employment brand and talent attraction execution in alignment with regional business needs.
• Partner with HRBPs, Global Talent, Global Talent Acquisition, compensation and benefits teams, and senior leaders to improve hiring outcomes and compliance.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled tools and workflows to improve recruiter productivity, assessment consistency, data-driven decisions, and quality of hire.
• Ensure compliance with audit, regulatory, and legal requirements and resolve employee matters while mitigating company risk.

Requirements

• 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree, or at least 10 years with an advanced degree, or at least 5 years with a PhD.
• 15+ years of recruiting experience, including leadership of CEMEA regional recruitment teams in similar multinational corporate environments.
• Experience with corporate recruiting; search or agency experience is attractive.
• Relevant experience in fintech, digital, technology, and/or financial services is highly desired.
• Advanced ability to develop technology-enabled recruiting strategies for sourcing, evaluating, and selecting talent.
• Strong understanding of strategic HR, talent management, talent assessment, and organizational development is highly desired.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Experience consulting on workforce planning, including salary equity, internal movement, and staffing-level planning.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a global, values-driven environment focused on partnership, transparency, shared ownership, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to global Talent initiatives and best-practice sharing across regional and central teams.
• Support internal talent growth, skills enablement, capability development, and mobility.
• On-site work is required daily at the assigned hirify.global office.