Job description

The Assistant Vice President – Talent Acquisition role within the People & Intellectual Capital Group is responsible for executing and leading the recruitment strategy across UAE, MGN, and overseas markets to meet the manpower requirements of various divisions within the bank. The role involves proactively sourcing and attracting talent at multiple levels, ensuring that recruitment needs—both immediate and future—are efficiently met through structured and sustainable hiring practices. The incumbent is responsible for designing and implementing cost-effective recruitment strategies tailored to business units, leveraging both internal e-recruitment infrastructure and external sourcing channels. The role requires identifying, screening, and interviewing candidates, organizing and executing assessment centers, and ensuring that only qualified, diverse, and culturally aligned candidates are presented to business stakeholders. A critical aspect of the role includes negotiating salary, grade, and benefits packages while balancing internal equity and market competitiveness. The position also supports Emiratisation initiatives by ensuring strong representation of UAE Nationals in hiring pipelines and recruitment outcomes. The role involves evaluating recruitment markets, engaging global staffing agencies, and building a strong talent database to support long-term workforce planning. Additionally, the position ensures compliance with due diligence requirements such as reference checks, UAEPNG screening, and other background verification procedures. The role also emphasizes employer branding, promoting the organization as an employer of choice, and continuously improving recruitment processes through innovation, digitization, and lean methodology. The Assistant VP is expected to create and monitor recruitment KPIs, lead strategic workforce initiatives, and ensure alignment between business needs and talent acquisition outcomes.