Associate Director

Talent Acquisition Manager - UK, EU, US & and The IN Group

We have an opportunity for an experienced 360 Recruitment leader to join our Dubai, TIG (The IN Group) practice and be a part of the founding team.

This role is suited to a high performing and experienced 360 recruitment leader with experience in the Technology & Transformation space within a Recruitment Agency or Executive Search Practice.

We plan to build a team of 10-12 FTEs focused on high-impact areas including technology and change recruitment, management consulting, and solution selling.

About The Role

As Head of Technology & Transformation, you will take ownership of developing and scaling our Technology & Change recruitment offering across the Middle East.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team leadership: You will be leading a small high performing team of technology & transformation recruitment consultants.
• Client Development: Identify, target, and win new business opportunities with organisations undergoing digital or tech-led change in the Middle East.
• Consultative Selling: Lead client conversations with a solutions-first mindset, selling retained search, embedded hiring models, and project-based recruitment.
• Candidate Delivery: Build, engage, and manage a senior-level candidate network across CIO, CTO, CDO, CISO, Programme Leadership, Transformation, Product, Data, Cloud, ERP, and Cybersecurity.
• Leadership: Take a visible leadership role within the practice, mentoring consultants, shaping best practice, and contributing to the long-term growth strategy of the TIG's international operations.
• Market Expansion: Support the broader group's strategic expansion into the GCC tech sector helping to define service lines, pricing models, and go-to-market strategies.
• Relationship Building: Become a long-term strategic advisor to both clients and candidates, developing a reputation for quality, delivery, and partnership.
• Brand & Insight: Represent our brands with authority in the market; attending events, contributing to thought leadership, and advising on talent trends in the region.

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience in agency recruitment with a track record of high performance in technology, transformation, or change functions.
• Strong leadership skills and proven experience in leading and growing a high performing 360 technology recruitment team.
• Strong business development capabilities confident in opening, pitching, and closing new client opportunities at a senior level.
• Experience working with or placing talent in the Middle East, ideally including KSA and UAE.
• Comfortable navigating complex, consultative sales processes.
• Strong network of senior tech/transformation/change candidates and the ability to build relationships across borders and cultures.
• Commercially sharp, self-driven, and excited by building something with real impact.

What we can offer:

• The opportunity to lead a high-potential, high-growth recruitment vertical in a strategic international market.
• Access to existing group relationships and infrastructure across the Middle East.
• A supportive, entrepreneurial Group environment with brand autonomy and senior backing.
• Competitive base salary, commission, and performance incentives.
• Clear career development pathway with potential to build a regional team or open local operations.
• Clear Path to equity via IPO in 2028/29.