Talent Acquisition Partner

**Career Area:** Human Resources **Job Description:** **Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.** When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. **The Opportunity** As a **Talent Acquisition Partner** based in Dubai, you will play a key role in attracting, assessing, and hiring talent across the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The role supports recruitment across engineering, manufacturing, commercial, digital, supply chain, and corporate functions throughout the region. Partnering closely with hiring managers, HR teams, and business leaders, you will lead end-to-end recruitment activities, develop proactive sourcing strategies, build talent pipelines, and deliver an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience. We are looking for a proactive recruiter with strong sourcing capability, regional market knowledge, and the ability to influence stakeholders while ensuring adherence to recruitment processes and governance. The successful candidate will be organized, collaborative, comfortable managing multiple priorities, and able to operate with ownership and accountability in a fast-paced environment. **Dubai-based candidates preferred.** **Why Join Caterpillar?** At Caterpillar, you will have the opportunity to support hiring across some of the world's most diverse and dynamic markets. You will work closely with business leaders, hiring managers, and HR partners to solve hiring challenges, identify top talent, and help build the workforce needed to support business growth across the Middle East, Africa and Europe. **What You Will Do** * Lead end-to-end recruitment across engineering, manufacturing, commercial, digital, supply chain, corporate, technical, professional, and leadership positions throughout the Middle East, Africa and Europe. * Partner with hiring managers, HR teams, and business leaders to develop recruiting strategies and drive effective hiring decisions. * Develop and execute sourcing strategies, talent mapping initiatives, and proactive talent pipelines to support current and future hiring needs. * Provide insights on talent availability, candidate expectations, and hiring trends across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and wider Middle East region. * Ensure adherence to recruiting governance, company policies, employment requirements, and regional hiring practices. * Support employer branding initiatives and collaborate with regional and global Talent Acquisition teams to drive continuous improvement. **What You Will Have** **Relationship Management & Stakeholder Influence** * Ability to build trusted relationships through clear communication, strong stakeholder management, and consultative influence. * Ability to influence hiring decisions using market insights and sound recruiting practices. * Confidence to challenge stakeholders constructively while maintaining strong partnerships and ensuring process compliance. * Ability to balance business priorities, candidate expectations, and governance requirements to achieve successful hiring outcomes. **Candidate Sourcing & Recruitment Delivery** * Experience leading end-to-end, in-house recruitment within a multinational or matrixed organization. * Strong sourcing capability with experience leveraging direct sourcing, market mapping, networking, referrals, LinkedIn Recruiter, and recruitment technologies to identify and engage passive talent. * Proven ability to develop talent pipelines and deliver recruitment outcomes across technical, engineering, manufacturing, commercial, digital, supply chain, corporate, and professional positions. * Ability to assess talent, guide selection decisions, manage multiple recruitment processes simultaneously, and support offer negotiations and hiring decisions. * Experience operating in a fast-paced environment while balancing business priorities, candidate expectations, and recruitment timelines. * Ability to work independently with strong ownership, accountability, attention to detail, and follow-through. **Regional Market Knowledge & Cultural Agility** * Experience recruiting within the UAE and/or Saudi Arabia, with knowledge of local labor markets, employment practices, recruitment regulations, and cultural nuances. * Ability to work effectively across diverse cultures and adapt communication and influencing styles to different stakeholders and business environments. **Organization, Collaboration & Execution Excellence** * Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple requisitions, stakeholders, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously. * Demonstrate