Senior Principal Recruiter – AI, Data or Cyber – Dubai

Are you a passionate and well-connected principal recruiter in the AI, Data or Cyber recruitment space?

At Salt, we build teams that drive success and transform businesses by connecting digital talent with career-changing opportunities and delivering organisations a single-view solution uniting recruitment, consulting, integration, and delivery.

This is a 360-degree agency recruitment role, not an internal Talent Acquisition or HR position. 

We are looking for a top-billing 360 Recruitment Consultant who thrives on sales, building a desk to join our high-performing Dubai team.

As a commercially driven Senior principal Recruitment Consultant, you will be working as a hands-on, client-facing sales recruiter where you will run your desk like your own business. We’ll provide the brand, the tools, and a warm network of clients; you bring the drive, the sales acumen, and the ambition to dominate the market.

Your mission (What you’ll do):

• Win new business: As a sales-first role, you will proactively discover and win new clients through strategic business development, cold calling, and networking.
• 360 Recruitment: Own the full 360 billing process from start to finish. You will be responsible for originating new job orders and sourcing the candidates.
• Build your desk: Develop and expand your own client portfolio within the high-growth Data, AI, and Cyber sectors, billing consistently at a high level.
• Headhunt & close: Source, engage, and manage top-tier niche candidates for your clients, managing the process from interview to offer and negotiation.
• Own your P&L: Drive revenue for your desk, focusing on high-margin business and contributing to team growth.

Who we’re looking for (The 360 Profile):

• Agency experience is essential: 5+ years’ experience as a 360 Recruitment Consultant from a recruitment agency.
• A verifiable billing track record: You must be able to demonstrate a consistent history of personal billing and revenue generation. We want to see your success.
• A natural salesperson: Who genuinely enjoys the thrill of winning new clients and is resilient in the face of rejection.
• Commercial acumen: You are target-driven, money-motivated, and understand how to build a profitable recruitment desk.
• Specialist knowledge: A background in recruiting for AI, Data or Cyber focused roles is required, this is a specialist role and will require you to be the master of this sector. You will be asked for a full billing history during the process.

What’s in it for you (The rewards):

• Uncapped earning potential: A market-leading, uncapped commission structure designed to reward top billers.
• A warm desk: Access to Salt’s global network of clients; this is a genuine opportunity to hit the ground running.
• Global career path: We promote from within. We offer clear pathways to leadership or Director routes, including international mobility.
• Autonomy: You will have the entrepreneurial freedom to build your desk your way, with the support of a major global brand.
• A winning team: A hybrid work environment in our Dubai office, surrounded by other high-performing consultants who will push you to succeed

Why Salt?
Our unique operating model will engineer your success and help to embed “Why Salt?” to ensure our clients and candidates feel the Salt difference. Our values reflect our culture, and ‘synergy’ is at the top of the list. We work together across country, region and globally to achieve more.

Opening doors, solving problems, and celebrating together are core to our success – if you’re interested in seeing more of life at Salt, head over to our LinkedIn and Instagram pages!

For more than 20 years, we’ve been helping global organisations build high-performing teams through our solution-led approach. Connecting exceptional talent with exciting opportunities worldwide. Our mission is Creating Futures for our clients, candidates, and team members. Is it your time to take the leap and grow with us?

If you’re a driven, ambitious Senior Recruiter who thrives on building business and smashing targets, we’d love to meet you.

Join Salt. Build futures. Create your own.

Apply using the link below or connect to me for more details
Jamey-Lynn – jllowe@welovesalt.com