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Barbara S.

Talent Acquisition Business Partner | Strategic Hiring, Workforce Planning & Scaling High-Growth Teams
11.5 yrs experienceAutomotive
Mar 2026

The move

MoveConfidential → Al-Futtaim
TitleSenior Executive Search Consultant (Hiring Senior Executives and Board Level Roles) → Talent Acquisition Business Partner
LocationAbu Dhabi → Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageTagalog, English
Years in UAE8.4
Total experience11.5 years
Al-Futtaim headcount10,001+ employees
Al-Futtaim industryHolding Companies
Al-Futtaim HQDubai
Al-Futtaim typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Talent Acquisition Business PartnerMar 2026 — Present
    Al-Futtaim· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Talent Acquisition Business Partner @ Al-Futtaim Automotive BYDDec 2025 — Mar 2026
    Al-Futtaim· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Senior Executive Search Consultant (Hiring Senior Executives and Board Level Roles)Oct 2024 — Dec 2025
    Confidential· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Contract
  4. Senior Recruitment ConsultantJan 2022 — Sep 2024
    ROI Hunter· Czechia· Contract
  5. Technical RecruiterJun 2021 — Oct 2021
    Upwork· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Freelance
  6. Headhunter - Recruitment ConsultantApr 2021 — Oct 2024
    · EMEA· Self-employed
  7. 360 Recruitment Consultant (Machinery, Packaging and Ingredients)Nov 2019 — Apr 2021
    Food People· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  8. Senior Recruitment Consultant and Account ManagerAug 2017 — Nov 2019
    Tangent International· Plano Texas, USA / Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  9. Recruitment ConsultantDec 2016 — Jul 2017
    Digital Gurus | Digital Recruitment - London, Manchester, Sydney, Dubai· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  10. Recruitment Search SpecialistApr 2016 — Nov 2016
    dubizzle.com· Dubai, UAE
  11. Group Talent Development Officer - Recruitment ExecutiveSep 2014 — Apr 2016
    Green Coast Enterprises LLC and Corys Building Materials· Dubai

Education

Languages

  • Tagalog · Native or bilingual
  • English · Native or bilingual

Top skills

InterviewingHuman Resources (HR)AutomationGlobal SourcingGreenhouse SoftwareMarket Mapping

About

Note: I’m truly grateful for the interest and connection requests. I’ve currently reached LinkedIn’s 30,000 connection limit and am unable to accept new connections at this time. Please feel free to follow my profile to stay connected and see my updates. Thank you for the support — it’s genuinely appreciated. I partner with senior leadership and HR to build and scale high-performing teams that drive business growth, transformation, and long-term value. Currently supporting the electric mobility portfolio within Al-Futtaim Automotive, I work closely with the business to deliver strategic, end-to-end, data-driven talent acquisition, aligned with brand launches, expansion, and next-generation mobility strategies across the GCC. With over 15 years of global recruitment and executive searc

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