Job Description/Specification:
Join Qatar Airways Group as an Executive Talent Acquisition Specialist, where you will lead the recruitment of senior leadership talent across the organization. This role is ideal for professionals with executive search experience who excel at sourcing, engaging, and hiring VP, SVP, and C-level candidates while partnering with senior stakeholders.
✅ Key Responsibilities
- Lead executive search projects, market mapping, and talent pipelining.
- Source and engage senior leadership candidates globally.
- Build high-quality executive shortlists and candidate reports.
- Partner with hiring managers and HR leaders to develop recruitment strategies.
- Provide market intelligence, talent insights, and workforce trends.
- Promote Qatar Airways' employer brand to attract top executive talent.
- Ensure an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience.
- Drive continuous improvement in executive recruitment processes.
🎓 Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
- 4+ years of experience in executive or leadership recruitment.
- Strong background in sourcing VP, SVP, and C-level talent.
- Experience in executive search firms or in-house executive recruitment.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage confidential executive hiring processes.
👥 Who Can Apply?
- Executive Recruiters.
- Talent Acquisition Specialists.
- Recruitment Consultants with executive search experience.
- In-house Talent Acquisition professionals handling senior leadership hiring.
- HR professionals specializing in executive recruitment and talent mapping.
🌍 Scope of the Role
As an Executive Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will:
- Recruit senior leaders across Qatar Airways Group.
- Build strategic executive talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
- Advise leadership on hiring trends and executive talent availability.
- Partner with global stakeholders on high-impact recruitment projects.
- Influence leadership hiring decisions through market intelligence and talent insights.
🌟 Why Join Qatar Airways?
- Work with one of the world's leading aviation groups.
- Recruit senior executives across multiple global business units.
- Gain exposure to international executive search and talent strategy.
- Collaborate with senior leadership and HR executives.
- Excellent opportunities for career progression within a global organization.
📈 Career Growth
This role can lead to positions such as:
- Senior Executive Recruiter
- Executive Talent Acquisition Business Partner
- Talent Acquisition Manager
- Head of Executive Recruitment
- Global Talent Acquisition Lead
- HR Business Partner (Executive Talent)
🎁 Benefits
- Competitive salary and employee benefits.
- Global career development opportunities.
- Professional learning and leadership exposure.
- International and multicultural work environment.
- Employee travel benefits and staff discounts.
- Work with a world-renowned employer brand.
❓FAQs
Q: Is executive recruitment experience mandatory?
Yes. Candidates should have experience recruiting senior leadership roles such as VP, SVP, or C-level executives.
Q: Can agency recruiters apply?
Yes. Experience in executive search firms or in-house executive recruitment is equally valued.
Q: Is aviation experience required?
No. Executive recruitment experience from any industry is acceptable.
Q: What are the primary responsibilities?
Executive sourcing, talent mapping, stakeholder management, market intelligence, and delivering high-quality leadership hires.
📅 Application Deadline: 21 July 2026