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Saeed Shah MCIPD

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Corporate Director - Recruitment & Talent Management (HR) at Rotana Hotels
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Saeed is a strategic HR leader with over 15 years of international experience in the hospitality sector, specializing in talent strategy, recruitment, and culture transformation across the UAE and North America. He is a Chartered Member of CIPD. Colleagues often describe him as intelligent, curious, and positive.

He is an alumnus of the Hotel Management School Leeuwarden at NHL Stenden, a foundation he credits for his global outlook and leadership journey. Saeed values his team, sharing moments of celebration, and expresses pride in his connection to the UAEs national heritage and events.

Saeed is actively exploring how AI can be combined with human skills like empathy to enhance recruitment workflows.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Corporate Director - Recruitment & Talent Management (HR)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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AI in Recruitment
Recently attended a LinkedIn AI Labs session, showing a keen interest in using technology to enhance sourcing, screening, and hiring while maintaining a human touch.
Emirati Talent Development
Actively hosts and participates in events like the Emirati Open Day to connect with and recruit local talent for the hospitality industry in the UAE.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Corporate Director - Recruitment & Talent Management (HR)
Rotana Hotels
10-2021 - 2-2024
Director - Human Resources
Rotana Hotels
2-2018 - 9-2021
Senior Manager - Human Resources
Marriott International
3-2016 - 2-2018
Manager - Hotel Operations
Best Western® Hotels & Resorts
1-2013 - 2-2016
Director - Human Resources
Rotana Hotels
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Education
PGC
London Metropolitan University
MBA
Preston University
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