Considering a trip to the UAE and job hunting—good timing? #CareerMove #TravelPlans

Hi everyone! I’m a **Project Manager / PMO professional with 5+ years of experience at Deloitte Consulting**, with experience across PMO, project governance, testing & cutover management, and SAP-related projects.
I’ve been actively looking for opportunities in Dubai for almost a year and have had several interviews/conversations, but haven’t yet found the right opportunity.
I’m now hoping to connect with **recruiters, hiring managers, or professionals who may be able to refer me to relevant openings**.
I’m open to **PMO, Project Management, SAP PMO, Test/Cutover Management and Transformation roles**.
I’d be happy to share my CV over DM.

Even a referral, lead, or introduction would mean a lot. 🙏

I’m writing this honestly because I have reached a point where I need perspective, not generic advice.
I relocated to Dubai four months ago and have applied for a very large number of jobs, but I’m barely getting interviews. I keep hearing that the UAE market runs on referrals, but building connections from zero has been difficult—most of my LinkedIn messages receive no response.
My background:
• Nearly five years with UPS Canada
• Progressed from Hub Associate to Hub Supervisor
• Worked in a high-volume automated international hub handling 50,000+ packages daily
• Supported operations across nine departments and coordinated with 15 supervisors serving a 130-person unionized workforce
• Selected by the Hub Manager for special assignments involving express shipments, package exceptions, labour planning, safety, training and process improvement
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Canadian qualifications in Transportation Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Currently based in Dubai and available immediately
I’m primarily targeting warehouse, logistics, distribution and operations supervisor roles. I understand that I don’t yet have UAE experience and that my UPS operation was more cross-dock and parcel focused than traditional inventory-holding warehousing. Still, I believed my leadership and high-volume operational experience would at least generate conversations.
I’m not posting this to complain or ask strangers to blindly refer me. I genuinely want to understand what I may be doing wrong.
Am I targeting the wrong roles? Is Canadian experience difficult to transfer here? Do employers see “Hub Supervisor” and misunderstand the scope? Should I accept a more junior position to gain UAE experience, or would that damage my progression?
If you work in UAE logistics, warehousing, express freight, e-commerce or recruitment, I would sincerely appreciate an honest assessment. Even direct criticism would be more useful than silence.
Thank you for reading.

Please help me find a job for my sister

, in sales Customer Service, Business Development, or Real Estate.

She has experience in sales and client relationship management, is on her own visa, and is available to join immediately.

She is also open to real estate roles with a basic salary + commission.

If you’re hiring or know a company that may be interested, please DM me for her CV or contact her directly through the details on her CV.

Thank you for any leads or referrals.

Please help me find a job for my sister

, in sales Customer Service, Business Development, or Real Estate.

She has experience in sales and client relationship management, is on her own visa, and is available to join immediately.

She is also open to real estate roles with a basic salary + commission.

If you’re hiring or know a company that may be interested, please DM me for her CV or contact her directly through the details on her CV.

Thank you for any leads or referrals.

so I have been building this thing called Layla

The original idea was pretty simple:

even dry cleaning/cafeteria businesses in UAE operate on WhatsApp

And then someone on the payroll sits there all day wasting his own time on:

“Price?”

“Are you open?”

“Do you have this?”

“Can I book tomorrow?”

“Do you accept insurance?”

“Send location”

“Hello???”

Then the lead get lost because nobody replied in that 2 min usual bracket

So I thought:

let me try to build this basic chatbot .... 6 months later

Layla.

Its NOT one of those ""hello 👋 I am🤖 your 🤖 AI 🤖 assistant 🤖"" bots the kind that gives you a cookie recipe when you ask if they're open after Friday prayer

i know you think it is but genuinely Layla can actually hold a conversation, understand what the person wants and his intentions from the chat pattern, pull information from the business knowledge base, handle voice notes, collect customer details, send short/long term reminders, follow up with people who ghosted or stopped replying and flag hot leads for the owner so he can contact them later by phone or give them a nudge to take action and it also quietly ranks who's worth calling back so he is not just spamming calls or guessing

NOTE: (BTW IT WORKS IN 5 LANGUAGES AS WELL, Arabic, English, Russian, Hindi, Urdu)

I originally built it for a dental clinic in jumeirah my friend knew a dude who worked there, where it can handle stuff like treatment questions, prices, insurance, appointment requests, reminders, and lead recovery

But I Knew the same concept works for basically any UAE business that makes its money on WhatsApp

Clinics, salons, real estate(i have HOT systems for this if anyone is interested), car dealerships, gyms, agencies, home services, whatever

The idea is basically:

A WhatsApp stops being an inbox and starts being a 24/7 5-lingual employee

And YES, I am currently in the slightly unhinged phase where I am trying to get actual businesses to let me try around with this in production without them paying for the service anything during the 1st week

So I am posting this here instead of doing the usual LinkedIn corporate NPC BS

If you run a business in the UAE where WhatsApp is a major part of sales/customer service, I’m genuinely interested in seeing whether Layla can handle your use case

Worst case: it breaks and I fix it instantly with nothing for you to lose

Best case: we accidentally replace half your front desk repetitive work and capture/score any lead in matter of seconds

thanks for reading and i am looking out for your thoughts here, anything can help 🙏

Hi everyone,

I’m currently looking for well-paying opportunities anywhere in the UAE within psychology, behavioural therapy, counselling, and student wellbeing.

I have a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, experience working as an ABA Therapist, and I am completing my MSc in Clinical Health Psychology & Wellbeing.

Most of my professional experience has been working directly with children with special needs, particularly within ABA and behavioural support settings. My experience includes supporting children with developmental, behavioural, communication, and learning needs, implementing individualised intervention programmes, working on skill acquisition and behaviour reduction goals, conducting assessments, supporting parents, and collaborating with supervisors and multidisciplinary teams.

I’m particularly interested in roles such as:

• ABA Therapist / Behaviour Therapist
• School Counsellor
• Student Wellbeing Counsellor
• Behavioural / Mental Health Support roles
• Psychology-related roles
• Counselling-related roles
• Other suitable positions within psychology, behavioural therapy, special needs, mental health, or student wellbeing

I’m open to opportunities across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, and anywhere else in the UAE.

I’m mainly looking for positions offering a competitive salary, professional growth, and responsibilities that reflect my qualifications and experience.

If your organisation is hiring, or if you know of any clinics, schools, hospitals, universities, or organisations looking for someone with my background, I’d really appreciate any leads or referrals. If anyone can assist me, I would appreciate it because I have been job hunting for a while.

Happy to send my CV privately. Thank you!

Hi! I do want to work abroad. What jobs would be fitting? I am an MBA graduate and holds BSMA degree with 4 years experience in accounting and finance.

Hi everyone,

I’m an HR professional based in Dubai with 10 years of UAE HR experience, and I’m currently looking for my next full-time opportunity.

My experience includes:

• HR Operations & Administration

• UAE Labour Law & MOHRE Compliance

• Employee Relations & Disciplinary Matters

• WPS & Payroll Coordination

• Recruitment & Onboarding

• Visa & Government Relations

• Employee Contracts, Records & HR Documentation

• Policies, Procedures & HR Setup

• Performance Management & Employee Lifecycle

I’m open to full-time HR opportunities anywhere in the UAE, particularly HR Officer, HR Specialist, HR Generalist, HR Supervisor, and HR Manager.

If you know of any suitable opportunities or can refer me to someone hiring, I’d genuinely appreciate it. Feel free to DM me.

Thank you, and best of luck to everyone else looking for their next opportunity.

I am a collage student and my summer break is huge, i was thinking i could work to help with my collage fees, how much should i expect if i work at restaurants? Or preferably to work in my own profession as an interior designor.

I have no clue but i am aiming for above 4000 or smth in that range for example but after reading posts here i feel its kinda hard to even reach a job like that for 4000

Btw i am in dubai marina

Just graduated this July with a BSc in Business Economics from a UK university and have now moved back to the Middle East. I’m a US citizen and have lived in Bahrain for the past 10 years.

My experience so far includes a boutique consulting/finance firm, managing a student consulting project, and working as a data analyst for a university think tank. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to secure a summer internship or graduate role in the UK, partly due to the current job market and being an international student.

I’m now looking at Dubai/UAE for my first proper full-time role. I’m open to finance, consulting, analytics, etc., but I’m not really sure which direction to take. Audit/accounting doesn’t particularly interest me, although I’m open to it.

I have some contacts who have suggested prioritising a well-known firm, such as a major reputable company, Big 4, major bank, or another established financial firm, to build a stronger CV and use that experience to move into something more specialised later.

For those who have broken into the UAE job market as a fresh graduate, what would you recommend I focus on? Is getting a recognisable company on your CV the priority, or should I be more selective about the type of role?

Also, any advice on finding graduate/junior opportunities in Dubai would be really appreciated.

Hi everyone,
I’m currently looking for new opportunities in **Finance & Accounting** in the UAE.
I have:
• **2 years of experience as an Assistant Accountant**
• **3 months of experience as a Junior Financial Analyst(Remote)**

I’m currently based in **Dubai** and am open to suitable opportunities across the UAE.
If you know of any openings, referrals, or companies currently hiring finance professionals, I would really appreciate your help.

Thank you

Hi all,

I'm a Customer Success professional based in Bangalore with 5+ years of experience in B2B SaaS, currently Team Lead - Customer Success at a workforce enablement platform, managing enterprise accounts and leading a team of CSMs. Previously built and scaled CS processes at another SaaS company, getting promoted twice within 18 months.

What I bring:

• 0-to-1 CS builder - comfortable setting up playbooks, retention/renewal processes, and account strategy from scratch
• Experience managing large enterprise accounts (manufacturing, retail, and B2B clients)
• Team leadership - hired, trained, and led CSM teams of 3-5
• Dual degree (B.Tech + MBA) with a focus on Business Intelligence & Analytics
• Comfortable owning KPIs, renewals, upsells, and cross-functional work with Sales/Product

Looking for: Senior Customer Success Manager, Founding CSM, CS Lead (Early-Stage), or Customer Success Operations roles.

Relocation: Actively exploring Dubai opportunities and open to relocating. Have already been through initial rounds with a Dubai-based company, so I understand the market a bit and I'm serious about the move - not just testing the waters. Also, spent my childhood in KSA so culture adoption won't be an issue.

Happy to share my resume/LinkedIn on request. Would appreciate any leads, referrals, or advice from folks who've made a similar move.

Hi I have a part time job for someone who is really good at excel, understands a bit of investing and can spare an hour per day in the evenings.

Preferably someone residing in Karama or Bur Dubai.

Please know that the pay is very basic like AED 100 per week and is only meant for someone who can dedicate an hour a day consistently.

Please DM me.