General Manager

Job Overview

Mindfield Resources is seeking an experienced General Manager to oversee executive search operations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This leadership role involves driving business development, managing key projects, and ensuring high-level executive placements across diverse industries within the Middle East, Africa, and the Indian subcontinent.

Company Overview

Mindfield Resources is an executive search firm operating across the Middle East, Africa, and the Indian subcontinent for 21 years. Our Managing Partner has worked in this market for 30. That perspective comes from seeing markets form, shift, contract, and rebuild across multiple business cycles, leadership transitions, and category changes. We work across 32 markets and have placed leaders across 300 plus organisations, from mid-management to C-suite. We track what happens after the hire. Eighty-six percent of the leaders we place are still in role at three years, and 62 percent have been promoted within that time. Our foundation was built before social media made talent visible at scale. The work was headhunting across geographies: listening carefully, building relationships over time, and mapping talent before people announced themselves. LinkedIn has expanded reach, but it did not build the foundation. Our work spans FMCG and consumer, retail, engineering, real estate, private equity, family offices, and financial services. Every search is led by a senior consultant with direct market knowledge. We also place Fractional Leaders for project-based and interim engagements across the GCC. If you are hiring at mid-management, senior leadership, or fractional level across the GCC, Africa, or the wider region, Mindfield Resources is worth that conversation.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Market Competitive
• Job Type: Full-time
• Qualifications: None / Open to all applicants
• Experience: 10 Year+

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage executive search operations across multiple regions.
• Drive business development initiatives and expand client relationships.
• Oversee project management for high-profile executive placements.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality talent solutions to diverse clients.
• Contribute to strategic planning and market analysis within the firm.
• Mentor and develop a team of senior consultants.

Requirements

• Proven experience in executive leadership, preferably within recruitment or consulting.
• Strong background in business development and project management.
• Excellent understanding of market dynamics in the Middle East, Africa, and India.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage complex client relationships and deliver results.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire high-performing teams.

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead a prominent executive search firm.
• Engage with a diverse portfolio of high-profile clients and industries.
• Competitive compensation package reflective of leadership role.
• Professional growth in a dynamic and expanding regional market.
• Work with an experienced and established leadership team.
• Impact talent acquisition strategies across major regions.