Adeel M.
Technical Recruiter-Tech Talent Partner-IT Recruiter-Talent Sourcer
I am UK 🇬🇧 Educated 👉🏻Top Rated Plus👈🏻 Top 2 % ⭐ Upwork :HR Pros in GCC 🇦🇪🇸🇦 +100% JSS Over the last 10+ years, I've helped GCC founders solve the 3 biggest HR-People-Tech Talent challenges: 🔥 Hiring exceptional Tech Talent (Build the Team) 🔥 Implementing scalable HR systems (Build the Systems) 🔥 Building strategic HR operations that support rapid growth. (Build the Function) 🔹 HR Manager🔹 HRBP🔹 HRIS Functional Consultant🔹 Tech Talent Strategist🔹 EOR & Payroll Advisor I fix HR bottlenecks, build scalable People Ops using automation and deliver Top Tech Talent pipelines for GCC Tech-SaaS Startups: Scaleups 📊 Technical Talent Acquisition Highlights ✅ 300+ Tech Roles Successfully Closed ✅ Consistently closing 30–35 tech roles annually 🔎 C-Level Retained Search Expert 🎯 Niche Technical Roles Successfully Closed (300+ Roles in the last 5 years) ✅ AI:ML: RAG: NLP: LLM Engineers ✅ DevOps:DevSecOps:SRE:Cloud Engineers ✅ Data Analysts, Program Managers, Engineering Managers ✅ Full Stack Devs: Backend Devs, Frontend Developers ✅ CTOs: Tech Leads ✅ Solution Architects: Pre-Sales ✅ SOC Engineers: Cybersecurity Experts ✅ QA/QC Engineers, Technical Writers ✅ ERP Technical & Functional Consultants ✅ UI/UX (CX/CS) Specialists ✅ Product Owners: Product Managers ⭐ I use AI-Powered Talent Intelligence & Sourcing Tools with Pro Plans 👇 ✅ Portals: Indeed | NaukriGulf | Bayt | GulfTalent | FoundIt | ZipRecruiter | Glassdoor ✅ Social Search: Discord | GitHub| StackOverflow ✅ AI Sourcing: JuiceBox | HireEZ | SeekOut | AmazingHiring | Apollo | ContactOut | Lusha | RocketReach | Hunter. io | Zoominfo 🛠 Services Offered ✅ Embedded Talent + Fractional HR Solutions ✅ HR Generalist & Tech Recruitment-Embedded Talent as a Service Solutions ✅ End-to-End Full-Cycle Recruiting ✅ Strategic & Operational HR Support (Remote HR as a Service Model) ✅ Startup HR Setup (0 → 1 HR Function + Automation) ✅ Full-Scale HRIS Module Deployment & Configuration (Zoho, BambooHR, NetSuite, Odoo) 💻 Technical Hiring Expertise ✅ Frontend: React, Angular, Vue.js, Ember ✅ Backend: PHP, Python, Nest.js, Laravel ✅ Full Stack: MERN, ELASTIC ✅ Data & Architecture: • Distributed Systems | NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) • ✅ Data Analytics | System Architecture ✅ Cloud : AWS | Azure | Google 🔐 Cybersecurity Hiring Expertise: FireEye | F5 | Fortinet | Riverbed | Palo Alto | Trend Micro |Infoblox | Nutanix | CrowdStrike | LogRhythm | Splunk | Proofpoint | Rapid7 | Thales | Juniper 🎯 Strong Headhunter Mindset: “Always Be Closing” ✅ TestGorilla Assessments ✅ Candidate Sourcing & Pipeline Building ✅ Talent Market Mapping | Resume Screening | Interviewing ✅ Outreach & InMail Campaigns ✅ Phone Screening & Interviews ✅ Psychometric & Personality Assessments ✅ Boolean & X-Ray Searches ✅ STAR Interviewing Method 🌐 Regions Covered GCC: UAE | Saudi Arabia | Qatar EMEA Market Exposure 🏆 Career Highlights | Awards | Keynotes ⭐ 10+ Years GCC Onsite Experience 🇦🇪🇸🇦🇶🇦🇴🇲🇧🇭 ⭐ 3+ Years UK On-Site Experience 🇬🇧 ⭐ DMCC HR Award Winner (2015) ⭐ Top Tech HR Professionals UAE Award (2016) ⭐ Role Player – World HR Tech Congress (2017) ⭐ Keynote Speaker – UAE Labour Law (2023) ⭐ UK Educated HR Professional (MOHESR Equivalency + MOFA Attested Degree) ⭐ Multiple HRIS Certifications 🎓 HR Tech Stack Certifications: 🔹 HRIS: Zoho People | BambooHR | NetSuite People | Odoo 16 | Al-JISR : Certified Associate 🔹 ATS: PMS: Leapsome | Workable: Certified 🔹 EOR Remote Contractor Payroll Setup: Deel | EdenRed 🌍 Industry Experience EdTech | PropTech | eCommerce | FinTech | SaaS | RPO | BPO | Cyber Security ⚡ HR Leadership Snapshot 💸 Managed Multi-Million Dollar Payrolls 💼 Led HR for organisations up to 200 employees 🚀 Built, coached & scaled HR teams of up to 15 🎯 Expert in Cloud-Native HRIS, HR Automation & HR Digital Transformation 💡 Delivered HR Governance framework advice to executive leaders 🔥 HR Operations | People Systems | Compliance 🔥 Core HROps Strengths 🇦🇪🇸🇦🇶🇦 GCC Labour Law Expert (MOL, GOSI, SAGIA, MOI, EOSB, EOR) ✅ Led 7 Full-Cycle HRIS Implementations End-to-End 💪 HR Shared Services | HR-Workflow Automation | HR-Self-Service Systems ● SaaS-HCM Systems & HRIS Implementation ● EOR, Contractor Compliance & Payroll Systems ● ISO 9001 & Six Sigma Yellow Belt Trained ● Deep Labour Law Expertise: UAE, KSA, Qatar 🎯 Bonus Services (Career Branding): CV / Personal Branding Solutions ✅ CV Writing & Design Revamp ✅ LinkedIn Profile Optimisation ✅ Cover Letter Creation ✅ Video Pitch & Personal Branding Consulting ✅ Interview Preparation Coaching 🚨 Why Clients Choose Me ✅ Reduced time-to-hire for tech roles from 60+ days → under 21 days ✅ Built complete HR functions for startups from zero to fully automated systems ✅ Delivered high-retention hires (not just quick placements) ✅ Trusted by founders & C-level leaders for mission critical hiring mandates ✅ Strong network across GCC tech talent
Earnings and projects
An estimate from an earlier read
Read daily since Oct 8, under 30 days
Billed in all: $12,163$12k
$2.3k in the last 6 months
Earnings, last 30 days
Read once a week before Oct 14, 2026, daily since. Dotted: longer than usual between two readings. Hatched: over two weeks without one. No data since Nov 5, 2026.
Skill rankings: Top 6% in LinkedIn Profile Optimization
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