MRI Worldwide – One Of The Top Global Recruitment Firms In UAE, GCC And Africa Region
The current pace of evolution has shown the world that today’s firms, technologies, industry functions, working styles, policies, needs and even talent may not be so relevant tomorrow. In all this advancement, MRI Network (www.mrinetwork.com) has stood as a sustainable and thriving global firm through multiple such cycles over the last 55 years and has been viewed as a trusted and dependable partner of choice by clients and candidates alike.
The UAE / Dubai office, MRI Worldwide FZ LLC, is one of the leading recruitment firms in the UAE covering most GCC countries including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar as well as Africa. We have successfully completed over 1200 searches since our origin in Dubai in 2001.

Our specialty areas include Banking & Financial Services, Retail and Luxury Retail, FMCG, Technology & Telecom, Large Local/Regional Family Groups, Industrial.
As one of our mainstay focus sectors since inception, we have partnered with large international institutions, regional and local firms as well as boutique set-ups. We have imported talent from the A-Pac and Europe regions for our clients across the GCC and on few occasions have also exported talent from the UAE. We have executed project based hiring mandates as well as C-level and Functional Head level searches. Successes have largely been in Private Banking, Private Equity, Corporate Banking, and Insurance.
As another mainstay focus sector since inception, this desk has done some brilliant work to help regional and local firms scale up with some top quality talent. Our geographic spread includes the Middle East and Africa region where we have successfully managed the next career moves of local nationals (across MEA) as well as expatriates. Our functional exposure includes Sales, Marketing, Product & Branding, Finance, Human Resource, Manufacturing / Plant roles. We are one of the leading FMCG recruitment agencies in Dubai.
This desk has been growing over the last decade and is currently a crucial focus area. We have the privilege of becoming one of the preferred IT recruitment agencies in Dubai executing searches for several green-field ventures, sometimes in very niche technology areas including OT Cyber Security, Cloud and AI. Our clients include the large global names, SME tech aggregators as well as niche and small firms.
This desk has come into its own over the last 6 years and we are proud to have partnered with some of the top names in the luxury space (fashion and accessories) as well as generic Retail. Our projects have involved importing talent from A-Pac, South Asia as well as Europe. Some of our clients view us as one of the go-to retail recruitment agencies in Dubai.
With aspirations of these clients to become more global in nature, the opportunities presented to us have been boundless. We have the good fortune of scouring the entire world map to identify relevant and top-end talent from developed markets to satisfy the burning appetite of growth at these local and regional firms.
This desk is a relatively newer space for us which has seen traction over the last 4 years. Our clients include largely the global MNCs as well as few local firms in UAE and KSA.
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‘Interim’ Talent & Management
In anticipation of the growing demand for ‘Interim’ talent and management, MRI Worldwide is well equipped to partner firms on these requirements.
A workforce solution in which the resource is employed by MRI and placed on assignment with our client company. This service provides greater flexibility to the client by allowing them to use the resource as needed without being responsible for visa, payroll, benefits, unemployment etc
OUR PEOPLE – Top Headhunters In UAE
Our specialists have built a solid reputation in the market as industry leaders with exceptional skills and detailed knowledge of their fields. They take it upon themselves to identify, screen and recommend top-of-the-line, exceptionally talented and impactful individuals for our diverse portfolio of clients. It is because of their dedication and passion that we work towards 100% client satisfaction by offering talent solutions that are sure to fulfil their needs as best as possible. Read more about our executive headhunters in Dubai.
One Of The Best Recruitment Agencies In Dubai
Considered amongst the most trusted executive headhunters in Dubai, we are focused on fulfilling the corporate needs of both multi-national companies across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, UAE and the Middle East at large. As the recruitment agency of choice for a pool of satisfied clients, we boast of a specialized team of search and recruitment experts with extensive hands-on experience in their respective sectors.
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My first connection with MRI Worldwide was in 2012 and I liked their approach to nurturing a relationship with the candidate. I found an exciting career opportunity through them in 2013 which gave me some wonderful exposure. After spending 5 years with that firm and witnessing two promotions, I then moved on to a leadership position again with the intervention of MRI. Both stints have been career defining experiences and I owe a lot to the team at MRI. I have now partnered with them to support my hiring endeavors for our firm. I wish the best to MRI.
Candidate in Sales and Leadership function within FMCG sector
We were introduced to MRI Worldwide through the MRI Network office in Chicago. We are a very niche industrial firm and were very pleased with the first three on-shore Middle East hires that MRI has brought on board for us ranging from Sales to Technical. We have gone back to them for our forth hire in the Middle East, this being a leadership hire. The team at MRI is responsive and knowledgeable with a good reading of their market. Thank you MRI.
We have been using the services of MRI Worldwide for the last decade if not more. I can’t recall, but I believe we may have hired more than 20 professionals through them and many of these have been in function head / desk head roles. Several of their candidates are still with the bank and doing very well. Some are now Managing Directors. MRI Worldwide has been a good partner through the years. I would recommend them for their depth in the private banking space.
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