GCC Recruitment Specialists

Local Expertise. Global Reach.

As a specialist GCC recruitment firm based in Dubai, Aventus is committed to supporting your executive search and professional hiring needs across Financial Services, Technology, and Corporate Functions. Since our founding in 2016, we've built a trusted reputation for delivering results in complex hiring scenarios, with a strong presence across the UAE and KSA.

With a team of 30+ experienced consultants, we leverage deep local market expertise, access to global talent pools, and a people-first approach to help you build high-performing leadership teams that drive success.

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Talent Solutions

From Dubai to Riyadh, we help you overcome talent shortages, slow hiring cycles, and intense competition by delivering solutions tailored to the GCC’s most demanding markets.

Retained Search

For business-critical roles, our retained model delivers full market coverage, structured assessments, and candidate commitment. Ideal for leadership, scarce skillsets, and GCC national hiring.

Contingent Recruitment

Designed for agility; our contingent searches deliver qualified professionals at speed. We balance urgency with precision to meet business needs without compromising on candidate quality.

HR Advisory, Talent Consulting & RPO

Embedded talent solutions, from RPO to workforce planning, that deliver scalable support that aligns talent strategy with business goals. Ideal for high-growth, transformation, or new market entry.

Consultancy, Project & Interim Recruitment

Deploy expert consultants and interim professionals to fill critical roles, lead transformation, or cover workforce gaps. Our agile model ensures compliance, speed, and continuity across core business functions.

Value-Based Recruitment

Our approach goes beyond skills to assess cultural alignment, motivation, and values, ensuring candidates not only fit the role but elevate performance, engagement, and long-term retention

Our Expertise

We help you secure the specialist talent you need across Financial Services, Corporate Functions and Technology, exactly where it matters most to your organisation.

Financial Services

Consumer & Private Banking
Treasury, Capital Markets & Asset Management
Corporate & Investment Banking
Fintech, Digital Banking & Payments
Insurance & Reinsurance
Risk, Regulatory & Central Banks
Private Equity, VC & SWF

Corporate Functions

Human Resources
Legal
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
Finance, Accounting & ESG
Procurement, Operations & Support Services
Marketing & Communications
Corporate Strategy & Commercial

Digital, Transformation, and Technology

Technology Leadership & Project Management
Digital Product & Design
Data, Analytics & AI
Cloud, Cyber & Infrastructure
ERP & Automation
Program Management & PMO
Consulting, Transformation & Change Management

Results That Speak

With deep regional expertise, a high-performance team, and a relentless focus on quality, we deliver outcomes that matter to our clients, candidates, and partners across the GCC.

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Dedicated consultants with deep sector and regional expertise

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Successful placements delivered across Financial Services, Technology, and Transformation

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Years of combined recruitment experience in the GCC market

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Retained search completion rate

Testimonials

Backed by thousands of successful placements and long-term partnerships across the GCC.

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I have a high regard for Keon and Muthu as they presented what Aventus is all about. Professional, passionate about their work, very understanding in the candidate's capabilities vs the employer's job profile requirement and being able to link those for a win-win situation to ensure an excellent experience and satisfactory result. What distinguishes them from other companies is the specialization of each profession, being diligent and highly competent, continuously being in contact throughout the process while providing great advice and that enables them to achieve beyond expected results which happened to help me secure my latest position that has elevated my career potential

VP - Finance and Investment - KSA

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“I would like to extend my thanks for Richard’s support, he gave us a very good consultancy recruitment service which helped us with various projects across UAE. You were always responsive, attentive and provided quality profiles relevant to the open requirement."

Head of Procurement, Tech Vendor, UAE

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"Richard is a really likeable character with sound knowledge of recruitment practices, labour laws, and industry technologies and operations."

Procurement Director

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"Richard was able to support us in various specialist technology requirements, where other suppliers struggled to give us the quality we required, Richard went ‘above and beyond’ to ensure we procured the right resources, and ultimately meet our business requirements. He was attentive, proactive and dedicated."

Head of HR, Consultancy, UAE

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Mark Hughes has provided excellent recruitment support and service to my colleagues. A reliable and dependable individual, I would highly recommend to anyone. His potential to succeed is apparently clearly defined by his professionalism in approaching every assigned task.

HR Manager, Saudi Arabia

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Mark is an outstanding search consultant and I recommend him highly. He is supportive, understating, patient and very knowledgeable in his domain. Mark knows the market quite well and has an uncompromising attention to detail. He is a very reliable and result oriented person, extremely professional, understanding, competent and has great passion for what he does. Once you work with him and get to know him you will immediately notice how great a person as well as a professional, he is. I wish Mark all the success on a professional and personal front.

Legal Director, Dubai

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Mark was very helpful in getting my current post and keeping me informed throughout the process.

Senior Legal Counsel, Abu Dhabi

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Mark is a hardworking, professional and honest legal recruitment consultant. He takes good care of his candidates and always keeps them updated. I highly recommend Mark for candidates and employers.

General Counsel, Dubai

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Mark has recently facilitated a fantastic career opportunity for me in Dubai. Mark provided me with many options for my career and offered guidance and realistic advice as to my next direction. He then supported me throughout the interview and selection stage by answering all my questions; giving precise, experiential and immediate feedback; and being always readily available. He has made the process of making a career move remarkably easy without frustration. I highly recommend him.

Regional Legal Counsel, Dubai

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Mark has recently assisted me in obtaining a new role. He provided excellent service from the initial interviewing stage to finalising the contract. I found Mark very proactive, responsive, with excellent knowledge of the market. I would definitely recommend Mark for anyone seeking a career change.

Senior Legal Counsel, Dubai

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Case Studies

Our case studies showcase what’s possible when precision meets deep local insight. As a leading GCC recruitment firm based in Dubai with reach across the wider Middle East, Aventus has delivered critical hires across Financial Services, Digital, Transformation and Technology, and Corporate Functions.

These stories aren't about us. They're about the impact we enable for our clients: from sovereign wealth funds to multinational corporates, each success reflects our dedication to excellence and strategic execution.

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News and Insights

Explore our blog for the latest industry insights, expert recruitment advice, and exclusive interviews with business leaders.

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