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Remote Recruitment For The UAE

Dedicated remote employees for your UAE business.

A specialist recruitment firm sourcing full-time remote employees for UAE-based businesses. For Oman-based businesses, our partner agency Oman Manpower Supply provides the same dedicated remote staffing model. Vetted, English-fluent, UAE-hours-aligned professionals across engineering, marketing, finance, support, design and operations. Dedicated hires, not freelance capacity.

12 remote disciplines 14 days brief to onboarded UAE hours guaranteed
Search Runway Live
Day 1
Intake brief
Role, tools, hours, package range
Day 3
Ranked shortlist
3–5 vetted, tested, referenced
Day 7
Offer & accept
Structured, walked through, closed
Day 14
Onboarded
First week live with your team
12
Remote Disciplines
Global
Vetted Talent Pool
1:1
Consultant Model
91%
In-Role at 12 Months
Why UAE employers choose us

Serious remote hires, done properly.

We built the firm around what growing UAE businesses were missing from freelance marketplaces and generalist agencies: proper vetting, dedicated full-time hires, guaranteed UAE-hours coverage, and a single accountable consultant on every search from intake through onboarding follow-up. For permanent professional recruitment in Belfast and across Northern Ireland, we work with our specialist partner, Recruitment Agency Belfast.

i. Dedicated, not gig

Full-time hires, working only for you

Your remote employee works your hours, on your systems, inside your team, for you alone. Not shared agency capacity, not project-based freelancing, not part-time between other clients.

ii. UAE-hours coverage

Working days that match your team

We source only candidates whose location and preference allow them to hold your Monday-to-Friday, UAE-hours working pattern with at least six hours a day of live overlap with your UAE team.

iii. Rigorously vetted

Skills tested, English verified, references checked

Discipline-appropriate skills assessment, written and spoken English proficiency, home-office setup and connectivity confirmed, plus at least two independent references before shortlist.

iv. Global talent pool

India, Philippines, Egypt, Pakistan, Kenya, LATAM, Eastern Europe

The right region depends on the discipline, the seniority, the language requirement and the hours. We match the market to the role, not the other way round.

v. One consultant end to end

No hand-offs, no reassignments

The consultant who takes the brief runs the search, lands the hire and follows up at day thirty and day ninety. Nobody hides behind a shared inbox or an account-management layer.

vi. Replacement guarantee

We stand behind every placement

If a remote hire leaves inside the guarantee window for reasons that trace back to the search, we replace them at no extra fee. No clawback games, no argument, no fine print.

How an engagement runs

Four steps from brief to onboarded hire.

i.

Intake brief

Role, scope, seniority, package range in USD, tools stack, hours coverage and reporting line agreed in one call.

ii.

Sourcing

We pull from our vetted talent pool and run fresh outreach across the right regions for the discipline.

iii.

Ranked shortlist

Three to five candidates, skills-tested, English-checked, reference-verified, video-interviewed, ranked with our notes.

iv.

Onboard

Offer letter, paperwork, tools set-up, first-week schedule, and follow-up check-ins at day 30 and day 90.

Twelve remote disciplines

Remote roles we fill for UAE businesses.

Depth of focus inside each discipline is what makes our shortlists arrive faster and better matched than a generalist offshore agency can manage.

i.Discipline 01

Software Engineering

Full-stack, backend, frontend, mobile, DevOps and QA engineers across the modern stack. From single-hire builds through pod-scale expansion of your product team.

ii.Discipline 02

Digital Marketing & Growth

SEO specialists, PPC managers, paid-social buyers, email lifecycle marketers, growth analysts and performance-marketing leads across B2B and B2C.

iii.Discipline 03

Customer Support & Success

Chat, email and phone agents, tier-two support specialists, customer success managers and support-team leads with UAE-hours coverage.

iv.Discipline 04

Design & Creative

UX and UI designers, brand designers, video editors, motion designers, illustrators and creative directors. Portfolio-reviewed and craft-tested.

v.Discipline 05

Finance & Accounting

Bookkeepers, staff accountants, senior accountants, financial analysts and controllers. Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite, Zoho and SAP fluency.

vi.Discipline 06

Sales Development

SDRs, BDRs, appointment setters, inside sales reps and sales-ops specialists. UAE and MENA time-zone outbound plus international coverage.

vii.Discipline 07

Data & Analytics

Data analysts, BI developers, data engineers, dashboard specialists and analytics leads. SQL, Python, dbt, Looker, Power BI, Tableau tested.

viii.Discipline 08

Virtual Assistants

Executive assistants, admin virtual assistants, scheduling specialists, inbox managers and travel coordinators for founders, GMs and department heads.

ix.Discipline 09

Content & Copy

Content writers, SEO writers, long-form copywriters, editors, technical writers and content strategists. Native and near-native English standards.

x.Discipline 10

HR, People & Recruiting

Talent sourcers, in-house recruiters, HR ops coordinators, people-ops specialists and payroll administrators.

xi.Discipline 11

E-commerce Operations

Listing specialists, catalogue managers, product operations, marketplace managers, fulfilment coordinators and retail-media specialists for Shopify, Noon, Amazon and MENA marketplaces.

xii.Discipline 12

Back-Office & Ops

Data-entry specialists, document processing, order processing, back-office admin, project coordinators and operations analysts.

Remote hiring done properly for the UAE market means dedicated full-time people, tested against the actual work, aligned to your working week, and stood behind long after the offer letter is signed. That is what we do, on every brief.
West International · The Partner Team
Frequently asked

What UAE employers ask us first.

Who is West International for?

UAE-based businesses that want to hire dedicated remote employees rather than on-site staff. Startups, SMBs and established UAE companies scaling engineering, marketing, finance, support, design or back-office functions without the cost and headcount limits of onshore hiring.

Where does the remote talent come from?

Vetted talent pools across India, the Philippines, Egypt, Pakistan, Kenya, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The right region depends on the discipline, the seniority band, the language requirement and the UAE-hours coverage the role needs.

Are these full-time hires or freelancers?

Full-time dedicated hires. Your remote employee works only for you, on your schedule, with your systems and your team. This is not gig work, project bidding or shared-agency capacity.

Will they cover our UAE working hours?

Yes. Every candidate we shortlist has confirmed they can hold a Monday-to-Friday, UAE-hours working pattern with at least six hours a day of live overlap with your team.

How do you vet remote candidates?

Skills tests appropriate to the discipline, written and spoken English proficiency, home-office setup and connectivity check, at least two independent references verified, and a live video interview before we introduce them.

What about payroll, paperwork and compliance?

We walk you through the two standard options: direct-hire on your UAE entity, or payroll and compliance handled by our employer-of-record partner in the talent’s country. Whichever you choose, the person is dedicated to your business.

Ready to hire

A remote role worth doing properly?

Submit the role, the seniority, the tools stack, the hours coverage and the package range in USD. We reply within one business day with a clear plan and a fee proposal.

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