28 Asian jobs in the United Arab Emirates

We are seeking a skilled professional to join our team as a Respondent Search Specialist . As a key member of our staff, you will be responsible for searching and identifying respondents among users of Asian games.

• User Identification
• Interview Planning and Coordination
• Interpretation Services (English-Arabic)

Successful applicants will have strong research skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience working with diverse groups. We value flexibility, adaptability, and a passion for delivering high-quality results.

This part-time position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to our projects while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. We provide a dynamic and supportive environment that fosters growth and learning.

Join to apply for the Brand Manager - Asian Beauty role at Chalhoub Group.

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.

Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Their collective efforts have earned the Group the Great Place to Work certification in several markets.

Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.

The Commercial Brand Manager leads the commercial and operational growth of a portfolio of Asian beauty brands across the GCC. Accountable for performance across multiple markets and retail networks, the role drives sell-in, sell-out, and in-store excellence in close partnership with retailers and front-line teams. Success requires deep expertise in Asian beauty, strong commercial instincts, and the ability to scale high-potential brands while maximizing performance of established ones.

• Go-to-Market strategy: Develop localized, data-backed strategies per brand, aligned with competitive local market dynamics and global brand guidelines
• Commercial planning: Build and negotiate new business plans, annual commercial terms combined with A&P budget allocations jointly with local teams, key retailers, and brand principals
• Sales performance: Define and deliver annual sales targets and budgets. Drive sell-in/sell-out performance with clear metrics. Set monthly targets per market and track weekly updates
• Operational excellence: Monitor and direct daily operations to ensure alignment with sales, margin, and activity goals. Act quickly on performance deviations with corrective actions
• Success analysis: Monitor commercial KPIs and analyze performance (sales trends, consumer behavior, shopper insights, store traffic, etc.). Prepare reports with sharp insights and actionable plans
• Marketing execution: Recommend the right marketing mix, coordinate product launches and BTL campaigns, ensuring in-store activations are on track and align with brand owner guidelines.

• 6-8 years of experience in beauty, ideally with exposure to Asian brands
• Successful track record in scaling brands across multi-channel retail environments including marketplace in the GCC
• Very strong commercial acumen
• Deep understanding of retail dynamics, especially within K-beauty / J-beauty / C-beauty
• Excellent negotiation, communication and relationship-building abilities
• Agile, data-driven, and capable of thriving in a dynamic environment
• Entrepreneurial and self-starter mindset
• Fluency in Korean, Japanese, or Mandarin is a strong plus.

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Marketing and Sales

• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry

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Escape to Ras Al Khaimah for beach, desert, and mountain adventures. The northernmost emirate of the UAE, Ras Al Khaimah enjoys a more tranquil rhythm, yet is only 45 minutes from Dubai. Anantara Mina Ras Al Khaimah Resort offers overwater luxury on the Arabian Gulf in a pristine eco-sanctuary.

Nature lovers will relish the open terrain of Ras Al Khaimah. From balmy waters to golden shorelines to rugged desert, adventure abounds. Charter a yacht and sail off into the sunset. Ride across rolling dunes and conquer the mountain peak of Jebel Jais.

• To develop menus and "specials" which meet the needs of the target market and are in line with the operating concept for the restaurant.
• To develop menus and set standard recipes (as per SOPs) which allow the restaurants to run at an acceptable food cost, thereby satisfying guest needs and expectations.
• To have a complete understanding of, and adhere to the company’s policy relating to fire, hygiene and safety.
• To ensure that operating and kitchen equipment is maintained to a good standard with minimum breakage.
• Responsible for the audit requirements for HACCP and Dubai Municipality as needed.
• Check incoming produce, ensuring that all food merchandise is in accordance with order sheets, receiving records and purchasing specifications.
• To maximize colleague productivity and morale and consistently maintain discipline following hotel guidelines and local legislation.
• Adhere to Anantara food preparation and presentation guidelines to ensure consistent quality culinary offerings to our guests. Continually look to recommend improvements and additions to the Anantara presentation guidelines.
• Maintain food safety & protection. All food in working areas should be in compliance with food handling techniques, including dating, proper storage, rotation, etc. Maintain basic food safety and sanitation practices.
• Take responsibility for asset management of all outlet property and facilities.

• College degree in Hotel Management or related culinary degree.
• At least 3 years of industry and culinary management experience.
• Previous experience training team members in large quantity food preparation.
• Excellent knowledge of quality food operations.
• Passion for leadership and teamwork.
• Eye for detail to achieve operational excellence.
• Excellent guest service skills.
• Expertise in all types of cuisine.

• Assists Director of Culinary in the supervision of all Heartists engaged in the kitchen.
• Attends daily meetings with Director of Culinary and all other Senior Chefs regarding the updates for the day and review the list of things to do for maximum 2 days thereafter.
• Holds meetings with the Heartists in each particular kitchen to discuss what has been carried out in the Chefs meeting and some other issues.
• Establishes culinary standards for the specialty of each kitchen which includes banqueting that caters to a number of guests.
• Plans menus and compiles recipes for food tasting to be approved by and or Director of Culinary
• Inspects on a daily basis all food stores and refrigerated areas and suggest where necessary correct storage methods to comply with Health and Safety regulations as discussed further in this book
• Checks any spoilage and ensure regular turnover of food items and inform the Director of Culinary.
• Checks daily food preparation individual costs quality quantity inventories and portion control.
• During service periods must personally run the hot/cold pass and assists when needed and to ensure that the presentation as well as quality of the food is in accordance with the established standards.
• Conducts training and thorough briefing on the correct usage of kitchen equipment and machinery and to check that this is carried out in the correct manner by all kitchen Heartists.
• Creates internal operating process to ensure food is always consistent and making tools available to the line Heartists for implementing consistency within the system.
• Should be updated with current market trends in food and beverage and have an approach to make great experiences for guest dinning.
• Should be aware of the competition and industry knowledge of new techniques and other know how.
• Liaisons with purchasing department to ensure all the items used in the kitchen are of best quality and always opt to bring new ingredients or betterquality produce.
• Should be aware of the pulse of his team members and ensure their growth and professional wellbeing.
• Ensures the personal hygiene of Heartists in his team are up to the standard.
• Ensures that the daily logbook is utilized and complaints are immediately reported to the Director of Culinary.
• Ensures that all points mentioned in the logbook have been carried out i.e mis en place and other instructions to complete the operation.
• Maintains record and follow up documentation checklists for control purposes.
• You will adhere to Hotels Hygiene and HACCP standards and ensure its Standard Operating Procedures and Requirements are fully met
• Ensure all the Dubai municipality and HACCP regulations are followed and documentation is up to date as per requirement readiness for all hygiene audit at any given point of time.

Qualifications :

• Previous leadership experience as Chef de Cuisine in an Asian restaurant/outlet
• Keep up with cooking trends and best practices
• Prior experience in Asian restaurant mandatory
• Sushi chef background with modern Asian cuisine approach
• Strong passion for the art of food design
• A passion for excellence and delivering high quality personalized and unique services
• A creative and out of the box thinker with a never say no attitude
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fastpaced environment
• Completed kitchen apprentice or chefs training courses for at least one year
• Ability to focus attention on guest needs remaining calm and courteous at all times
• At least total 810 years in a five star international chain hotel or restaurant
• At least two years in an international five star hotel/restaurant in similar position or above.
• Impeccable service standards and attention to detail
• Ability to effectively solve problems and make decisions in a fast paced highpressure environment.
• Highly motivated with a strong presence and ability to act as an ambassador of the outlet at all time.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime

Company Description

Anantara is a luxury hospitality brand for modern travelers, connecting guests to authentic places, people, and stories through personal experiences and heartfelt hospitality. With locations from pristine islands and tropical beaches to cosmopolitan cities, deserts, and jungles, Anantara offers journeys rich in discovery.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Please note that this list is not exhaustive. Anantara employees continually find new ways to serve the business, guests, and colleagues. The key responsibilities for this position include:

• Ensure all outlet reports, schedules, recipes, menus, food presentation photos, and correspondence are completed accurately and on time, in collaboration with the Executive Chef and Sous Chefs.
• Develop menus and specials that meet the target market's needs and align with the restaurant's operating concept.
• Create menus and standard recipes (per SOPs) that maintain acceptable food costs while satisfying guest expectations.
• Understand and adhere to company policies regarding fire safety, hygiene, and safety.
• Maintain kitchen and operating equipment to a high standard with minimal breakage.
• Manage audit requirements for HACCP and Dubai Municipality as needed.
• Check incoming produce to ensure compliance with orders, records, and specifications.
• Maximize team productivity and morale, maintaining discipline following hotel guidelines and local laws.
• Support team building by focusing on colleagues' welfare, safety, training, and development.
• Build strong working relationships with other departments within your area of responsibility.
• Identify market needs and trends for both hotel guests and the local community; monitor and analyze competitor menus and products.
• Plan and implement effective food promotions in coordination with the Chefs' office.
• Follow Anantara's food preparation and presentation standards to ensure consistent quality, and seek continuous improvement.
• Ensure food safety and protection, including proper dating, storage, and rotation, maintaining sanitation practices.
• Manage assets of the outlet property and facilities responsibly.
• Participate in departmental training to enhance skills and service levels, providing necessary resources and support to staff.
• Promote positive inter-departmental communication and cooperation.
• Oversee adherence to departmental checklists and cleaning schedules.

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Qualifications

• College degree in Hotel Management or related culinary field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in culinary management and the industry.
• Experience training team members in large-scale food preparation.
• Strong knowledge of quality food operations.
• Passion for leadership and teamwork.
• Attention to detail to achieve operational excellence.
• Excellent guest service skills.
• Expertise in various cuisines.

• Assists Director of Culinary in the supervision of all Heartists engaged in the kitchen.
• Attends daily meetings with Director of Culinary and all other Senior Chefs regarding the updates for the day and review the list of things to do for maximum 2 days thereafter.
• Holds meetings with the Heartists in each particular kitchen to discuss what has been carried out in the Chefs meeting and some other issues.
• Establishes culinary standards for the specialty of each kitchen which includes banqueting that caters to a number of guests.
• Plans menus and compiles recipes for food tasting to be approved by and or Director of Culinary
• Inspects on a daily basis all food stores and refrigerated areas and suggest where necessary correct storage methods to comply with Health and Safety regulations as discussed further in this book
• Checks any spoilage and ensure regular turnover of food items and inform the Director of Culinary.
• Checks daily food preparation individual costs quality quantity inventories and portion control.
• During service periods must personally run the hot/cold pass and assists when needed and to ensure that the presentation as well as quality of the food is in accordance with the established standards.
• Conducts training and thorough briefing on the correct usage of kitchen equipment and machinery and to check that this is carried out in the correct manner by all kitchen Heartists.
• Creates internal operating process to ensure food is always consistent and making tools available to the line Heartists for implementing consistency within the system.
• Should be updated with current market trends in food and beverage and have an approach to make great experiences for guest dinning.
• Should be aware of the competition and industry knowledge of new techniques and other know how.
• Liaisons with purchasing department to ensure all the items used in the kitchen are of best quality and always opt to bring new ingredients or betterquality produce.
• Should be aware of the pulse of his team members and ensure their growth and professional wellbeing.
• Ensures the personal hygiene of Heartists in his team are up to the standard.
• Ensures that the daily logbook is utilized and complaints are immediately reported to the Director of Culinary.
• Ensures that all points mentioned in the logbook have been carried out i.e mis en place and other instructions to complete the operation.
• Maintains record and follow up documentation checklists for control purposes.
• You will adhere to Hotels Hygiene and HACCP standards and ensure its Standard Operating Procedures and Requirements are fully met
• Ensure all the Dubai municipality and HACCP regulations are followed and documentation is up to date as per requirement readiness for all hygiene audit at any given point of time.

Qualifications :

• Previous leadership experience as Chef de Cuisine in an Asian restaurant/outlet
• Keep up with cooking trends and best practices
• Prior experience in Asian restaurant mandatory
• Sushi chef background with modern Asian cuisine approach
• Strong passion for the art of food design
• A passion for excellence and delivering high quality personalized and unique services
• A creative and out of the box thinker with a never say no attitude
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fastpaced environment
• Completed kitchen apprentice or chefs training courses for at least one year
• Ability to focus attention on guest needs remaining calm and courteous at all times
• At least total 810 years in a five star international chain hotel or restaurant
• At least two years in an international five star hotel/restaurant in similar position or above.
• Impeccable service standards and attention to detail
• Ability to effectively solve problems and make decisions in a fast paced highpressure environment.
• Highly motivated with a strong presence and ability to act as an ambassador of the outlet at all time.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime

A prestigious culinary establishment seeks an accomplished chef to spearhead the preparation and presentation of exquisite Asian and Arabic dishes.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing kitchen operations, ensuring consistency and quality in all food preparation, and managing inventory and stock management. Additionally, they will follow strict food safety and sanitation guidelines, collaborate with kitchen and service staff to guarantee smooth operations, and create innovative menu items that maintain authentic flavors.

To succeed in this role, you must possess:

• Proven experience as a Chef with a focus on Asian and Arabic cuisines.
• Strong knowledge of food preparation techniques and presentation.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Strong attention to detail and passion for culinary arts.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a skilled chef to lead a dynamic team and contribute to delivering outstanding dining experiences.

Job Title: Chef Experience with Asian & Arabic Cuisines

Location: Abu Dhabi UAE
Position: Fulltime
Immediate Joiner Preferred

About Us:
We are a dynamic and growing culinary establishment in Abu Dhabi committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences to our guests. We are currently looking for a talented and experienced Chef who is passionate about creating diverse dishes from Asian and Arabic cuisines.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Prepare, cook, and present high-quality dishes from Asian and Arabic cuisines.
2. Ensure consistency and quality in all food preparation and presentation.
3. Manage kitchen operations including inventory and stock management.
4. Follow food safety and sanitation guidelines.
5. Collaborate with kitchen and service staff to ensure smooth operations.
6. Create innovative menu items while maintaining authentic flavors.
7. Ensure the kitchen is clean, organized, and operates efficiently.

Requirements:

1. Proven experience as a Chef with a focus on Asian and Arabic cuisines.
2. Strong knowledge of food preparation techniques and presentation.
3. Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
4. Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
5. Strong attention to detail and passion for culinary arts.
6. Immediate availability to join.
7. UAE experience is a plus.

Job Title: Chef Experience with Asian & Arabic Cuisines

Location: Abu Dhabi UAE
Position: Fulltime
Immediate Joiner Preferred

About Us:
We are a dynamic and growing culinary establishment in Abu Dhabi committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences to our guests. We are currently looking for a talented and experienced Chef who is passionate about creating diverse dishes from Asian and Arabic cuisines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare, cook, and present high-quality dishes from Asian and Arabic cuisines.
• Ensure consistency and quality in all food preparation and presentation.
• Manage kitchen operations including inventory and stock management.
• Follow food safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Collaborate with kitchen and service staff to ensure smooth operations.
• Create innovative menu items while maintaining authentic flavors.
• Ensure the kitchen is clean, organized, and operates efficiently.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Chef with a focus on Asian and Arabic cuisines.
• Strong knowledge of food preparation techniques and presentation.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Strong attention to detail and passion for culinary arts.
• Immediate availability to join.
• UAE experience is a plus.