Our Story

Enterprise Talent & Advisory
built for complex change.

Built for the work that moves enterprises forward.

TalentIQ is an independent ERP staffing, data, and advisory firm headquartered in Sharjah, UAE. Founded in 2017, we connect the right enterprise expertise to complex programmes through practical, globally adaptable delivery.

"Our work is judged on the quality of the next conversation we open —
not the volume of the last email we sent."

What We Stand For

Six principles that shape every mandate.

Integrity Above Volume

We measure success in placements that last, not CVs forwarded. Every recommendation is one we would stake our own reputation on.

Specialism First

Generalists serve nobody well in enterprise IT. Our consultants live inside the SAP, Oracle, and Dynamics ecosystems they recruit for.

Long Relationships

Our oldest client and candidate relationships date back to our 2017 founding. We are built for the second mandate, not the first.

GCC Native

Cultural literacy across UAE, KSA, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman is the difference between an offer accepted and a deal lost.

Quietly Excellent

We avoid noise — no spam outreach, no auto-blasted CVs, no inflated promises. Senior buyers can tell the difference.

Bridge Builders

We connect international vendors to the GCC and GCC enterprises to global talent — moving capability across borders with discretion.

Milestones

Operating since 2017.

2017

Founded in Sharjah

TalentIQ launched as a specialist SAP & Oracle staffing practice serving GCC enterprises in oil & gas and banking.

2019

Multi-platform & first large-scale migration

Microsoft Dynamics practice added; first large-scale end-to-end ERP data migration delivered for a GCC enterprise.

2021

Talent network at scale

Passed 1,000 actively-vetted ERP professionals across the six GCC countries; second major data migration completed.

2022

Market entry practice launched

Began representing international ERP and SaaS vendors as their on-the-ground GCC commercial extension.

2024

98% retention milestone

Verified Scorecard formalised as the standard candidate deliverable; retained by several key GCC enterprise accounts.

Today

The trusted regional partner

Working with leading GCC corporations, sovereign-backed enterprises, and global vendors entering the Gulf.

Leadership

People who answer the phone.

TalentIQ is owner-operated. Senior directors are accessible to clients and candidates directly — not gatekept behind account managers.

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Managing Director

Founder & Managing Director

Over 27 years of experience in SAP and GCC enterprise IT delivery, with deep relationships across the regional CIO community in oil & gas, government, and financial services.

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Practice Directors

SAP · Oracle · Dynamics

Each ERP practice is led by a senior director who has personally implemented the platform they recruit for, ensuring technical conversations carry weight.

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GCC Operations

Visa, Payroll & Compliance

An in-country operations team handles the back-office of every contract engagement — sponsorship, payroll, and labour-law compliance across all six GCC nations.

Let's start a conversation.

Whether you have a mandate to place, a profile to share, or a partnership to explore — speak with a director directly.