Robbert Pauli

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates13 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of global recruitment experience.
  • Specialist in data centers and infrastructure development.
  • Proven track record in placing top-tier talent.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in global recruitment for the technology and infrastructure sectors.

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Skills

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Account ManagementB2BBusiness DevelopmentBusiness-to-Business (B2B)CoachingConsultingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)DutchEvent ManagementFood & BeverageHORECAHospitalityHuman Resources (HR)Information TechnologyLead Generation

About

With over a decade of global recruitment experience, Robbert has evolved into a specialist at the intersection of data centers, infrastructure development, and talent acquisition. Having lived and worked across the Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, and the UAE, Robbert brings a truly international perspective to a highly specialized sector. In recent years, Robbert has focused on the full lifecycle of data center development. From site acquisition and powered land to construction partnerships and commissioning. He works closely with investors, developers, general contractors, and hyperscalers, building high-performance teams that drive complex projects forward. Robbert’s recruitment expertise spans Contract and Permanent hiring, with a strong track record in placing top-tier talent from mid-senior to executive levels. His strategic collaborations with consulting firms and engineering service providers have proven instrumental in aligning talent strategies with project timelines and business goals. Passionate about connecting people to purpose, Robbert is known for his hands-on approach and deep industry insight. He has also played a key role in mentoring junior recruitment teams worldwide, fostering a culture of integrity, performance, and long-term relationship building. By combining sector knowledge with a personalized approach to recruitment, Robbert continues to be a trusted partner for companies shaping the future of digital infrastructure. Want to get in touch - rp@smoothprofessional.com

Experience

13 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 9 mos
Average Tenure
10 mos
Current Experience

Smooth manpower and staffing

Director

Jun 2025Present · 10 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

Smooth professional

Director

May 2025Present · 11 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

Rp recruitment partners

Founder & Director

Oct 2023Oct 2025 · 2 yrs · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

  • RP Recruitment Partners are not bound by borders. With a worldwide outlook, we transcend geographical constraints to connect exceptional talent with organizations seeking excellence.
  • RP Recruitment Partners specializes in two pivotal domains - Software Development and Data & Analytics. Our dedicated focus ensures that we deeply understand the unique needs of these industries, delivering tailored solutions.

Discovered mena

Practice Lead - Technology

Feb 2023Oct 2023 · 8 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

Spilberg it dev careers

Business Manager

Jan 2021Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Als spezialisierte Personalberatung fokussiert sich Spilberg auf den Bereich IT-Development und vermittelt Fach- und Führungskräfte sowohl im freiberuflicher Basis und auch Rahmen der Festanstellung. Jeder unserer Berater ist mit höchster Qualität auf eine Nische fokussiert. Nähe und Vertrauen zu unseren Partnern ist uns sehr wichtig – unser Netzwerk reicht von Start-ups über kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen bis hin zu multinationalen Konzernen.

Vibe group ®

Business Manager

Jan 2021Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Randstad hong kong

2 roles

Senior Manager - Technology & Contracting

Jan 2020Jan 2021 · 1 yr · Hong Kong

Senior Manager - Technology

Jan 2019Jan 2020 · 1 yr · Hong Kong

  • Randstad is a global leader in the HR services industry, with Asia-Pacific operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Australia and New Zealand. Our Hong Kong SAR operations has been supporting people and organisations in realising their true potential, helping find the best permanent and contracting talent in accounting & finance, banking & financial services, business support, construction & property, engineering, human resources, technologies, sales, life sciences, marketing & communications and supply chain & procurement.
  • Human connection is at the heart of our business. Our personal approach, supported by state-of-the-art technology, is what sets us apart in the world of work. We express this with a new brand promise: Human Forward.
  • If finding exceptional leaders and senior professionals remains a key challenge for your business, I’d love to connect.
  • Looking for your next move? Let’s have a chat, or visit www.randstad.com.hk for jobs with Hong Kong’s leading employers.
  • Field of expertise of me and my team:
  • Mid-level to C-level
  • Cyber Security, Pentesting, OSPC, OSPE,
  • Software Development, Full-stack, Back-end, OO | Java, JVM, J2SE, Play, Spring (MVC), Wicket, JEE, JSP, EJB, Hibernate, JPA, Ant, Maven, Tomcat, JBoss, Jenkins, Docker, jUnit | Scala, Akka, Cats, Slick, Spray | Kotlin | Hadoop, Cassandra, Spark, Apache | JavaScript, Angular, ReactJS, NodeJS, VueJS | Cloud, Distributed systems, Multi-threading, Functional- & reactive programming | Mobile, iOS, Android, Hybride | Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, AWS, Azure, GCP, Ansible
  • Like to get in touch?
  • robbert.pauli@randstad.com.hk or +852 6435 3809

Dimension search

2 roles

Director

Promoted

Dec 2018Jun 2019 · 6 mos · Singapore

Associate Director - Technology

Apr 2018Jun 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · Singapore

  • Dimension Search is an international Technology, Digital and Change recruitment firm with its headquarters in Singapore and a second office in Manila.
  • Launched in 2018, Dimension delivers best-in-class recruitment services for mid-to-senior level technology, digital and change professionals working with customers regionally around Asia and across all sectors.
  • Dimension was founded by a highly successful Technology entrepreneur and regular hiring manager, and two recruitment professionals with 30 years of combined industry experience. This partnership gives Dimension a unique insight into what customers need from today’s recruitment businesses – service excellence, consultant expertise, skills and job matching accuracy, process efficiency and speed of delivery.
  • At Dimension we are passionate about what we do and we pride ourselves on never falling short in any of these five key areas.
  • With significant investment in our research function and in the latest industry technology, Dimension’s expert consultants benefit from a market leading platform and operational support, enabling them to spend their time adding value to their customers - servicing client and candidate needs, building deeper relationships and going the extra mile to deliver on our promises and fulfil your expectations.
  • robbert@dimension-search.com
  • T: +65 9866 6291
  • EA Registration Number: R1766690
  • EA Licence Number: 18S9044

Salt connects the best talent in digital globally

Practice Lead - Technology

May 2017Apr 2018 · 11 mos · Singapore

  • Salt is a global recruitment business with 165 staff across 8 locations: London, New York, Auckland, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Dubai.
  • We deliver outstanding candidates globally in the digital world across creative, marketing, sales and technology, whilst our services range from single hires to covering complete outsourcing solutions involving business change. In New Zealand our market coverage extends to: accounting & finance, business support & operations, and supply chain & logistics.
  • We have built our business upon 5 pillars: Vision, Values, Minimum Standards, KAM (key account management) and DNA (training & development). Our pillars define the way we work across all of our offices and we are proud of our consistent yet agile methodologies.
  • As a collaborative recruitment organisation we are tackling the challenges that globalization presents and we have a blueprint for the best recruitment service in digital.
  • EA Reg No.: R1766690
  • EA License No.: 05C4494

Darwin recruitment

4 roles

Team Manager Software & Infrastructure - Freelance

Promoted

Nov 2016May 2017 · 6 mos · Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Team Leader Network & Infrastructure - Freelance

Jan 2016Nov 2016 · 10 mos · Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Consultant specialized in placing permanent Network & Security specialists within the Netherlands.
  • Focus: Network (Cisco, Juniper, HP, Huawei) & Security (Cisco, F5, Check Point, Palo Alto, ArcSight, Qradar, FortiNet, Splunk, FireEye, Cyber-Ark, McAfee, Metasploit, Nexpose, Infoblox).
  • Specialities:
  • ✔ Network (Cisco, Juniper, HP, Huawei)
  • ✔ Security (Cisco, F5, Check Point, Palo Alto, ArcSight, Qradar, FortiNet, Splunk, FireEye, Cyber-Ark, McAfee, Metasploit, Nexpose, Infoblox, Blue Coat, Pentest, Burp Suite, Exploit-db. SQL map, SQL ninja, Skipfish, Paros, Nessus, Nikto)
  • CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CCSP, CEH, OWASP, SIEM, IAM, COBIT, GWAPT, CTF, SSCP, CISSP, OSCP, WASC, CWE, ISO27002, CISA, CISM, TOGAF, ITIL, PRINCE, ACE, PCNSE, CNSE, CCSA, CCSE, CCMSE, CCSM, ACSE, ACMA, ACMP, ACMX, ACDX, ACCA, ACCP, ACSP, AWMP, BCXCS, BCXCE, BCCPA, BCWAA, BCCPP, BCPSA, BCPSP, BCSAP, F5-CA, F5-CTS, F5-CSE, F5-CADE, F5-CADA, FJSE, FSE, FSA, CICA, CICE, CIST, CINA, JNCIE, JNCIP, JNCIS, JNCIA, JNCSP, JNCDA, JNCDS, PSC-CA, PSC-PA, VCA-NV, VCP-NV, VCIX-NV, VCDX-NV, ZAP

Senior IT Recruitment Consultant

Jun 2015Dec 2015 · 6 mos · Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

IT Recruitment Consultant

May 2013May 2015 · 2 yrs · Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Hanos internationale horecagroothandel

Account Manager

Apr 2012May 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo · Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Relatiebeheer
  • Uitbreiden van bestaande relaties
  • Koude acquisitie (telefonisch en deur tot deur)
  • Verkopen van concepten

Education

Tio Business School

2011 — Hotel and Event Management

Jan 2008Jan 2011

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