/* =========================================================
   Meridian Talent UAE — Global Stylesheet
   Minimal · warm paper, soft charcoal, muted sage
   ========================================================= */
:root{
  --bg:#F7F5F1;
  --surface:#FFFFFF;
  --stone:#EFEBE4;
  --line:#E5DFD6;
  --ink:#22292B;
  --text:#3B4346;
  --muted:#80878A;
  --sage:#6F8B7E;
  --sage-dark:#5A7468;
  --sage-soft:#E4EBE6;
  --clay:#B89B7A;
  --clay-soft:#F2EBE2;
  --radius:14px;
  --shadow:0 18px 40px -24px rgba(34,41,43,.18);
  --serif:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;
  --sans:'Manrope',system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--text);background:var(--bg);line-height:1.7;font-size:16px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img,svg{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
ul{list-style:none}
.container{width:min(1140px,100% - 40px);margin-inline:auto}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:-.015em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.3rem,5vw,4rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.2vw,2.6rem)}
h3{font-size:1.28rem}
em.accent{font-style:italic;color:var(--sage)}
.eyebrow{display:inline-block;font-size:.74rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.lead{font-size:1.08rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:600px}
.section{padding:110px 0}
.section.tint{background:var(--stone)}
.section-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:30px;margin-bottom:56px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.section-head h2{margin-top:12px;max-width:620px}

/* Buttons */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:14px 26px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:600;font-size:.93rem;border:1px solid transparent;cursor:pointer;transition:.25s ease;font-family:var(--sans)}
.btn-primary{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--sage-dark)}
.btn-ghost,.btn-outline{border-color:var(--line);color:var(--ink);background:transparent}
.btn-ghost:hover,.btn-outline:hover{border-color:var(--ink)}
.btn-sm{padding:10px 20px;font-size:.86rem}
.arrow{transition:transform .25s}
.btn:hover .arrow{transform:translateX(3px)}

/* Header */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;background:rgba(247,245,241,.9);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(12px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:76px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;color:var(--ink)}
.brand img{width:40px;height:40px}
.brand-text{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1}
.brand-text b{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:400}
.brand-text small{font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:5px;font-weight:600}
.nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:32px}
.nav-links a:not(.btn){color:var(--muted);font-weight:500;font-size:.93rem;transition:.2s}
.nav-links a:not(.btn):hover,.nav-links a.active{color:var(--ink)}
.nav-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;width:44px;height:44px;position:relative}
.nav-toggle span{position:absolute;left:11px;right:11px;height:1.5px;background:var(--ink);transition:.3s}
.nav-toggle span:nth-child(1){top:16px}.nav-toggle span:nth-child(2){top:22px}.nav-toggle span:nth-child(3){top:28px}
.nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(1){top:22px;transform:rotate(45deg)}
.nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(2){opacity:0}
.nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(3){top:22px;transform:rotate(-45deg)}

/* Hero */
.hero{padding:110px 0 100px}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:70px;align-items:center}
.hero h1{margin:20px 0 24px}
.hero-cta{display:flex;gap:12px;margin-top:36px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.hero-meta{display:flex;gap:44px;margin-top:60px;padding-top:28px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);flex-wrap:wrap}
.hero-meta b{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.9rem;color:var(--ink);font-weight:400;line-height:1}
.hero-meta span{font-size:.84rem;color:var(--muted)}
.hero-card{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:28px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.hero-card h4{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:16px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.pulse{width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--sage)}
.mini-job{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding:16px 4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);transition:.2s}
.mini-job:last-of-type{border-bottom:0}
.mini-job:hover b{color:var(--sage-dark)}
.mini-job b{display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:.96rem;color:var(--ink);transition:.2s}
.mini-job small{color:var(--muted);font-size:.8rem}
.mini-job .tag{font-size:.72rem;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:999px;background:var(--stone);color:var(--text);font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}
.hero-card .all{display:block;text-align:center;margin-top:14px;padding-top:16px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;font-size:.88rem}

/* Specialisms strip */
.ticker{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:22px 0}
.ticker-track{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:12px 34px;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);font-weight:500}
.ticker-track span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:34px}
.ticker-track span:not(:last-child)::after{content:"";width:4px;height:4px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--clay)}

/* Grids & cards */
.grid-3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
.grid-2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:22px}
.grid-4{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:20px}
.card{background:var(--surface);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:34px;border:1px solid var(--line);transition:.3s ease;position:relative}
.card:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.icon{width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:12px;display:grid;place-items:center;background:var(--sage-soft);color:var(--sage-dark);margin-bottom:22px}
.icon svg{width:22px;height:22px}
.card h3{margin-bottom:10px}
.card p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem}
.card .num{position:absolute;top:30px;right:30px;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em}
.card-link{display:inline-flex;gap:8px;margin-top:20px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);font-size:.9rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:2px}
.card-link:hover{border-color:var(--ink)}

/* Jobs */
.jobs-section{background:var(--stone)}
.job-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px}
.job-card{background:var(--surface);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px;border:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:.3s}
.job-card:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.job-top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-bottom:20px}
.job-cat{font-size:.7rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 11px;border-radius:999px}
.cat-finance{background:var(--sage-soft);color:var(--sage-dark)}
.cat-manufacturing{background:var(--clay-soft);color:#8A6E50}
.job-id{font-size:.74rem;color:var(--muted)}
.job-card h3{font-size:1.32rem;margin-bottom:10px}
.job-card p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.92rem;flex:1}
.job-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:20px 0 22px}
.job-meta span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font-size:.79rem;font-weight:500;padding:5px 10px;border-radius:8px;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--text)}
.job-meta svg{width:13px;height:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.job-actions .btn{width:100%;justify-content:center}

/* Filters */
.filters{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;margin-bottom:36px;background:var(--surface);padding:10px;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.filters input{flex:1;min-width:200px;border:0;outline:0;padding:10px 18px;font-size:.98rem;font-family:var(--sans);background:transparent;color:var(--text)}
.chip{border:1px solid transparent;padding:10px 18px;border-radius:999px;background:transparent;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.86rem;transition:.2s}
.chip:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.chip.active{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.no-results{text-align:center;padding:60px;color:var(--muted);display:none}

/* Process */
.steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:22px;counter-reset:s}
.step{padding-top:26px;border-top:1px solid var(--ink)}
.step::before{counter-increment:s;content:"0" counter(s);display:block;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--sage);margin-bottom:18px}
.step h3{font-size:1.2rem;margin-bottom:10px}
.step p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.93rem}

/* Split */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:80px;align-items:center}
.visual-block{position:relative;border-radius:22px;background:var(--stone);aspect-ratio:1/1;overflow:hidden}
.visual-block svg{width:100%;height:100%}
.check-list li{display:flex;gap:14px;margin-bottom:20px;align-items:start}
.check-list li::before{content:"";flex:none;width:22px;height:22px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--sage-soft) url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%235A7468' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M5 12l5 5L20 7'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center/12px no-repeat;margin-top:3px}
.check-list b{display:block;color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;font-size:1rem}
.check-list span{color:var(--muted);font-size:.93rem}

/* Industries */
.industry{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:26px 22px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px;transition:.3s}
.industry:hover{border-color:var(--sage)}
.industry svg{width:26px;height:26px;color:var(--sage)}
.industry h4{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;font-size:.98rem}
.industry p{font-size:.86rem;color:var(--muted)}

/* CTA */
.cta{padding:0 0 110px}
.cta-box{background:var(--sage-soft);border-radius:24px;padding:64px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:center}
.cta-box p{color:var(--text);margin-top:14px;max-width:520px}
.cta-actions{display:flex;gap:12px;justify-content:flex-end;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* Page hero */
.page-hero{padding:96px 0 70px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.page-hero h1{margin:16px 0;font-size:clamp(2.1rem,4.6vw,3.4rem);max-width:800px}
.crumbs{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:22px}
.crumbs a:hover{color:var(--ink)}

/* Values */
.value{padding:28px 0 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.value h3{margin-bottom:10px}
.value p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.94rem}

/* Notice card */
.notice{background:var(--clay-soft);border:1px solid #E7DCCD;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:34px}
.notice h3{margin-bottom:10px}
.notice p{color:var(--text);font-size:.95rem}
.notice .icon{background:#fff;color:#8A6E50}

/* Forms */
.form-wrap{background:var(--surface);border-radius:20px;padding:42px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.form-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}
.field{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:7px}
.field.full{grid-column:1/-1}
.field label{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink)}
.field input,.field select,.field textarea{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.95rem;padding:13px 15px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;background:var(--bg);outline:none;transition:.2s;color:var(--text)}
.field input:focus,.field select:focus,.field textarea:focus{border-color:var(--sage);background:#fff}
.field textarea{min-height:130px;resize:vertical}
.form-note{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px}
.form-success{display:none;background:var(--sage-soft);color:var(--sage-dark);padding:14px 18px;border-radius:10px;margin-top:16px;font-size:.9rem}
.contact-info{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.info-item{display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:center;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);padding:22px;border-radius:var(--radius)}
.info-item .icon{margin:0;flex:none}
.info-item small{color:var(--muted);font-size:.72rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;font-weight:600}
.info-item b{display:block;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);margin-top:2px;word-break:break-word}

/* FAQ */
.faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.faq-q{width:100%;text-align:left;background:none;border:0;padding:22px 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.14rem;color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;font-weight:400}
.faq-q span{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--muted);transition:.3s;line-height:1}
.faq-item.open .faq-q span{transform:rotate(45deg)}
.faq-a{max-height:0;overflow:hidden;transition:max-height .35s ease;color:var(--muted)}
.faq-a p{padding-bottom:22px}

/* Modal */
.modal{position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:300;background:rgba(34,41,43,.4);backdrop-filter:blur(4px);display:none;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:center;padding:40px 16px;overflow-y:auto}
.modal.open{display:flex}
.modal-box{background:var(--bg);border-radius:22px;max-width:820px;width:100%;position:relative;animation:pop .3s ease;overflow:hidden}
@keyframes pop{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)}}
.modal-head{background:var(--surface);padding:40px 44px 30px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.modal-head h2{font-size:2rem;margin:14px 0 6px}
.modal-head .job-meta{margin-bottom:0}
.modal-close{position:absolute;top:18px;right:18px;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font-size:1.3rem;cursor:pointer}
.modal-close:hover{border-color:var(--ink)}
.modal-body{padding:36px 44px 44px}
.modal-body h4{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--sage-dark);margin:28px 0 12px}
.modal-body h4:first-child{margin-top:0}
.modal-body p{color:var(--text)}
.modal-body ul li{padding-left:20px;position:relative;margin-bottom:8px;color:var(--text);font-size:.95rem}
.modal-body ul li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:2px;top:11px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--sage)}
.modal-body .form-wrap{margin-top:32px;padding:30px}

/* Footer */
.site-footer{background:var(--stone);color:var(--muted);padding:80px 0 30px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1.3fr;gap:50px;margin-bottom:56px}
.site-footer h5{color:var(--ink);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:18px;font-weight:600}
.site-footer li{margin-bottom:11px;font-size:.92rem}
.site-footer a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.footer-about p{margin:18px 0;font-size:.92rem;max-width:320px}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:24px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;font-size:.82rem}
.newsletter{display:flex;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:4px;margin-top:4px}
.newsletter input{flex:1;background:none;border:0;outline:0;color:var(--text);padding:9px 14px;font-family:var(--sans);min-width:0}
.newsletter button{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border:0;border-radius:999px;padding:9px 18px;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--sans)}

/* Legal */
.legal{max-width:760px}
.legal h2{font-size:1.45rem;margin:40px 0 12px}
.legal h2:first-child{margin-top:0}
.legal p,.legal li{color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:10px}
.legal ul{list-style:disc;padding-left:22px}
.legal a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:underline}

/* Back to top */
.to-top{position:fixed;right:22px;bottom:22px;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:.3s;z-index:90;font-size:1.1rem;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.to-top.show{opacity:1;pointer-events:auto}

/* Reveal */
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(18px);transition:opacity .8s ease,transform .8s ease}
.reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width:1024px){
  .hero-grid,.split,.cta-box{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:50px}
  .grid-3,.job-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .grid-4,.steps{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .cta-actions{justify-content:flex-start}
}
@media (max-width:820px){
  .nav-toggle{display:block}
  .nav-links{position:fixed;top:76px;left:0;right:0;background:var(--bg);flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:0;padding:8px 20px 28px;transform:translateY(-130%);transition:.4s ease;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .nav-links.open{transform:none}
  .nav-links a:not(.btn){width:100%;padding:15px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .nav-links .btn{margin-top:18px}
}
@media (max-width:640px){
  .section{padding:72px 0}
  .hero{padding:70px 0}
  .grid-3,.grid-2,.job-grid,.grid-4,.steps,.form-grid,.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .cta-box,.form-wrap{padding:32px 22px}
  .modal-head,.modal-body{padding:28px 22px}
  .filters{border-radius:16px}
  .hero-meta{gap:28px}
}