Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist/Recruitment Manager

Role & responsibilities

Masters or bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.

Typically 6–12 years of progressive recruitment experience, including independent ownership of complex, senior and specialist hiring.

Strong hands-on capability across sourcing, talent mapping, screening, assessment, interview management, offer negotiation and post-offer engagement.

Ability to advise and influence senior stakeholders, challenge constructively and drive decisions without formal authority.

Experience managing multiple requisitions, competing priorities, vendors and demanding timelines in a fast-paced environment.

Strong knowledge of direct sourcing, talent pipelines, recruitment-market intelligence and ATS platforms.

Strong experience in recruitment reporting, dashboards, hiring analytics and data-led decision-making.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, formulas, charts and data analysis.

Excellent English communication, consulting, influencing and negotiation skills.

Strong business judgement, analytical ability, attention to detail, ownership and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Ability to operate independently as a senior individual contributor while collaborating effectively across teams.

Experience in a corporate, multinational, GCC, GBS or shared-services environment is strongly preferred.

Key Relationships

People & Culture / HR Business Partners

Hiring managers, functional leaders and business heads

HR Operations, Compensation and Onboarding teams

Finance and procurement stakeholders, where applicable

Recruitment agencies, sourcing partners and assessment providers

Candidates and external talent communities

Preferred candidate profile