Talent Acquisition Manager

A diversified investment group with business interests across retail, real estate, and investment management is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruitment strategy and execution across its diverse business portfolio.

The successful candidate will drive end-to-end recruitment, develop effective sourcing strategies, build sustainable talent pipelines, strengthen recruitment governance, and partner with senior business leaders to attract and secure high-caliber talent aligned with organizational objectives.

• Translate approved manpower requirements into actionable recruitment plans aligned with business priorities and hiring timelines.
• Partner with senior leadership, hiring managers, and HR stakeholders to define role requirements, critical capabilities, and recruitment priorities.
• Develop tailored sourcing strategies for high-volume, specialist, managerial, and executive-level positions.
• Identify talent market constraints, recruitment risks, and mitigation strategies.

• Lead the full recruitment lifecycle, from approved requisition through candidate assessment, selection, offer negotiation, and offer acceptance.
• Establish and maintain recruitment policies, approval workflows, process controls, and documentation standards.
• Manage recruitment pipelines, requisition prioritization, and delivery against agreed service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Ensure compliance with approved manpower plans, delegated authorities, internal policies, and applicable regulations.
• Manage recruitment agencies and external suppliers, monitoring service quality, cost effectiveness, and delivery performance.

• Develop and optimize sourcing channels, including direct search, referrals, professional networks, recruitment platforms, universities, and executive search firms.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for business-critical, specialist, and recurring positions.
• Strengthen direct sourcing capabilities and maintain an effective candidate database.
• Analyze sourcing channel performance and optimize recruitment expenditure based on measurable results.
• Implement structured, competency-based assessment and selection methodologies.
• Establish consistent screening criteria, interview frameworks, and assessment standards.
• Coach hiring managers on interviewing techniques, candidate evaluation, and evidence-based selection decisions.
• Ensure recruitment decisions are supported by accurate, complete, and audit-ready documentation.

• Develop and execute employer branding initiatives to strengthen the organization's position in the Saudi talent market.
• Manage recruitment presence across Linked In, career platforms, professional networks, and relevant recruitment events.
• Build relationships with universities, professional communities, and external talent networks.
• Ensure job advertisements and recruitment communications are compelling, accurate, and aligned with corporate brand standards.

• Ensure timely, professional, and transparent communication throughout the recruitment process.
• Oversee offer preparation, salary negotiations, and approval routing within authorized compensation parameters.
• Manage offer acceptance challenges and develop strategies to improve candidate conversion.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and appropriate handling of candidate information.

• Oversee recruitment systems and ensure accurate, complete, and reliable recruitment data.
• Develop recruitment dashboards and management reports covering hiring progress, time to fill, time to hire, sourcing effectiveness, offer acceptance, and recruitment costs.
• Identify process bottlenecks and implement data-driven improvements to recruitment efficiency.
• Benchmark recruitment practices and introduce scalable solutions aligned with business requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 9–11 years of progressive HR experience, including 5–7 years in talent acquisition.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple job families, including specialist, managerial, and leadership positions.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior stakeholders and hiring managers in complex business environments.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing strategies, applicant tracking systems,…