Role Purpose:
We are looking for an experienced and driven Assistant Manager – Talent Acquisition to join our Talent Acquisition team in Egypt.
The role will be responsible for managing end-to-end recruitment across assigned business areas, partnering closely with business and HR stakeholders, developing effective sourcing strategies, and ensuring a high-quality candidate and hiring-manager experience.
The successful candidate will combine strong recruitment expertise, stakeholder management skills, market knowledge, and a data-driven approach to support Mashreq's growth and talent agenda in Egypt.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from requisition intake and sourcing through interviewing, offer management, and onboarding coordination.
- Partner with hiring managers and HR stakeholders to understand manpower requirements, role profiles, and hiring priorities.
- Develop effective sourcing and headhunting strategies for specialist, professional, and high-volume positions.
- Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn, databases, referrals, networking, and other sourcing channels.
- Conduct candidate screening and assessments to ensure strong technical, competency, and cultural alignment.
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future business requirements.
- Advise stakeholders on talent availability, market trends, compensation expectations, and recruitment challenges.
- Ensure recruitment activities are completed within agreed SLAs and hiring timelines.
- Manage offer negotiations and support candidates throughout the pre-employment and onboarding process.
- Maintain accurate recruitment data and provide regular reporting on vacancies, pipelines, hiring progress, and recruitment KPIs.
- Monitor key metrics including time-to-fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, pipeline conversion, and candidate experience.
- Ensure recruitment processes comply with internal policies, governance requirements, and applicable employment regulations.
- Support employer-branding and talent-attraction initiatives in the Egyptian market.
- Build strong relationships with recruitment agencies and other external talent partners where required.
- Promote diversity, inclusion, and fair hiring practices throughout the recruitment process.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, candidate experience, and overall hiring effectiveness.
Qualifications & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related discipline.
Approximately 5–7 years of Talent Acquisition / Recruitment experience, preferably within a structured corporate environment.
Experience managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple functions and seniority levels.
Strong experience in direct sourcing and headhunting, particularly through LinkedIn and professional networks.
Experience within banking, financial services, fintech, multinational organizations, or large corporate environments is an advantage.
Proven ability to manage multiple vacancies and hiring priorities simultaneously.
Experience working closely with senior business stakeholders and HR leadership.
Strong understanding of the Egyptian talent market.
Key Competencies:
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Excellent interviewing and candidate-assessment capabilities.
Strong negotiation and communication skills.
Commercial and business understanding.
Data-driven and results-oriented mindset.
Excellent organization and prioritization skills.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Strong attention to detail and recruitment governance.
Proactive, collaborative, and solution-oriented approach.
Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic.
What We’re Looking For:
We are looking for someone who is not simply focused on closing vacancies, but who can act as a Talent Acquisition partner to the business understanding business needs, challenging where appropriate, providing market intelligence, building sustainable talent pipelines, and delivering an excellent experience for both candidates and hiring managers.