ABOUT THE JOB
Position Title: Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Employment Type: Full-time
Saudi Nationals Only
ABOUT PROVEN
Proven supports equal opportunities for all candidates and is committed to empowering its people through continuous personal and professional development. We foster a collaborative and inclusive environment built on mutual respect, innovation, and a healthy work-life balance. With a strong track record in recruitment, managed services, and workforce solutions, we are proud to be long-term partners in shaping success for both our clients and our employees.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We are seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition professional with experience in executive search and large-scale outsourcing and manpower recruitment. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of overall recruitment experience, including experience with an outsourcing/manpower provider, and a proven track record of hiring across both technical and non-technical roles.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own and drive the complete recruitment lifecycle, ensuring effective delivery of client requirements across technical and non-technical roles.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify, attract, and engage suitable talent across relevant markets.
- Understand hiring requirements, assess candidate suitability, and align talent recommendations with client expectations and business needs.
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines and candidate relationships to support current and future hiring requirements.
- Drive recruitment closures through effective process management, candidate engagement, offer coordination, and stakeholder follow-ups.
- Maintain recruitment data, pipeline visibility, and reporting while ensuring compliance with internal recruitment processes.
- Take ownership of challenging and urgent hiring requirements, proactively identifying solutions to meet business demands.
- Ensure delivery of large-scale outsourcing projects.
REQUIREMENTS
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in recruitment majorly on technical recruitment.
- Experience recruiting for GCC clients and markets is required.
- Exposure of working with outsourcing or manpower providers.
- Proven experience handling both technical and non-technical positions in a recruitment agency or client-based setup.
- Experience managing multiple vacancies simultaneously with demanding delivery timelines.
- Demonstrated ability to source and submit quality candidate profiles and achieve successful placements.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong understanding of recruitment processes and advanced candidate sourcing techniques.
- Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, ATS, and recruitment databases.
- Understanding of GCC recruitment practices and hiring markets, particularly KSA.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong persuasive, negotiation, and candidate engagement abilities.
- Excellent coordination, follow-up, and time management skills.
- Proactive approach with strong ownership and accountability.
- Target-oriented mindset with a focus on quality and placement success.
- Ability to adapt to urgent requirements and changing client priorities.
