Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the Role

Nesma Infrastructure & Technology is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves independently managing end-to-end recruitment activities for local and overseas hiring, with a strong focus on engineering, technical, specialized, and high-volume project requirements. The specialist will be responsible for delivering qualified talent within agreed timelines, managing complex recruitment assignments, and supporting workforce mobilization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from approved job requisitions through candidate joining, including complex and hard-to-fill vacancies.
• Develop effective sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for current and future recruitment needs.
• Conduct candidate screening, competency-based interviews, and technical qualification assessments in coordination with hiring managers.
• Manage employment offer preparation, negotiations, approvals, and candidate follow-up, ensuring timely delivery against KPIs and SLAs.
• Source qualified candidates through various channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, referrals, and direct headhunting, with a focus on Saudization objectives.
• Lead overseas recruitment requirements, coordinating with international agencies for sourcing, shortlisting, interviews, and mobilization logistics.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and resource allocation teams to understand manpower requirements and advise on recruitment feasibility and market availability.
• Maintain accurate recruitment information in the ATS/HRIS, monitor progress, and prepare reports on critical vacancies and recruitment bottlenecks.
• Ensure all recruitment activities comply with company policies, labor regulations, and approval requirements, including verifying candidate documentation and offer accuracy.

Local and Overseas Recruitment Focus

The role involves significant focus on both local and international talent acquisition. For local recruitment, the specialist will build talent pools for specialized engineering, electrical, infrastructure, and project-based positions, and develop relationships with universities and technical institutes. For overseas recruitment, responsibilities include supporting high-volume campaigns for technicians, skilled workers, supervisors, and engineers, and coordinating all aspects of international candidate selection and mobilization, including documentation, medical examinations, and visas.

Manpower Planning and Business Partnership

This position requires close collaboration with hiring managers, Project Managers, and Resource Allocation teams to align recruitment priorities with approved manpower plans, budgets, and project mobilization schedules. The specialist will provide market intelligence on candidate availability and salary expectations, identify recruitment risks, and recommend appropriate sourcing solutions to support urgent and critical manpower requirements across multiple projects.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in talent acquisition.
• Demonstrated ability to manage end-to-end recruitment for local and overseas hiring.
• Strong experience in recruiting for engineering, technical, specialized, and high-volume project requirements.
• Proficiency in using LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS/HRIS).
• Knowledge of labor regulations and compliance requirements in recruitment.

Team Support and Development

The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist will provide technical guidance and coaching to junior Talent Acquisition Specialists and Officers. This includes supporting the Talent Acquisition Supervisor in workload coordination, sharing sourcing techniques and market insights, and assisting in improving recruitment workflows, templates, SOPs, and the overall candidate experience. The role also supports recruitment projects and process improvement initiatives as assigned.