Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist

Role Purpose

The Senior Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist will lead and drive end-to-end recruitment and talent acquisition strategy across Saudi Diyar Consultants, ensuring the organization attracts, assesses, and secures high-caliber engineering and technical talent.

This role shifts HR from transactional hiring to strategic talent acquisition, with clear accountability through measurable performance KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Talent Acquisition (Primary Focus)

- Lead full-cycle recruitment across technical and non-technical roles

- Execute proactive sourcing strategies (headhunting, referrals, competitor mapping)

- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines

- Partner with HODs to define requirements and ensure quality hires

- Conduct structured interviews and candidate evaluations

- Manage offer negotiation and closing

2. Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning

- Support workforce planning aligned with project pipeline

- Identify talent gaps and propose hiring strategies

- Provide market intelligence (salary benchmarks, availability, competition)

3. Recruitment Governance

- Standardize recruitment processes across offices

- Ensure high-quality candidate experience

- Track and report recruitment performance

4. HR Operations (Secondary Scope)

- Support onboarding and employee integration

- Maintain HR records and compliance

- Support performance management and reporting

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Time to Hire: 30–45 days (standard), 45–60 days (senior roles)

- Quality of Hire: 80%+ meeting/exceeding expectations after 6 months

- Offer Acceptance Rate: 85%+

- Early Attrition Rate: <10% (first 6 months)

- Talent Pipeline: 3–5 qualified candidates per key role

- Hiring Manager Satisfaction: 85%+

- Direct Sourcing Ratio: 70%+

- Interview-to-Offer Ratio: 3:1 to 5:1

- On-Time Hiring Delivery: 90%+

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field

- 8–10 years experience in talent acquisition within Architecture & Engineering firms.

- Proven headhunting experience.

- Knowledge of Saudi Labor Law.

Core Competencies

- Talent identification & assessment

- Strategic sourcing & headhunting

- Stakeholder management

- Market intelligence

- Ownership and accountability