Key skills
AIMLLeadershipStakeholder ManagementCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Design and execute a global hiring strategy across key regions (e.g., Eastern Europe, MENA, Latin America, Asia)
- Map talent markets based on:
- Cost vs quality trade-offs
- FinTech and engineering expertise availability
- Time-zone alignment with Saudi operations
- Build hiring pipelines for critical roles (engineering, product, AI, financial domain experts)
- Own full-cycle recruitment:
- Job scoping & structuring
- Writing high-quality, conversion-optimized job descriptions
- Sourcing and outreach (LinkedIn, platforms, agencies, networks)
- Screening and interviewing
- Offer management
- Implement and optimize ATS systems and hiring workflows
- Design structured evaluation frameworks:
- Scorecards
- Competency-based interviews
- Technical and domain assessments
- Build data-driven hiring processes (time-to-hire, funnel conversion, quality of hire)
- Evaluate candidates across:
- Technical depth
- Financial domain knowledge
- Cultural and execution fit
- Partner with leadership to ensure high hiring bar and consistency
- Work closely with founders and product/engineering leaders
- Translate business needs into clear hiring plans and role definitions
- Advise leadership on talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and hiring feasibility
- Position Sarmad as a top destination for FinTech and AI talent
- Build long-term talent pipelines and relationships globally
Requirements
- 5–10+ years in talent acquisition, with:
- Strong experience in technology hiring
- Exposure to financial services / FinTech roles
- Proven experience hiring across multiple countries/regions
- Deep understanding of:
- Global talent markets (cost, availability, quality)
- Engineering and product roles
- Financial services roles (investment, lending, insurance preferred)
- Strong expertise in:
- ATS systems and recruitment tools
- Structured hiring and candidate evaluation
- Writing compelling job descriptions
- Strategic thinker with strong execution capability
- Data-driven and process-oriented
- High ownership and accountability
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Nice to Have
- Experience in high-growth startups or scale-ups
- Experience hiring in MENA or emerging markets
- Exposure to AI/ML or fintech platforms