Manager, Talent Acquisition.PICG - Talent Acquisition.People & Intellectual Capital Group

Job Purpose

Key Result Areas

• Partner with Groups / Divisions in UAE and Overseas countries to proactively fill the immediate and future manpower requirements.
• Design and implement efficient, sustainable and cost-effective recruitment strategy tailored for the Group/Unit
• Source qualified candidates, conduct interviews, organise and execute assessment centers for the vacant positions.
• Negotiate and recommend Grade / salary and benefits for the new recruits while balancing the need to attract talent with the desire to maintain internal equity.
• Evaluate new recruitment markets / avenues to attract top talent and maintain an active database of suitable candidates.
• Ensure diverse, qualified and culturally fit candidates are presented to the business.
• Research and evaluate alternate staffing models in order to provide cost effective and flexible manning, especially for dynamic staffing domains (payments, digital etc.)
• Build, use, and leverage the prevalent bank e-recruitment infrastructure and other external sites to source qualified candidates globally.
• To identify, negotiate with recruitment consultancies worldwide for sourcing manpower for the bank.
• Create and implement end-to-end hiring process to ensure a positive experience for candidates.
• Constantly research and evaluate best and innovative TA and PICG practices and explore feasibility of deploying those within the Mashreq TA processes.
• Adopt lean methodology and contribute to the bank’s efforts towards sustainability and digitization.
• Promote Mashreq’s reputation as ‘best place to work’.
• Lead employment branding initiatives.
• Create, maintain and report TA KPIs.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A professional or relevant post graduate management qualification is essential.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in Recruitment at both operational and strategic level.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of digital and technology and it’s impact on the recruitment domain.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• High level of analytical ability.
• Knowledge of banking business/financial services industry is a distinct advantage.
• Highly customer focused, as it demands in a service industry.
• An understanding of the business and roles in all of the bank’s units.
• Experience and skills in evaluation of candidates to assess job and profile fit.
• Excellent communication skills, creative and results driven.
• Must have fair knowledge of Immigration and Labor Law.
• Able to supervise a team and achieve goals for the unit.
• A proven track record of program/ project management