Recruitment Manager

About the Role

Recruitment Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, assessment, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Own the group’s Saudization strategy, targets, and execution plan across all brands and locations.
• Monitor Nitaqat classification and proactively manage workforce composition to maintain compliance.
• Build annual and quarterly workforce plans in partnership with Operations, Brand GMs, FP&A, and HR leadership.
• Lead high-volume recruitment for front-of-house, back-of-house, management, and support office roles.
• Build strategic partnerships with Saudi universities, vocational institutes, HRDF programs, and talent platforms.
• Develop Saudi talent pipelines, including internship, graduate, and apprenticeship programs.
• Manage and optimize the Applicant Tracking System, ensuring data accuracy, reporting, and process efficiency.
• Develop standardized recruitment SOPs, interview guides, competency frameworks, and assessment rubrics.
• Track and report recruitment KPIs, including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, offer acceptance rate, quality of hire, 90-day retention, and Saudization ratio.
• Partner with Operations leadership on workforce planning, hiring priorities, and talent risks.
• Support expatriate workforce planning in coordination with Government Relations, including visa requirements, profession classification, and renewal tracking.
• Represent the group at career fairs, recruitment events, and government workforce initiatives.

Requirements

• Saudi National.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of recruitment experience in high-volume F&B, retail, hospitality, or multi-site service operations.
• Strong knowledge of Saudization, Nitaqat, Qiwa, MHRSD regulations, HRDF, GOSI, and Saudi Labour Law.
• Proven experience recruiting for frontline, operational, and management roles.
• Experience managing recruitment for multi-site operations.
• Strong understanding of shift-based workforce needs and frontline talent dynamics.
• Experience using ATS platforms, HRIS systems, MS Excel, and recruitment reporting tools.
• Fluent Arabic and professional-level English.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Ability to work closely with Operations, HR, Training, Brand leadership, and senior management.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Saudization and Nitaqat strategy.
• High-volume recruitment.
• Workforce planning.
• Talent pipeline development.
• Recruitment operations and ATS management.
• Data-driven recruitment reporting.
• Stakeholder management.
• Employer branding.
• Compliance and documentation accuracy.
• Saudi Labour Law knowledge.
• Change management.
• Cultural understanding of the Saudi labour market.