Associate Manager: Talent Acquisition

Job Purpose

We are looking for an experienced Associate Manager – Talent Acquisition to lead recruitment delivery for assigned business areas or hiring programmes. The successful candidate will develop effective sourcing strategies, oversee recruitment performance and partner with key stakeholders to achieve hiring objectives.

This role requires a strong understanding of recruitment strategy, bulk and specialist hiring, stakeholder management and recruitment governance. The successful candidate will also provide guidance to recruiters, address hiring challenges and identify opportunities to improve recruitment efficiency and quality.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Strategy and Delivery

• Take ownership of recruitment delivery for assigned business portfolios, accounts or hiring programmes.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for high-volume, lateral, niche and business-critical recruitment requirements.
• Align recruitment activities with business priorities, hiring plans and agreed fulfilment timelines.
• Build and maintain effective talent pipelines to support current and anticipated hiring requirements.
• Monitor recruitment performance, pipeline health, ageing, conversion rates and delivery risks.
• Identify potential recruitment bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve hiring outcomes.
• Support large-scale recruitment drives, hiring ramps and critical talent acquisition initiatives.

Stakeholder and Business Partnership

• Partner with hiring managers and business stakeholders to understand workforce requirements, hiring priorities and recruitment challenges.
• Provide regular recruitment updates, highlighting progress, risks and areas requiring intervention.
• Manage recruitment escalations and work collaboratively with stakeholders to resolve delays or fulfilment challenges.
• Establish strong working relationships to ensure alignment on candidate profiles, selection criteria and recruitment expectations.
• Provide insights into sourcing effectiveness, talent availability and recruitment performance.

Team Guidance and Performance Management

• Guide and support recruiters on sourcing strategies, CV screening, candidate engagement and recruitment process adherence.
• Promote consistent recruitment practices and high standards of candidate assessment.
• Support recruiters in resolving complex hiring challenges and improving recruitment delivery.
• Encourage accountability, collaboration and a results-driven approach to recruitment.
• Identify opportunities for knowledge sharing and continuous development within the recruitment team.

Recruitment Governance and Continuous Improvement

• Drive recruitment reviews, governance processes and stakeholder reporting.
• Monitor fulfilment, quality of hire, time-to-hire and overall recruitment efficiency.
• Ensure recruitment trackers, candidate records and reporting systems are maintained accurately.
• Identify opportunities to optimise sourcing channels, recruitment workflows and candidate conversion rates.
• Ensure adherence to internal recruitment policies, process standards and applicable employment practices.
• Recommend process improvements that enhance delivery, consistency and candidate experience.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate qualification.
• A specialisation in Human Resources or a related discipline would be advantageous.

Experience

• Minimum of five years' relevant Talent Acquisition or recruitment experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing recruitment delivery across multiple vacancies, business areas or hiring programmes.
• Experience in bulk recruitment, lateral hiring and niche or business-critical recruitment.
• Proven ability to develop sourcing strategies and monitor recruitment performance against agreed targets.
• Experience guiding, coaching or supporting recruiters is highly advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management and recruitment escalation experience.

Language Requirements

• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Recruitment strategy and delivery management
• Business partnership and stakeholder engagement
• Bulk, lateral and niche recruitment
• Sourcing strategy and talent pipeline management
• Recruitment governance and performance reporting
• Team guidance and recruiter development
• Recruitment analytics and performance monitoring
• Escalation and risk management
• Process optimisation and continuous improvement
• Planning, prioritisation and decision-making
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

Working Conditions

This is a mandatory office-based position in Heliopolis, Cairo, requiring five to six working days per week. The role involves leading recruitment delivery, supporting recruiters and collaborating closely with business stakeholders to meet hiring objectives.

Compensation

The salary budget is EGP 60,000–70,000 gross per month, subject to the employer's compensation and selection process.