Senior Recruiter - Arabic Speaking

About AMS

AMS is a global, innovative, and inclusive company connecting talent across different cultures and backgrounds to transform the future of work. Collaborating with leading organizations, AMS designs and executes talent strategies that integrate people, processes, data, and technology, facilitating meaningful employment opportunities for millions annually. The company fosters a diverse and interconnected community focused on delivering client results and creating growth and impact for its employees.

Role Overview

This Senior Recruiter position involves partnering closely with stakeholders, addressing recruitment challenges, and enhancing hiring outcomes through expertise and insight. The role supports a critical client account in the Middle East and requires strong relationship-building with hiring managers, providing strategic recruitment advice, and ensuring an excellent candidate experience throughout the hiring process. This role is based on-site full-time at the client's office in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, with attendance required five days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior hiring managers and business leaders, offering consultative recruitment guidance and market knowledge.
• Lead briefing sessions for vacancies and establish recruitment strategies aligned with business goals.
• Work with sourcing teams to create effective talent attraction methods and maintain robust candidate pipelines.
• Provide hiring managers with insights on talent availability, industry trends, competitor actions, and hiring expectations.
• Handle the full recruitment lifecycle from requisition through offer acceptance and onboarding.
• Ensure an outstanding candidate experience during the recruitment process.
• Lead complex offer negotiations and assist hiring managers in making informed selections.
• Develop and sustain proactive talent pools to meet future hiring needs.
• Utilize recruitment data and funnel metrics to identify areas for enhancement, mitigate risks, and boost hiring success.
• Collaborate effectively with sourcing, administration, and broader delivery teams for seamless execution.
• Support and mentor colleagues on recruitment best practices, client culture, and delivery quality.
• Contribute actively to continuous improvement efforts and strategic recruitment initiatives.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end recruitment within sectors such as Oil & Gas, Energy, Engineering, or Construction.
• Experience supporting hiring activities across the Middle East region.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities, partnering with senior leaders.
• Proven ability to lead recruitment strategy discussions and advise on market insights and hiring methods.
• Excellent communication, influence, and relationship-building skills.
• Capability to manage multiple priorities and requisitions in a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment technologies.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Fluency in both Arabic and English, written and spoken.
• Willingness and ability to work on-site five days a week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience mentoring or coaching recruiters or recruitment support personnel.
• Strong knowledge of talent market mapping and pipelining strategies.
• Additional language competencies.

Work Culture and Benefits

AMS embraces an open, inclusive culture based on trust and diversity. Employees are empowered with flexibility and autonomy to perform their best. Career growth opportunities within a global talent solutions leader are available, alongside being part of a team that values passion, boldness, and authenticity. Employee Resource Groups support community inclusion, and each employee receives one paid volunteer day annually for causes they care about. The company offers competitive rewards and benefits (contingent on location and local regulations), professional development, learning chances, and exposure to senior decision-makers and strategic projects.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

AMS is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. Applications are welcomed from candidates of all backgrounds without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics. Accessibility accommodations can be requested at any application stage.