Lead Recruiter, Delivery Assurance Middle East

Are you driven by the opportunity to tackle complex challenges and work alongside top leaders? Do you want to be part of a team that delivers outcomes that others simply can’t? If so, you’ve come to the right place.

Who You'll Work With

You will be based in our Riyadh office as part of our dynamic experienced professional recruitment team You'll lead a team of 2-3 Delivery Assurance recruiters in the delivery of recruitment and strategy setting for the team. You will be leading the exciting expansion of the Delivery Assurance consulting team, one of McKinsey’s newest and fastest growing divisions Operating across Public and Private sectors, Delivery Assurance helps organizations execute transformation programs in a time of accelerated change. We have a diverse team of consultants from industry and consulting backgrounds who coach and empower clients on longtail transformations

Your impact within our firm

You will lead the recruitment delivery for delivery assurance roles across the EEMA region and creating and implementing strategies to achieve hiring needs, including the oversight of awareness building and attraction activities In this role, you will lead and coordinate regional processes end-to-end including application analysis, assessment and cultivation. You will drive improvement initiatives for Delivery Assurance recruiting efforts, with a keen focus on diversity and bringing exceptional talent to the community You’ll partner closely with McKinsey Partners across the Middle East to scope out hiring requirements and advise and align on best fit recruiting strategy, using your industry experience and market knowledge to define approach You'll use your keen eye for data management, navigating our systems, and ensuring regular and reliable reporting to leadership and recruiters within your team You'll build networks with recruiting peers across the Middle East, and beyond. You will connect for knowledge building and best practice sharing, strengthening your global network and contributing to cross-team projects. You’ll partner effectively with our recruiting support teams to ensure a streamlined interview experience You will play a recruitment delivery role, interacting with candidates, consulting with them on exciting and rewarding careers within the expanding Delivery Assurance team In recruitment, our culture is casual, fun and social with an emphasis on education and innovation. We have the freedom to try new ideas, experiment and are expected to be constantly learning and growing. There is also a strong emphasis on mentoring others in the group, enabling others to grow and learn You'll work a hybrid home/office model and expect ad hoc travel for events and connectivity with the stakeholders and recruiting colleagues

Your qualifications and skills

• 5+ years of recruiting experience in-house or recruiting agency, ideally with exposure to professional services hiring
• Recruitment event management experience highly desired
• Prior experience leading small teams of recruiters, and helping to define recruiting strategy with senior leadership is required
• Ability to thrive working in a fast-paced dynamic recruitment environment
• Ability to take initiative and demonstrate comfort with ambiguity
• Deep knowledge of modern recruiting skills, with a strong sourcing toolkit
• Fluency in English is required, Arabic a strong advantage