Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

Shuwaikh Gate Holding is looking for an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join its Group HR team. The role manages end-to-end recruitment across the Group and its subsidiaries, while also supporting employee engagement initiatives, internal events and HR activities. It suits someone who is hands-on, proactive, organized and able to manage several priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment cycle from manpower request through offer and joining, and partner with hiring managers on needs and candidate profiles.
• Sourcing: use LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, referrals, direct sourcing and career fairs, and proactively headhunt passive candidates for specialized and senior roles.
• Screen CVs, run HR interviews, prepare shortlists and comparison reports, coordinate interviews and follow up with candidates and hiring managers.
• Prepare employment offers, support salary and package discussions, and carry out reference checks and pre-employment verification when needed.
• Maintain recruitment trackers, candidate databases and vacancy reports, build talent pipelines, and track KPIs such as time-to-fill, source effectiveness and offer acceptance.
• Support employee engagement: plan and run the annual HR calendar, internal events, celebrations, awareness campaigns and recognition initiatives, and work with Marketing on event communication, branding and content.
• Coordinate National Day, Ramadan and team activities, support onboarding, gather employee feedback and recommend engagement initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment.
• Strong hands-on sourcing and headhunting experience, especially via LinkedIn, and experience recruiting across functions and seniority levels.
• Exposure to employee engagement or internal events is preferred; experience in a holding company or diversified group is an advantage.
• Good understanding of the Kuwait and GCC talent market.
• Good command of English; Arabic is an advantage.

Required skills

• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Interviewing, communication and stakeholder management
• Creative, organized, able to manage multiple priorities