Talent Director

Omanyp; Oman; On-site; OMR 24,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Omanyp is undergoing significant growth and transformation. The role leads talent acquisition strategy, drives executive recruitment, and oversees a large team to deliver scalable, compliant, and cost-effective hiring across corporate and operational units.

The ideal candidate will transform TA tech stacks, optimise processes, and partner with senior stakeholders on workforce planning and nationalisation initiatives in the Middle East region.

Qualifications

• Proven senior Talent Acquisition leadership experience.
• Experience leading high-volume and executive recruitment.
• Track record of improving recruitment processes and service delivery.
• Experience implementing or optimizing ATS and LMS.
• Strong transformation, change management, and stakeholder influence.
• Regional Middle East experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the talent strategy aligned to business growth.
• Lead end-to-end talent acquisition across functions.
• Drive executive recruitment initiatives.
• Manage and develop a large team with direct reports.
• Enhance recruiting governance, metrics, and budgets.
• Transform talent technology platforms (ATS, LMS, AI tools).
• Oversee succession planning and leadership development.
• Support workforce planning and organisational change across projects.
• Provide analytics and reporting to executives.
• Champion nationalisation initiatives and diversification.

Skills

Senior TA leadership

Executive recruitment

High-volume recruitment

Recruitment process improvement

Budgeting and workforce planning

Tools

ATS

LMS

AI-enabled recruitment

Job description

A rapidly growing, service-focused organisation undergoing significant transformation and expansion.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Develop and execute the overall talent strategy aligned to business growth objectives.
• Lead end-to-end talent acquisition across corporate and operational functions.
• Drive executive and senior leadership recruitment initiatives.
• Manage and develop a large team of with 5 direct reports.
• Enhance recruitment effectiveness, governance, service levels and hiring metrics.
• Reduce time-to-hire while maintaining quality, compliance and budget control.
• Lead transformation of talent technology platforms, including ATS, LMS and AI-enabled solutions.
• Oversee succession planning, leadership assessment and talent pipeline programmes.
• Guide learning and development initiatives, leadership development and performance-related projects.
• Support organisational change, workforce planning and business transformation projects.
• Manage talent-related budgets, analytics and executive stakeholder reporting.
• Champion nationalisation initiatives and workforce diversification strategies.

Key prerequisites include:

• Proven senior Talent Acquisition leadership experience (essential).
• Background leading high-volume and executive recruitment functions.
• Demonstrated success improving recruitment processes, systems and service delivery.
• Experience implementing or optimising ATS, LMS and talent technology platforms.
• Strong transformation and change management experience.
• Exposure to Learning & Development, succession planning and leadership development.
• Experience leading sizeable teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, budgeting and workforce planning capability.
• Experience within hospitality, aviation, retail, healthcare, education or other service-driven environments preferred.
• Regional experience within the Middle East highly advantageous.
• Passionate, hands-on leader with resilience, agility and a results-driven mindset.