Talent Acquisition Specialist - Saudi Nationals

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Roland Berger Middle East is seeking a proactive Talent Acquisition Specialist in Riyadh to manage end-to-end recruitment for consulting and management roles. You will source, screen, assess, and coordinate offers while partnering with leaders to forecast hiring needs and build a strong candidate pipeline.

You will leverage AI-enabled recruitment tools, market insights, and campus partnerships to attract top Saudi and regional talent, ensuring a seamless candidate experience and data-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field.
• 3+ years of Talent Acquisition or recruitment experience across multiple functions.
• Experience with end-to-end recruitment, sourcing, interviewing, and offer management.

Responsibilities

• Manage full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand current and future hiring needs across consulting and management functions.
• Develop sourcing strategies via LinkedIn, referrals, direct outreach, and other channels.
• Conduct market mapping to identify target talent pools and maintain a strong candidate pipeline.
• Coordinate interviews and ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the process.
• Support offer preparation, negotiations, and onboarding coordination.
• Build relationships with passive candidates for future hiring needs.
• Drive Saudization initiatives and support Saudi talent attraction.
• Collaborate with universities and associations for campus recruitment.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Interviewing

Analytical mindset

Confidentiality

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Psychology

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

SmartRecruiters

Excel

PowerPoint

ATS dashboards

Job description

Roland Berger Middle East is seeking a proactive and drivenTalent Acquisition Specialistto join our Riyadh office. This role will support the firm's growth by managing the full recruitment lifecycle across consulting and management functions, while playing a key role in talent sourcing, market mapping, and candidate engagement.

The successful candidate will partner closely with hiring managers and leadership teams to identify, attract, assess, and hire top talent across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East region. The role combines strategic sourcing with end-to-end recruitment ownership, from talent identification and screening through offer management and onboarding coordination.

A strong interest in recruitment technology, talent analytics, employer branding, and AI-enabled recruitment tools will be highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing and screening through interviews, offer rollout, and onboarding coordination.
• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand current and future hiring requirements across consulting and management functions.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify high-caliber talent through LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals, direct outreach, and other talent channels.
• Conduct market mapping and talent research to identify target talent pools and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Screen and assess candidate qualifications, experience, and cultural fit through interviews and evaluation processes.
• Coordinate interview processes and work closely with interviewers to ensure an efficient and positive candidate experience.
• Support offer preparation, compensation discussions, approval processes, and offer rollouts.
• Build and maintain relationships with passive candidates for future hiring opportunities.
• Drive Saudization hiring initiatives and support the attraction of high-potential Saudi talent.
• Partner with universities, student organizations, and professional associations to support campus recruitment and employer branding initiatives.
• Manage recruitment activities through the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and ensure data accuracy.
• Prepare recruitment reports, hiring analytics, pipeline insights, and market intelligence for leadership.
• Leverage AI-powered recruitment tools and data-driven insights to improve sourcing effectiveness, candidate engagement, and overall recruitment efficiency.
• Support employer branding initiatives, recruitment events, networking activities, and talent attraction campaigns.

Qualifications

Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, Executive Search, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes across multiple functions and seniority levels.
• Experience sourcing candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, talent databases, professional networks, and direct search methodologies.
• Experience within consulting, professional services, executive search, or other fast-paced environments is preferred.
• Previous exposure to campus recruitment and graduate hiring programs is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of recruitment best practices, assessment methodologies, and candidate management.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication, interviewing, and influencing capabilities.
• Proactive and self-driven with strong organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple hiring processes simultaneously.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate recruitment data into meaningful insights.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
• Collaborative team player with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Passion for identifying and attracting top talent.

Technical Skills

• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS); SmartRecruiters experience is preferred.
• Advanced LinkedIn Recruiter and candidate sourcing capabilities.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience creating recruitment dashboards, reports, and talent pipeline trackers.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled recruitment tools, talent intelligence platforms, and recruitment automation solutions is a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of recruitment analytics, sourcing metrics, and workforce planning principles is a plus.

Additional Information

Are you a game changer and want to shape the future with us?

Roland Berger is the only leading global strategy consultancy of European origin and combines deep industry expertise with broad experience across core management functions and transformation programs. We cherish different perspectives and approaches and count on the diversity and authenticity of our employees. Thus, we encourage applications from people of all genders, nationalities, ethnic and social backgrounds, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, and religious beliefs. Driven by our values of entrepreneurship, excellence, and empathy, we at Roland Berger are convinced that business and society need a new sustainable paradigm that takes the entire value cycle into account. Our cross-competence teams work with our clients to successfully address the challenges of our time, today and tomorrow, across all industries and business functions. If you like to take the initiative and make a difference as part of a team, Roland Berger is the right place for you.

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