Founded by Michael Lahyani in 2005 as a magazine (Al Bab World), Property Finder today is a single technology platform and brand across multiple countries in the MENA region. We offer the most advanced tools and best-in-class user experience for homeseekers, real estate brokers, and developers. Property Finder's most recent valuation secures our status among the Middle East's emerging unicorns, affirming a growth-oriented identity.
Over the years, we've expanded our operations to Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and secured a strategic shareholding in Hepsiemlak, the leading property portal in Turkey. With over 600+ dedicated people in 6 regional offices, we facilitate more than 14 million monthly visits across our platforms, solidifying our position as a regional powerhouse in the proptech space.
As the pioneering portal for homeseekers in the region, we are on a mission to motivate and inspire people to live the life they deserve.
Position Summary:
The Lead Recruiter will play a dual role in shaping the future of Property Finder's workforce, focusing on International Markets (Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar, KSA). With a hands-on approach to recruitment, this role is not only about managing and coaching a team of recruiters but also actively contributing to hiring efforts. The successful candidate will be instrumental in delivering top talent across two main teams: Sales and Customer Experience (CX), and all other departments, ensuring alignment with our strategic goals and values
Key Responsibilities:
- Dual Role in Talent Acquisition: Balance the leadership of talent acquisition strategies with active involvement in recruiting talent for various roles within the International Markets, demonstrating excellence in both strategic oversight and execution.
- Team Leadership and Development: Lead, coach, and mentor recruitment teams — one focused on Sales and CX, and the other on various corporate functions. Provides strategic and tactical guidance. Drive performance, foster a collaborative environment, and ensure recruiters are equipped with the skills and knowledge to succeed.
- International Recruitment Strategy: Develop and implement comprehensive recruitment strategies tailored to the unique needs of the varied International Markets, leveraging local insights and global best practices to attract and retain top talent.
- Stakeholder Management: Work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure a deep understanding of business needs, providing expert advice on talent acquisition strategies and market trends. Errands credibility as a key talent advisor
- Process Improvement: Continually assess and refine recruitment processes to enhance efficiency, candidate experience, and the quality of hires, with a keen focus on scalability and agility in a dynamic international landscape. Evaluates the performance of different sources of hiring and drives right decision making to improve recruiting performance and yield.
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience and Education: A minimum of 8-10 years of talent acquisition experience, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role, preferably within an international context. A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field, with professional certifications in recruitment or talent management highly regarded.
- Hands-on Recruitment Expertise: Proven track record of personal contribution to recruitment efforts, with the ability to lead by example in sourcing, engaging, and hiring candidates across a variety of roles and markets.
- Leadership and Team Management: Strong leadership skills with experience in managing and developing high-performing recruitment teams, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and learning.
- Cross-Cultural Competence: Deep understanding of and sensitivity to cross-cultural nuances and business practices in Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait, with the ability to adapt strategies to fit local markets while maintaining global standards.
- Strategic Thinking and Execution: Exceptional ability to devise strategic recruitment plans and execute them with precision, ensuring alignment with the organisational goals and market dynamics
Other Capabilities:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building strong relationships both internally and externally.
- Agile and adaptable, with a proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced and changing international environment.
- Strong analytical skills, with a focus on data-driven decision-making and process optimization.
- Commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, with strategies to support this commitment in recruitment practices.
Our promise to talent
We encourage our people, called creators, to move fast, to be bold and offer them countless ways to make an impact in a fast-growing and talent-centric organisation.
Our goal is to ensure that our people find their time at Property Finder a rewarding experience where the company’s growth also means personal growth.
Overall it is a place for you to be your best self.
Property Finder Principles
- Move fast and make things happen
- Data beats opinions
- Don’t confuse motion with progress
- Failure is success if we learn from it
- People over pixels
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