About Sarmad Sarmad is building the financial infrastructure layer for MENA—delivering AI-powered, regulatory-native platforms across investment, lending, and insurance. Our mission is to equip financial institutions with modern, compliant, and scalable digital capabilities.

Role Overview We are seeking a Global Talent Acquisition Lead to build and execute Sarmad’s international hiring strategy across engineering, product, and financial services domains.
This role goes beyond recruitment execution—it requires strategic talent mapping across geographies , balancing quality, cost, and availability , while ensuring hiring aligns with Sarmad’s ambition to build world-class financial infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities General Talent Strategy Design and execute a global hiring strategy across key regions (e.g., Eastern Europe, MENA, Latin America, Asia)
Map talent markets based on:
Cost vs quality trade-offs
FinTech and engineering expertise availability
Time-zone alignment with Saudi operations

Build hiring pipelines for critical roles (engineering, product, AI, financial domain experts)

Recruitment Execution Own full-cycle recruitment:
Job scoping & structuring
Writing high-quality, conversion-optimized job descriptions
Sourcing and outreach (LinkedIn, platforms, agencies, networks)
Screening and interviewing
Offer management

⚙️ Systems & Process Implement and optimize ATS systems and hiring workflows
Design structured evaluation frameworks:
Scorecards
Competency-based interviews
Technical and domain assessments
Build data-driven hiring processes (time-to-hire, funnel conversion, quality of hire)





Candidate Quality & Selection Evaluate candidates across:
Technical depth
Financial domain knowledge
Cultural and execution fit
Partner with leadership to ensure high hiring bar and consistency

Stakeholder Collaboration Work closely with founders and product/engineering leaders
Translate business needs into clear hiring plans and role definitions
Advise leadership on talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and hiring feasibility

Employer Branding & Talent Pipeline Position Sarmad as a top destination for FinTech and AI talent
Build long-term talent pipelines and relationships globally

Experience 5–10+ years in talent acquisition, with:
Strong experience in technology hiring
Exposure to financial services / FinTech roles
Proven experience hiring across multiple countries/regions

Skills Deep understanding of:
Global talent markets (cost, availability, quality)
Engineering and product roles
Financial services roles (investment, lending, insurance preferred)
Strong expertise in:
ATS systems and recruitment tools
Structured hiring and candidate evaluation
Writing compelling job descriptions

Profile Strategic thinker with strong execution capability
Data-driven and process-oriented
High ownership and accountability
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to Have Experience in high-growth startups or scale-ups
Experience hiring in MENA or emerging markets
Exposure to AI/ML or fintech platforms

Why Join Sarmad Build talent for mission-critical financial infrastructure
Work directly with founders and leadership
Shape a global hiring strategy from the ground up
High ownership and impact

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