KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51^st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Our newest opportunity is for a Senior Talent Acquisition Associate ( GCC National) to join our team, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Creating an inspiring vision and framework that aligns with our business objectives and key metrics, including employer branding, sourcing, diversity hiring, and candidate experience.
• Fostering a collaborative and development-focused environment for our team of specialized talent acquisition professionals to meet individual and collective goals.
• Developing and refining performance metrics to provide insight for continuous program and process improvement.
• Building strong partnerships with senior management and the KEO HR Division to deliver exceptional customer service and talent acquisition programs.
• Embracing diverse sourcing approaches to support our direct hire model and leveraging technology for recruitment and staffing initiatives.
• Serving as an ambassador for the KEO Employer Brand and overseeing talent acquisition marketing and advertising.
• Managing the talent acquisition budget and acting as the primary contact for 3rd party vendors.
• Leading specialized talent acquisition campaigns utilizing various hiring approaches.
• Familiarity with relevant psychometric assessment tools and techniques to identify exceptional talent.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date may include; 

• Bachelor Degree partnered with a minimum of 10 years of related experience with the most recent 2-3 years in a leadership role.
• Previous experience with volume hiring of professional staff including minimum 400-500 hires per annum, 1000 proposal roles per annum etc. 
• Familiarity with enterprise level Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Human Resources software.
• Demonstrable track record in direct sourcing models, ie. minimum 98%+ direct hires per annum.
• Knowledge of GCC employment law and legislative requirements.
• Proven experience managing and prioritizing multiple campaigns, projects and client relationships.
• Experience managing or active involvement in diversity and inclusion initiatives as they relate to talent acquisition.
• Master level qualification in Human Resource Management, Psychology, Business or equivalent preferred.
• CIPD, SHRM, REC or equivalent highly regarded. 

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

THIS POSITION IS FOR GCC NATIONALS ONLY

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.