Aaron Forster

• Own regional Talent Acquisition strategy across the Middle East, aligning hiring
activity with business growth plans.
• Deliver approximately 80 strategic hires annually across corporate, commercial
and leadership functions supporting business growth throughout the Middle
East.
• Deliver recruitment across all corporate and operational functions including
Commercial, Client Services, Creative, Events, Finance, HR, Marketing,
Partnerships and Technology.
• Partner directly with Directors and senior leadership teams to support workforce
planning, succession planning and future hiring strategy.
• Maintain an average time-to-fill below 45 days whilst delivering exceptional
candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Achieve 98%+ offer acceptance through effective stakeholder management
and candidate engagement.
• Deliver 98%+ first-year retention, reflecting high-quality assessment and hiring
decisions.
• Eliminated external recruitment agency spend through the implementation of
proactive direct sourcing strategies.
• Built strategic talent communities exceeding 40 qualified candidates across
multiple business-critical role families.
• Designed, launched and delivered Wassermans first Graduate Programme in
Riyadh, supporting long-term workforce planning in Saudi Arabia.
• Coach hiring managers on structured interviewing, recruitment best practice
and inclusive hiring.
• Utilise Workday reporting and recruitment analytics to improve hiring
performance and recruitment visibility.
• Mentor junior Talent Acquisition professionals, leading team meetings, setting
development goals and driving recruitment best practice across the regional TA
function.

Delivered specialist recruitment solutions to leading organisations across the GCC,
partnering with senior stakeholders to identify, attract and secure high-performing
talent across multiple industries.

Managed strategic enterprise accounts across the Middle East, advising organisations
on recruitment marketing, employer branding and talent attraction strategies whilst
driving commercial growth and client retention.

Built a strong foundation in full-cycle recruitment, business development and client
management, delivering end-to-end recruitment solutions within the healthcare sector.