Talent Acquisition Manager
Burberry
Total years of experience :10 years, 10 Months
Solely manage full end to end recruitment of Burberry Retail & Corporate teams in the UAE, Saudi
Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, India & Russia.
Saudization of 5 stores in Saudi Arabia - meeting all government set quota to fulfil Saudization
and Feminization of our retail store teams.
Manage the complete lifecycle of the candidate journey and adhere to the resourcing processes to
ensure consistency of approach.
Adhere to Diversity and Inclusiveness (D&I) guidelines set by the brand and always provide talent
short-lists of D&I candidates suited to the vacancy. Ambassador for D&I with hiring managers and
pushing D&I across the Middle East talent agenda.
Provide proactive resourcing advice and guidance to line managers and stakeholders; advising on
external talent available in the market.
Ensuring accurate employee records are kept via management of the ATS.
Ensure all roles are advertised in the most appropriate way to attract candidates, effectively
source and match candidates to positions.
Utilization of sourcing tools - Colleges, platforms; LinkedIn, Job Boards etc. Managing relations
with external recruiting partners and PSL.
Develop a talent pool of candidates across all Middle East markets.
Work closely with Finance Management to provide competitor brand tracking and competitor
salary analysis for fair reward processes.
Work closely with Line Managers during the recruitment process to ensure the right candidate is
recruited.
Represent the Brand at appropriate internal and external events as
•Manage internal team of four employees to delegate open vacancies, provide training, performance and development and meeting team based KPI's.
•Successfully manage and lead mass volume recruitment projects worldwide including; Dubai, Italy, Indonesia, USA, Ireland and more.
•Achieved core KPI’s related to high volume recruitments and ability to manager 100+ roles at any one time.
•Brief the Project Team on the open positions and delegate roles so that the deadlines are met.
•Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and HR databases including; JobVite, Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter etc.
•Communicate with clients to get a clear view on their hiring needs and organizational goals.
•Experience with (phone and in-person) interviews, candidate screening and evaluation.
•Implement new sourcing methods and keep track of recruitment metrics.
•Present shortlisted candidates and detailed candidate profile summaries.
•Advise and coach managers in hiring and interview techniques.
•Build the company’s professional network through relationships with HR professionals, colleges and other partners.
•Point of contact for all clients and leading their recruitment as an extension to their business.
•HR on-boarding for UAE including visa applications (free-zone and offshore/onshore), document attestation, flight coordination, medical testing, Emirates ID etc.