Mariam Maalouf, Talent Acquisition Manager

Mariam Maalouf

Talent Acquisition Manager

RA International

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
High school or equivalent, Chemistry
Experience
16 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 3 Months

Talent Acquisition Manager at RA International
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since February 2018

Leading the Talent Acquisition function recruitment across all technical departments
(Engineering, Facility Management, Supply chain, and Support) for UAE, and Africa remote
areas.
* Perform sourcing to fill open positions and anticipate future needs
* Plan and conduct recruitment and selection processes (interviews, screening calls,
psychological tests etc.)
* Ensure pre-employment checks are completed in line with global minimum standards,
managing any discrepancies or delays with the candidate or hiring manager.
* Take steps to ensure positive candidate experience
* Organize and/or attend career fairs, assessment centers or other events
* Updated and maintained all job board postings on social media and job boards
* Develop a strategy/pipeline for talent sourcing to build candidate generation plans, which
include industry/competitive research and sourcing tactics to attract passive and active
candidates to reduce Reduced overall CTF (Cycle Time to Fill).
* Develop and execute comprehensive staffing strategies designed to recruit senior and
niche candidates driving a business plan which leverages support teams including talent
sourcing, competitive research, and industry knowledge.
* Work in partnership with Reward, HR and hiring managers to establish competitive,
effective total reward packages in line with budgets and salary market.
* Collaboration with key business and HR partner to understand and help determine short-
and long-term talent acquisition needs to meet business objectives.
* Work closely with the branding team to promote and create attractive strategies.
* Recommend recruiting strategies to ensure a successful search in a given time frame.
* Develop effective pre-screening questions in internal system to maximize process
efficiency, short listing CVs against the JD requirements, actively reviewing and
challenging the diversity of talent pools.
* Ensure compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity mandates and advising
management on hiring and compensation guidelines.
* Negotiate offers between hiring managers and candidates, assisting in the negotiation of
release dates and backfill requirements.
* Identified training needs of internal Recruiters and monitored their daily performances
* Assess and implement new talent acquisition systems, and tools which consistently
deliver on strategic business objectives.
* Create and implement the recruitment policy and process.
* Create and issue recruitment dashboard to support risk management, trend awareness
and recruitment cost analysis.
* Use metrics to create reports and identify areas of improvement
* Develop and manage Succession Planning for the Company.
* Minimizing all 3rd party recruiting fees and negotiating new agency fees when required.

Talent acquisition Officer at The Kanoo Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2017 to February 2018
Team Lead Talent Acquisition at Petrofac
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 2014 to April 2017

Responsible for the full lifecycle recruitment process with overall responsibility to attract, develop,
and engage a talented and diverse workforce across all the technical department (Engineering,
Machinery, Travel, Oil & gas, Shipping, and Support) for UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
* Perform sourcing to fill open positions and anticipate future needs
* Plan and conduct recruitment and selection processes (interviews, screening calls,
psychological tests etc.)
* Ensure pre-employment checks are completed in line with global minimum standards,
managing any discrepancies or delays with the candidate or hiring manager.
* Managed company wide sourcing campaigns through networking events, social media,
job boards, and University career fairs.
* Managed the candidate experience by being the initial contact, moving candidates
through the interviewing process, pre-screening, and maintaining the recruitment
pipeline.
* Generated weekly metrics and reports to assess variances and ensure continuous
improvement of the recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding process.
* Partnered with business leaders to analyze staffing needs, negotiate contract terms, and
consult on human resources concerns or needs.
* Negotiate offers between hiring managers and candidates, assisting in the negotiation of
release dates and backfill requirements.
* Ensure pre-employment checks are completed in line with global minimum standards,
managing any discrepancies or delays with the candidate or hiring manager.
* Work closely with management on all diversity initiatives involving recruitment to ensure
fairness in hiring practices
* Provide feedback to management about details regarding applications
* Using standardized screening techniques, Assess the skills, qualifications, and
experience of potential candidates
Talent acquisition

Officer at Petrofac International Ltd.
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2012 to March 2014

Leading team utilizing Taleo program with responsibility for the full lifecycle recruitment process
with overall responsibility to attract, retain, develop, and engage a talented and diverse workforce
for organizational excellence while maintaining regulatory compliance for projects with value
ranging from USD 750 Million to USD 2.5 Billion:
* Work across the sourcing and candidate management side of the recruitment process to
proactively identify, target, grow and manage the pool of candidates for a
sector/discipline.
* Finding candidates to fill vacancies and to pipelining talent by identifying candidates to fill
similar positions in the future.
* Develop effective pre-screening questions in internal system to maximize process
efficiency, short listing CVs against the JD requirements, actively reviewing and
challenging the diversity of talent pools.
* Responsible for sourcing, consolidating, and storing global people datasets for business-
wide HR intelligence.
* Deliver a portfolio of high-quality, business-relevant dashboards and insights to support
risk management and trend awareness.
* Leading debriefing meeting to identify the successful candidate.
* Create and Conduct orientation and onboarding.
* Identified training needs of internal Recruiters and monitored their daily performances
* Ensure pre-employment checks are completed in line with global minimum standards,
managing any discrepancies or delays with the candidate or hiring manager.
Regional Talent Management and acquisition

Resourcing Officer at Cerner Middle East, FZ-LLC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2010 to August 2012

Responsible for Talent Management and acquisition:
* Performance evaluation, appraisal management, talent & leadership management.
* Analyze statistical data and reports for improvement of organization's personnel policies
and practices.
* Manage the design and development of tools to assist managers through compensation
decisions.
* Finding candidates to fill vacancies and to pipelining talent by identifying candidates to fill
similar positions in the future.
* Create and Conduct orientation and onboarding.
* Deliver a portfolio of high-quality, business-relevant dashboards and insights to support
risk management and trend awareness.
* Ensures that the market data received is well researched and that it meets the clients'
specifications and makes modifications as needed.
* Leading debriefing meeting to identify the successful candidate.

QA/QC Chemist at PAC Technologies
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 2008 to April 2010

Heading Quality control - Research and development department, tasks include:
* Testing of raw material.
* Production testing.
* Doing research to develop new products as well as improving the quality of our
production.
* Testing of bath preparation.

Education

High school or equivalent, Chemistry
  • at Saint Joseph University
  • August 2021

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Bachelor's degree, Chemistry
  • at Saint Joseph University
  • August 2021

recruitment processes, manpower planning, training recruiters, implementing ATS, preparing designation matrix and succession planning. I have an

High school or equivalent, Chemistry
  • at Saint Joseph University
  • August 2021

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High school or equivalent, chemistry
  • at Paris 12 University Val de Marne
  • January 2008

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High school or equivalent, Chemistry
  • at Saint Joseph University (USJ)
  • August 2006

High school or equivalent, Chemistry
  • at Saint Joseph University (USJ)
  • August 2006

Bachelor's degree, Chemistry
  • at Saint Joseph University (USJ)
  • August 2005

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Specialties & Skills

HR Management
Talent Acquisition
Negotiation
Sourcing
Recruitment
HUMAN RESOURCES
NEGOTIATION
RECRUITING
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
RISK MANAGEMENT
ASSETS RECOVERY

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
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