Munadel Ibrahim

• Digital & Technology
• Financial Services
• Emirates Investment Bank
• Blue Rewards
• Automotive
• Centre of Excellence
• Executive Search - C Suite
• Regional TA

Digital & Technology | Financial Services | Emirates Investment Bank | Blue | Automotive | CoE
Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning: Define and lead regional talent acquisition strategies across GCC, Africa,
and Asia, aligning workforce planning with business priorities, organizational growth & executive leadership needs.
Executive Recruitment Oversight: Oversee strategic hiring across functions and markets, ensuring structured
assessment practices and consistent, high-quality candidate experience.
Nationalization & Localization Leadership: Drive Emiratization, Saudization, and Omanization strategies by
establishing sustainable local talent pipelines, partnering with academic institutions, and ensuring compliance with
national workforce policies.
Leadership & Team Development: Lead and develop high-performing, regionally distributed talent acquisition
teams, driving KPI accountability, capability uplift, and a culture of performance.
Executive Stakeholder Partnership: Serve as a strategic advisor to C-Suite, HR Business Partners, and senior
leaders, delivering market intelligence, talent insights, and workforce planning solutions to support long-term
business objectives.
Employer Branding & Talent Marketing: Shape and lead EVP strategies to elevate employer brand presence across
key markets, enhancing engagement and conversion across the candidate journey.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy: Embed DEI into recruitment practices through inclusive sourcing, unbiased
assessments, and leadership engagement to build diverse and future-ready talent pipelines.

Limited contract, Emiratization, sourcing, recruiting, and nurturing local talent to support the authoritys workforce goals. collaborate with senior management to define and refine the organizations Emiratization strategy, set clear goals and targets for Emiratization in alignment with government regulations and organizational needs, Identify key areas within the authority that require Emirati talent and create talent maps, develop and maintain a pipeline of potential Emirati candidates for current and future roles, build and maintain relationships with educational institutions, government agencies.

Directed comprehensive talent acquisition efforts across five core business divisions,
driving a strategic focus on significantly increasing Emirati representation within critical roles
and leadership pipelines. Developed and executed Emiratization frameworks aligned with
organizational priorities and national government mandates.

Directed comprehensive talent acquisition efforts across five core business divisions, driving a strategic focus on
significantly increasing Emirati representation within critical roles and leadership pipelines. Developed and executed
bespoke Emiratization frameworks aligned with organizational priorities and national government mandates.

• Executive Search
• Outsource
• UAE, KSA, Jordan & Turkey

Defense (Saudi & US Air Force) | F&B (Smashburger, Eggspectation) | Health & Fitness (Curves), Power Solutions

• Directed group-wide recruitment strategy across business units.
• Led end-to-end hiring for technical, operational, and leadership roles, including high
volume & critical.
• Partnered with executive leadership to align workforce planning with contracts, projects,
and expansion goals
• Oversaw defense-sector recruitment ensuring compliance with security, regulatory, and
client requirements.
• Built and managed internal recruitment teams and external agency partnerships.
• Ensured full compliance with Saudi labor law and Saudization (Nitaqat) policies.

• Led recruitment operations & managed end-to-end hiring for engineering, technical,
project management, and corporate roles.
• Partnered with leadership to deliver workforce planning aligned with project mobilization
and deadlines.
• Sourced local and international talent for complex, specialist engineering positions.
• Ensured compliance with Saudi labor law, Saudization (Nitaqat), and client contractual
requirements.
• Optimized recruitment processes to improve hiring timelines and candidate quality.

UK Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), Infrastructure, Water & Power (IWP) and Civil Contracting

• Managed end-to-end recruitment for large-scale MEP construction and EPC projects
across Saudi Arabia.
• Delivered workforce planning and manpower mobilization aligned with project
schedules, site requirements, and contractual milestones.
• Supported hiring of engineering, technical, supervisory, and project leadership roles
across mechanical, electrical, and plumbing disciplines.
• Coordinated onboarding, site deployment, and documentation for project-based
employees across multiple locations.

Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) - Infrastructure, Water & Power

Contracting company with multiple divisions in Saudi Arabia & UAE (Health care, wood works and decoration, MEP).

• Delivered end-to-end talent acquisition for civil construction, healthcare, MEP,
woodworks, and interior decoration projects.
• Managed large-scale and project-based hiring for technical, skilled labor, supervisory,
and management roles.
• Built international sourcing channels to support long-term projects and rapid
mobilization needs.
• Conducted screening, interviewing, and selection for diverse project requirements.