Talent Acquisition Specialist (Technology)

Purpose of the Role

The Talent Acquisition Specialist (Technology & Digital Products) is responsible for identifying attracting and securing top-tier digital and technical talent across Product Engineering Data AI Cloud and UX/UI domains.

This is a non-traditional HR role. It requires operating as a strategic headhunter with strong market intelligence deep understanding of digital ecosystems and the ability to proactively build talent pipelines for fast-growing digital products and national-scale tech programs.

The Specialist will work closely with Product Owners Engineering Leads Data Scientists and Senior Management to ensure staffing needs are met quickly and with high-quality candidates capable of performing in a fast-paced innovation-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

Tech Talent Strategy & Market Mapping

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies tailored to digital product and engineering needs.
  
• Build detailed market maps for niche tech profiles across Lebanon UAE KSA and the wider region.
  
• Monitor salary trends technical skill demand and competitive landscape.
  

Proactive Sourcing & Headhunting

• Identify engage and maintain relationships with high-potential tech candidates through LinkedIn GitHub hackathons tech communities forums and events.
  
• Develop pipelines for Product Managers Software Engineers Data Scientists Cloud Specialists AI engineers DevOps and UX/UI talent.
  
• Build and nurture long-term relationships with strategic talent clusters (universities innovation labs startup ecosystems).
  

End-to-End Recruitment Management

• Own the recruitment cycle from JD development through sourcing assessment interviews and offer negotiation.
  
• Conduct technical and behavioral assessments to evaluate capability and cultural fit.
  
• Maintain accurate candidate tracking and reporting using ATS tools and dashboards.
  

Events Campaigns & Employer Branding

Organize and lead hiring events tech challenges hackathons career days and digital recruitment campaigns.

Build visibility within regional tech communities through partnerships with universities accelerators and meet-ups.

Collaborate with Marketing and Product teams to strengthen the employer brand for tech roles.

Internal Coordination & Advisory

• Serve as the primary talent partner for Product Engineering and Data teams.
  
• Translate technical requirements into effective sourcing and assessment strategies.
  
• Advise leadership on market conditions candidate positioning and recruitment risks.
  

Key Working Relationships

• Internal: COO Regional Head of Talent Product Managers Engineering Leads Data Science Teams Marketing Delivery Managers.
  
• External: Universities coding bootcamps tech communities recruitment partners event organizers startup hubs.
  

Working Model

• Flexible and regional/global in scope with coordination across multiple time zones and business units.
  
• Hybrid working model with flexibility for in-person events and recruitment missions.
  
• Regular coordination across multiple time zones and digital teams.
  

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in HR Business Computer Science or related field.
  
• 47 years of talent acquisition experience including at least 3 years focused on tech/digital hiring.
  
• Prior experience in tech companies digital product firms SaaS cloud or innovation ecosystems.
  
• Strong understanding of modern tech stacks agile delivery and digital product life cycles.
  
• Proven track record in proactive sourcing networking and managing niche tech searches.
  
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  
• Fluency in English; Arabic is an advantage.