Senior Recruiter
People
About the role
Role: Senior Recruiter
Location: Egypt (Remote)
Work Week: Sunday - Thursday
Work Timings: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Saudi Arabian Time Zone)
Role Overview
We're looking for a Senior Recruiter to own end-to-end hiring for a portfolio of open roles across the business. This is a full-cycle recruiting role - from intake to offer - for someone who can run a high volume of searches independently, build strong relationships with hiring managers, and bring structure and speed to how we hire.
Language Requirement: Fluent Arabic and English (C1 proficiency in English) - both are essential for this role
Responsibilities
What You'll Do
●Own full-cycle recruitmentfor 5-8+ concurrent open roles - sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and closing
●Partner with hiring managersto scope roles accurately, define success profiles, and design interview processes suited to role seniority and function
●Source proactivelyacross LinkedIn and other channels to build strong, diverse candidate pipelines - not just relying on inbound applications
●Run structured, high-quality interviewsand provide hiring managers with clear, well-substantiated candidate assessments
●Manage the candidate experienceend-to-end, ensuring every candidate - hired or not - has a fast, respectful, transparent process
●Keep the ATS (Lever) clean and current- accurate pipeline stages, notes, and reporting so hiring status is always visible
●Support employer brandingefforts to strengthen Soum's presence as an employer of choice regionally
What Success Looks Like
●Roles filled with strong, culture-aligned hires - not just fast, but right
●Hiring managers trust you to run their searches with minimal hand-holding
●Clean, current pipeline data at all times - no surprises in the weekly hiring review
●Candidates consistently describe the process as respectful and well-run, regardless of outcome
Why Join Soum
●Real ownership over your recruiting pipeline from day one
●Direct exposure to a fast-moving leadership team
●A People function that's actively building out career ladders, leveling, and process - you'll help shape it, not just execute it
●A culture that values speed, autonomy, and results over hours logged
Requirements
Requirements
●2-3 years of full-cycle recruitment experience, ideally including in-house recruiting for a startup, scale-up, or marketplace/tech business
●Proven track record hiring across multiple functions (e.g., Tech, Operations, Commercial) independently or with light oversight
●Strong sourcing skills - confident building pipelines from scratch, not just managing inbound
●Experience recruiting for the Saudi/MENA market, or strong familiarity with regional hiring dynamics, is a strong plus
●Hands-on ATS experience (Lever preferred)
●Solid stakeholder management - comfortable advising hiring managers, pushing back where needed, and driving process with minimal supervision
●Fluent English required & Arabic is a requirement given close collaboration with the Riyadh team
●Comfortable working remotely and autonomously, with strong bias to action