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Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

500 Startups
Cairo, Egypt
Posted 5 years ago
203Applicants for1 open position
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What We’re Building

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, 500’s mission is to discover and back the world’s most talented entrepreneurs, help them create successful companies at scale, and build thriving global ecosystems.

We believe that great founders come in all shades, genders, and nationalities.

Since our inception, we’ve made it our mission to find and empower talented founders, whether they’re across the world or overlooked in our own backyard.

Diversity has always been a core value at 500. We’re committed to being champions of the global VC community, not as it is, but as we’d like to see it.

We have invested in over 2,000 technology startups all over the world since our inception in 2010 including: Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), Credit Karma, Grab, Udemy, Ipsy, TalkDesk, Intercom, MakerBot (acq’d by SSYS), Wildfire (acq’d by GOOG), and Viki (acq’d by Rakuten). Our team of 150 people based in 20 countries manage seed investments across 60 countries and speak over 25 languages.

Sr talent acquisition specialist will serve as a dynamic, full life cycle recruiter and provide broader human resource support for a team-leading regional expansion in the MENA region. You will be responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works closely with the firm’s partners and portfolio companies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain responsibility for executing regional talent acquisition strategies and initiatives,
  • Bring on board rock star candidates to conduct interviews for key roles for our portfolio companies
  • Design, develop, and maintain the recruitment process in the organization (including its description, recruitment measurement definitions, regular measurement reporting, taking proper actions to close gaps)
  • Explores the market best practices in the recruitment and staffing and implement appropriate best practices in the organization
  • Employee relations: Engage with employees and answer questions regarding benefits, employee relations matters, transfer requests, wages, and working conditions
  • Monitors and constantly reduces the costs of the recruitment process
  • Sets the social media communication strategy for different job profiles and functions in the
  • organization
  • Monitors the labor legislation and implements required changes to keep the process compliant
  • Acts as a single point of contact for managers regarding recruitment topics
  • Support business leaders and staff in a range of HR activities, including retention, performance management, compensation administration, and employee relations among others.
  • Day to day duties related to the Human Resource function: new hire onboarding, I-9 verification, and orientation

Compensation/Benefits

  • Full-time salaried position
  • Unlimited PTO plus holidays
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Casual work environment
  • Opportunity to work with phenomenal people around the world and join in all networking events 500 offers.

This position is based in Cairo, Egypt with frequent regional and some international travel.

Job Requirements

  • 5 years of experience in recruiting or similar HR role
  • Excellent understanding of recruitment processes
  • Proficiency in using applicant tracking systems (ATS)
  • Understanding of Recruitment Marketing software is a plus
  • Good knowledge of candidates selection methods
  • Good understanding of Employer Branding strategies
  • Experience with candidate sourcing tools and methods
  • Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
  • Good interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
  • Team player
  • Good time-management skills

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