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Recruiting Manager role in Riyadh with Oliver Wyman, leading senior talent acquisition across Middle East.
Drive end‑to‑end recruitment, partner hiring, and employer branding in a fast‑paced consulting environment.
Company
Oliver Wyman
Description
Oliver Wyman is looking to bring onboard an experienced professional as a Recruiting Manager in Middle East location to join our IMEA Recruitment Team ! This role will be based out of our Riyadh office.
Job Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Recruitment Manager to drive experienced hire recruitment across the Middle East while supporting Partner recruitment across the broader IMEA region. In this highly visible role, you will manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across all levels of seniority, from experienced professionals to Partner hires, while contributing to the execution of the regional talent acquisition strategy. Working closely with Partners, business leaders, and the wider recruiting team, you will identify, engage, and secure exceptional talent to support the firm's growth ambitions. You will also play a key role in strengthening our employer brand, delivering an outstanding candidate experience, leveraging data to inform hiring decisions, and continuously improving recruitment processes across the region. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, fast-paced market and work closely with IMEA Partners and senior stakeholders. The successful candidate will be a strategic recruiter with strong stakeholder management skills, commercial acumen, and a proven track record of attracting and securing high-calibre talent, including senior leaders and Partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with the Director of Recruiting to execute the experienced hire recruitment strategy across practice groups, aligned with regional business priorities and growth plans.
- Partner with IMEA leadership to deliver Partner recruitment, including market mapping, executive search engagement, candidate assessment, and offer management.
- Advise Partners and senior leaders on talent market trends, hiring strategies, and workforce planning.
- Use data and market insights to monitor recruitment performance, identify opportunities, and continuously improve hiring outcomes.
- Support regional talent acquisition initiatives and contribute to the ongoing evolution of the IMEA recruiting function.
- Manage end-to-end recruitment across multiple searches, with a primary focus on experienced, leadership, and Partner-level hiring. Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to attract, engage, and secure exceptional talent across the Middle East.
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, networking, referrals, and relationship management.
- Deliver an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle while ensuring an efficient, inclusive, and high-quality hiring process.
- Partner closely with hiring managers to define recruitment needs, provide market intelligence, and drive timely hiring decisions.
- Manage relationships with executive search firms, recruitment agencies, and RPO providers to ensure high-quality delivery and value.
- Collaborate with regional and global recruiting colleagues to share best practices and drive consistency across IMEA.
- Coach and mentor members of the recruiting team, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous development.
- Identify opportunities to streamline recruitment processes and improve operational efficiency.
- Champion initiatives that strengthen Oliver Wyman's employer brand and enhance engagement with external talent communities.
Experience Required
- 10+ years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience within a fast-paced, professional environment.
- Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple levels of seniority, including executive and Partner-level hiring.
- Experience recruiting within professional services, management consulting, or another client-driven environment.
- Strong understanding of the Middle East talent market, with knowledge of strategy consulting competitors, market trends, and talent availability.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior stakeholders within a complex, matrixed organization.
- Experience using recruitment analytics and market insights to inform hiring strategies and support business decision‑making.
- Experience with workforce planning, hiring forecasts, and budget management.
- Proven ability to lead recruitment initiatives, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results in a fast‑paced environment.
Skills & Attributes
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
- Advanced PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel skills, with the ability to analyse data and translate insights into compelling recommendations.
- Strong commercial mindset with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach and the ability to work independently with minimal direction.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS), recruitment technologies, and sourcing tools.
- Creative, adaptable, and resilient, with a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to drive change.
- Collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- High attention to detail, sound judgment, and a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
About Oliver Wyman
Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.