Recruitment Specialist

Role Overview

BSL is looking for an experienced Recruitment Specialist to lead the hiring efforts for IT and technical roles across contracts in Qatar. This role demands hands-on recruitment with a focus on delivery, managing multiple open positions simultaneously, sourcing passive technical candidates, and maintaining talent pipelines that align with strict hiring deadlines. The specialist will serve as a reliable liaison for hiring managers, providing transparent updates on market trends and timelines. The position significantly influences contract profitability by strategically negotiating candidate offers to balance margin preservation and talent acquisition success.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement direct sourcing approaches, including headhunting, market mapping, networking, and referrals to attract passive IT and cyber security talent from local, regional, and international pools.
• Maintain active talent pipelines aligned with forecasted and ongoing recruitment demands, extending beyond current openings.
• Serve as the primary trusted advisor to assigned hiring managers, offering proactive and candid communication about recruitment progress, risks, and market conditions.
• Evaluate candidates based on technical skills and competencies, organize interviews, and ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Utilize knowledge of rate cards and contract margins to guide sourcing strategies and candidate targeting from the beginning of the recruitment cycle.
• Proactively address situations where candidate salary expectations diverge from contract rate cards by proposing solutions such as role scope adjustments or package structuring.
• Understand and communicate the relationship between candidate pay rates, invoice rates, and internal costs to safeguard the commercial model during negotiations.
• Identify and report margin erosion trends across roles or client accounts to adjust pricing or sourcing approaches accordingly.
• Support offer negotiations, coordinate security clearance and vetting processes, and facilitate candidate onboarding and mobilization.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate recruitment records using Zoho Recruit in real time.
• Comply with labor laws, government contract regulations, and BSL recruitment standards in the relevant jurisdictions.
• Contribute market insights on salaries, talent availability, and competitor activities to assist workforce planning discussions with clients.
• Recognize and communicate potential opportunities for business expansion within existing contracts, including additional roles or department growth.
• Efficiently handle a high volume of vacancies simultaneously without compromising speed or accuracy.

Candidate Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of recruitment experience specializing in IT, cyber security, or technologically focused roles.
• Demonstrated success in sourcing and placing mid- to senior-level IT and cyber security professionals.
• Strong expertise in direct sourcing, headhunting, and market mapping specifically within the IT and cyber talent markets.
• Experience working with government, defense, or other security-sensitive clients.
• Comfortable managing recruitment activities with awareness of rate cards and margin expectations.
• Proven ability to negotiate candidate offers maintaining fixed margin or rate frameworks.
• Excellent English communication skills, with strong abilities in stakeholder engagement and relationship building.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and recruitment software, preferably Zoho Recruit.
• Knowledge of Qatar's labor market and recruitment practices.
• Ability to manage multiple openings concurrently with accuracy and efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in Arabic language.
• Familiarity with managed service delivery schedules for government or defense clients.
• Prior recruitment experience based in Qatar.
• Experience with security clearance and vetting recruitment procedures.
• Background recruiting in aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated environments.