Rania Hassan

Strategic Mandate Leadership & Client Advisory

• End-to-End C-Suite Execution: full-cycle executive search mandates for C-Suite and Senior Management (CFO, CIO, CHRO, COO) across the Saudi Executing complex market mapping across diverse strategic sectors, including Agribusiness, Transformative Industries, Logistics & Investment, and Large-scale Industrial Conglomerates.
• Strategic Partnering: Act as a dedicated Advisor, providing data-driven market insights, competitive landscape analysis, market research, and salary benchmarking to guide organizational restructuring.
• Market Intelligence: Conduct deep-dive market mapping and competitive research to identify top-tier Saudi National talent, using advanced AI-sourcing tools and complex Boolean search methodologies.
• Stakeholder Management: Manage sensitive relationships with executive-level candidates, ensuring absolute confidentiality and alignment with Saudi Vision 2030 leadership requirements.

Operational Excellence & Process Optimization

• SOP Development: Authored and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for executive search lifecycle, ensuring unified, high-quality methodology across the firm.
• Workflow Optimization: Identify and close process gaps to streamline recruitment workflow and improve Time-to-Hire without compromising candidate quality.
• Digital Transformation (ATS): optimization of Zoho Recruit (ATS), ensuring data-driven tracking of all mandates and candidate pipelines.

Team Leadership & Quality Assurance

• Team Supervision: Lead and mentor Executive Search Manager, overseeing workload distribution and performance tracking to ensure all vacancies are closed on schedule.
• Quality Control: Review and audit search strategies, candidate long-lists, and technical assessments to guarantee every submission meets elite executive standards.
• Executive Assessment: Lead the interview and evaluation process for both personal mandates and team-assigned roles.

• Responsible for hiring across all Supportive Functions: Marketing, Sales, Organization Development, Business Development, Finance, Legal, and other corporate functions.
• Leading a team: Lead, Supervisor, Specialists, and Interns.
• Reporting directly to the CPO & Director.
• Supporting Talent Management & OD in JD drafting and market research initiatives.
• Managing full-cycle hiring, stakeholder alignment, and talent pipeline development.
• Tailored to the needs of a large retail environment.

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for global and regional roles, specializing in corporate and technical hiring.
• Develop and execute strategic talent acquisition plans aligned with business objectives.
• Manage stakeholder communication, employer branding, and recruitment partnerships.
• Utilize data-driven insights to optimize hiring strategies, reducing time to hire and cost per hire.
• Advocate for diversity and inclusion in hiring, ensuring a strong pipeline of qualified candidates.

• Managed full-cycle recruitment targeting global and local Saudi professionals.
• Successfully hired 7 professionals in months, supporting mega project growth.
• Collaborated with hiring managers to meet high qualification expectations across multiple sectors.

• Led global searches for mid and senior-level engineers specializing in Data & AI.
• Managed full-cycle recruitment, from sourcing to final offer negotiations.
• Recruited top tech talent for Careem's operations across GCCD, Egypt, Jordan, and Pakistan.
• Successfully reduced time to fill by 20% while maintaining high quality hires.

• Led recruitment initiatives across Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Turkey, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, and Pakistan.
• Recruited 50 global professionals in the first year, achieving a 100% offer acceptance rate with nearly zero attrition.
• Developed talent pipelines and recruitment strategies tailored to regional labor market conditions.

• Led a team of 10 mass recruiters, achieving aggressive hiring targets.
• Established and maintained strong partnerships with multinational contact centers (Vodafone, Teleperformance, Concentrix, Webhelp).
• Managed end-to-end recruitment operations, reporting on key hiring metrics.

• Conducted CV screening, phone interviews, and high-volume recruitment initiatives.
• Developed performance reports for recruitment activities, optimizing sourcing channels.