Head of Talent Acquisition

Head of Talent Acquisition Internal/ External job posting: Internal & External Primary location: Cairo Full-time/ Part-time: Full-time Permanent/ Temporary positions: Choose an item. Length of the temporary contract in years: Click or tap here to enter text. Number of positions to be filled: 1 Job Grading: Deliver Egypt’s first High Speed Rail Service with DBEE. DBEE is a joint venture between DB International Operations and Elsewedy Electric. DB International Operations provides rail operations and maintenance worldwide; Elsewedy Electric, global energy and infrastructure solutions provider. Together, we combine strong local capabilities with proven global railway expertise to enable efficient, safe and sustainable passenger and freight mobility on Egypt’s first High Speed Rail network. We are looking for you as early as possible as Head of Talent Acquisition for DB-El Sewedy Railway Operation Egypt for the primary location Cairo. The role: We are looking for a strategic, innovative, and results-driven Head of Talent Acquisition to lead our recruitment function and ensure the successful delivery of our short- and long-term workforce requirements. You will take ownership of our talent acquisition strategy, drive recruitment excellence, and build sustainable talent pipelines to support one of Egypt's largest railway infrastructure projects. This role requires a forward-thinking leader who takes accountability for results, challenges conventional recruitment approaches, and turns complex workforce challenges into opportunities. Your responsibilities: Take full ownership of the organization's talent acquisition strategy, ensuring its successful implementation and alignment with business objectives, operational milestones, and long-term workforce requirements. Lead and oversee the entire recruitment lifecycle across all business functions and locations, ensuring the timely delivery of hiring targets, high-quality recruitment outcomes, and an excellent candidate experience. Translate strategic workforce plans into actionable recruitment roadmaps, proactively anticipating future hiring needs, identifying potential workforce shortages, and implementing effective measures to mitigate recruitment risks. Develop and maintain sustainable talent pipelines by establishing innovative sourcing strategies, exploring untapped candidate markets, and identifying alternative approaches to attract talent for critical, specialized, and high-volume positions. Build, manage, and leverage strategic partnerships with universities, vocational institutions, governmental organizations, industry associations, and recruitment agencies to expand access to talent and create sustainable recruitment channels. Act as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to senior management, hiring managers, and key internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment on hiring priorities, challenging recruitment assumptions, and driving effective, business-oriented solutions. Drive the organization's employer branding and talent attraction initiatives in close collaboration with Marketing and Communications, ensuring a compelling employer proposition, strong market visibility, and meaningful engagement with relevant target groups. Establish and continuously improve efficient, scalable, and compliant recruitment processes, ensuring consistent selection standards, transparent decision-making, effective resource allocation, and a professional candidate journey. Take accountability for recruitment performance, budgets, and delivery against agreed objectives by establishing meaningful KPIs, monitoring recruitment progress, evaluating sourcing effectiveness, and initiating corrective actions where required. Lead, develop, and empower the Talent Acquisition team, establishing clear responsibilities, performance expectations, and a culture of ownership, innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration across the organization. Your profile/ qualifications: (maximum 10 points) Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field; a postgraduate qualification is an advantage. Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, including substantial experience in a strategic leadership role with responsibility for recruitment performance and delivery. Proven track record of developing and executing successful talent acquisition strategies, ideally within large-scale, fast-growing, or complex organizations. Demonstrated experience in high-volume recruitment, specialized hiring, and strategic workforce planning, preferably within infrastructure, transportation, engineering, or industrial environments. Strong business acumen and the ability to translate operational and organizational objectives into effective, forward-looking recruitment strategies. Proven ability to identify new talent markets, develop creative sourcing solutions, and establish sustainable partnerships with educational institutions, recruitment agencies, and other external stakeholders. Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and negotiation skills, with the confidence to challenge senior management and drive decisions across different organizational levels. Strong analytical capabilities and a data-driven approach to recruitment planning, performance management, budgeting, and continuous process improvement. Demonstrated leadership capabilities, with the ability to build, develop, and manage high-performing teams while driving accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence. Entrepreneurial and solution-oriented mindset, combined with adaptability, resilience, strong execution skills, and a sound understanding of the Egyptian labor market. Fluency in English and Arabic is required. General Information: DB-El Sewedy Railway Operation Egypt is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, nationality, religion, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe that diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences strengthens our organization and contributes to a respectful, inclusive, and high-performing work environment. Show more Show less