Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

About Valify At Valify, we're transforming digital identity verification and onboarding through eKYC, OCR, biometric verification, liveness detection, and AML solutions. We're looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist who knows how to find great talent, not just wait for applications, and can own recruitment from start to finish. What you'll own · End-to-End Recruitment: Independently manage hiring needs, sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, negotiations, and onboarding coordination. · Headhunting & Talent Sourcing: Proactively identify and engage candidates through LinkedIn, Boolean search, communities, referrals, and creative sourcing. · Tech & Non-Tech Recruitment: Recruit across Engineering, Product, Sales, Operations, Customer Success, and other functions. · Hiring Manager Partnership: Align on role requirements, candidate profiles, and hiring strategies with department heads. · Summer Internship Program: Own the annual program end-to-end: planning, university partnerships, student attraction, selection, onboarding, mentor coordination, evaluation, and conversion to full-time hires. · Employment Fairs & University Relations: Plan, organize, and represent Valify at university career fairs and employment events; develop relationships with career centers and student organizations. · Talent Pipelines: Build pipelines for niche, business-critical, and future positions. · Candidate Assessment: Conduct structured interviews and assess competencies, potential, and alignment with company values. · Recruitment Analytics: Track time-to-fill, time-to-hire, sourcing effectiveness, offer acceptance, and internship conversion. · Employer Branding & Improvement: Strengthen talent-market visibility and continuously improve hiring workflows and candidate experience. What we're looking for · 5–7 years of proven experience in talent acquisition, recruitment, or headhunting. · Strong proactive sourcing and direct headhunting experience. · Ability to independently manage multiple vacancies simultaneously. · Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, ATS, and sourcing platforms. · Experience coordinating internships, university partnerships, or employment fairs. · Strong interviewing, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. · Ability to recruit across functions and seniority levels. · Knowledge of recruitment KPIs and data-driven hiring. · Excellent English and Arabic; proactive, resourceful, and accountable. A big plus if you have · Experience hiring Backend, Frontend, Mobile, DevOps, QA, Data, or Product talent. · Experience in startups, scale-ups, SaaS, fintech, or technology companies. · Strong networks in Egypt’s technology and startup ecosystem. · Established university and career-center relationships. · Experience closing niche or hard-to-fill positions. What Success Looks Like · You actively hunt for talent rather than relying only on job postings. · You own every vacancy until the candidate joins. · You understand the business behind each hiring need. · You deliver an organized summer internship program and measurable career-fair pipelines. · You balance hiring speed, quality, and candidate experience. Why join valify? Play a key role in building teams behind innovative digital identity solutions. Partnering with business leaders and contributing directly to Valify's growth. We're looking for a talent hunter who knows how to find, attract, and close great people. Show more Show less