Syed Ahmed

Senior Recruitment Consultant - Talent Acquisition | Holistic Recruitment Approach| Executive Search | Headhunting | Industry-agnostic Recruiter

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About

At Fircroft, our team excels in aligning exceptional talent with the strategic needs of businesses. Spearheading full-spectrum recruitment, I specialize in delivering bespoke hiring solutions across IT, Energy, and E-commerce sectors. My role encompasses a rigorous process of talent scouting, utilizing advanced recruitment tools such as Vincere, to ensure a precise fit for both candidates and organizations. The focus on end-to-end recruitment has not only streamlined the hiring journey but enabled the cultivation of a robust talent pipeline. With expertise in contract recruitment and seasoned hiring practices, the aim is to empower companies by introducing them to professionals who can drive their strategic vision forward. This commitment to excellence in talent acquisition is a testament to the value I bring to the recruitment landscape.

Experience

  • Senior Recruitment Consultant at Fircroft
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    As a Senior Recruitment Consultant, I manage the end-to-end (360°) recruitment process, ensuring timely and quality hires across a wide range of industries, including IT, Telecom, E-commerce, Oil & Gas, Energy, EPC, Aviation, Automotive, FMCG, Banking, Insurance, Real Estate, and Government sectors. My role involves working closely with Hiring Managers to understand both current and future hiring needs, while ensuring all job openings are effectively advertised across multiple platforms such as LinkedIn, Naukri Gulf/India, Bayt, Indeed, the ATS, and internal networks. Specializing in sourcing top talent locally and internationally, handling roles from mid to senior level. My recruitment approach combines proactive headhunting, strategic networking, and leveraging professional portals to build a strong pipeline of qualified candidates in key sectors. I conduct screening interviews to evaluate candidate skills, experience, and cultural fit, ensuring a high-quality match with client requirements. I manage all aspects of the hiring process—from role briefing and advertising to shortlisting, interview coordination, and offer negotiation—while maintaining an excellent candidate experience throughout. All recruitment activities are tracked within the ATS, with accurate documentation to ensure smooth hiring workflows and compliance. I also regularly review and enhance the selection process, integrating up-to-date methods such as competency-based interviews to stay aligned with evolving hiring standards. Upholding confidentiality and ethical standards is at the core of my work, along with building long-term relationships and maintaining a dynamic talent pool to support business growth across sectors.

  • Senior Recruitment Specialist at Abdulla Fouad Group
    Apr 2015 - Sep 2021 · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Abdulla Fouad Group (AFG) is a dynamic and diversified business group that continues to play a pivotal role in the Kingdom’s progress to this day. Beginning 76 years ago as a small service company established in Ras Tanura, AFG’s first mover advantage saw it expand into new industries, pioneering many products and services along the way. It is well known for excellence across its business units, serving the Oil & Gas, Energy, Healthcare, Information Technology, Consumer, and Construction sectors. Headquartered in Dammam, AFG has regional offices in Riyadh, Jeddah, and several satellite offices across KSA & GCC, all dedicated to providing the highest possible customer service. Recruitment Responsibilities: • Managing complete recruitment life-cycle for sourcing the best talent from diverse Sources after identification the requirements from different divisions and group of companies. • CV Searching from Online Job Portals: Bayt.com, Naukrigulf, Gulf Talent, Mihnati, Monster gulf, LinkedIn. • Head Hunting through various sources such as: Direct competitors and Own network. • Job Posting on the Online Job Portals and Newspapers. • Handled the entire range of activities involved in recruitment and conducted primary screening of the profiles. • Played a stellar role in forwarding the profiles to Technical Panel & Managers for review and acquired their feedback. • Holds the distinction of filing of candidate file (hard and soft copies), submitted the file to the department for final processing • Resume evaluation, arranging interview and conducting preliminary interviews. • Offer preparation, Salary negotiation, obtaining documents for after candidate selection. • Tracking mobilization process till candidate joining. • Build a data bank of potential candidates • Responsible to issue sign job offer for suitable candidates • Performed all activities related to recruitment.

  • Lead Recruitments at USM Business Systems
    Oct 2011 - Apr 2015 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    USM BUSINESS SYSTEMS, Inc., founded in 1999, is recognized as one of the fastest growing information technology consulting and services firms in the Capital Beltway Region. USM brings experience and talent together to bring the clients a full-service Information Technology firm focused on Development and Systems Integration. Responsibilities: • Handling a team of 6 recruiters and 1 Account Manager. • Delivering candidate for all possible requirement received by team. • Place consultants for contract, Contract-to-hire and permanent positions in the Information Technology industry. • Determine technical recruiting objectives by studying current and projected technical job needs and qualifications conferring with management • Scheduling Interviews, Contract negotiation and handling onboarding documentation. • Extensive experience in recruiting techniques such as job boards, Internet searches, Databases and Referrals. • Dealing with candidates Directly on W2, 1099/Corporation to Corporation. • Conducting initial screening interviews for availability, relocation and compensation. • Maintaining Database of the searched resumes for future use. • Checking references for back ground verification. • Hiring internal resources for US Operations (Technical and functional) • Formatting the resume of the consultant as per client need. • Maintaining Data Bank of the searched resumes for future use • Creating reports and delivering expected target

  • Lead Recruitments at Resourcesys Inc
    Feb 2009 - Oct 2011 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Resourcesys Inc. is a Staffing and Talent Management company providing workforce solutions customized to our client’s needs in both the public and private sectors. Established in 1999, with offices in Maryland and New Jersey, Resourcesys, Inc. has provided services for several Fortune 1000 Corporations, and other Tier-1 System integrators and Consulting companies, with an expanding footprint in the government sector. Responsibilities: • Worked on IT and Non- IT positions • Worked on Prime Vendor/System Integrators / End Customer requirements • Sourced consultants via cold calls and job boards, screened and interviewed candidates, conducted follow-up, gathered feedback, verified references, presented offers and negotiated salaries/contracts • Responsible for sourcing of candidates (H1B/GC/US Citizens/EAD/TN/L2 EAD) for direct client/ Prime Vendor needs for different job types (Permanent/Contract to Hire/Contract – W2 /1099/Corp to Corp) • Pre-Screening of potential Candidate in terms of qualification, work experience and previous references to ensure they do possess required genuine experience as per our client need • Establish and maintain a good relationship with the employers, vendors and the clients • Ensured my submission and placement target are met • Maintained a systematic and comprehensive database of all candidates.

  • IT Recruiter at SonSoft inc
    Jun 2007 - Feb 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos

    SonSoft Inc. is a leading global consulting and IT services company, offering a wide array of solutions customized for a range of key verticals and horizontals. From strategy consulting right through to implementing IT solutions for customers, SonSoft straddles the entire IT space. It has excellent domain competencies in verticals such as Automotive, Banking & Financial Service, Insurance & Healthcare. As a diverse end-to-end IT solutions provider, SonSoft offers a range of expertise aimed at helping customers re-engineer and re-invent their businesses to compete successfully in an ever-changing marketplace. Responsibilities: • Extensive experience in Recruitment – US Consulting, business planning, vendor relations, sales presentations and proposal development • Manage and lead strategic initiatives related to the organization • Handle the day-to-day operation of a team of recruiters and sales reviewing processes, and performance expectations to ensure clarity and effectiveness. • Develop and maintain positive working relationships with Vendors and HR colleagues. • Provide coaching and training to team members to continuously improve performance. • Prepare reports and analyze recruitment activity. • Good working knowledge on US tax terms (W2, 1099 and C2C) • Build strong sourcing strategy based on prior experience with US based staffing environment • Needs to have experience in Recruitment in US market Skills: Sales, Recruitment in US Staffing Market • MS Office tools, Job Portals and search string experience, Resume Search, Screening, negotiating, Vendor r relationship.