Title:  Manager, Talent Acquistion

Location: Amman, Jordan

Job Type: Full-time

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About Us

For over 45 years, Hikma Pharmaceuticals has been putting better health within reach, every day, by creating high-quality medicines and making them accessible to those who need them. We are helping to shape a healthier world that enriches all our communities, and our global team of 9,400+ empowered colleagues are central to this mission.

As a trusted and reliable partner of over 825 high-quality generics, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products, we are driven to improve access to medicine. Through our 29 manufacturing plants, 3 R&D hubs across MENA, North America and Europe, our footprint allows us to play a critical role in serving patients. 

Description:

We are looking for a talented Manager, Talent Acquisition to join us. At Hikma you’ll be supported by a culture of progress and belonging where people are encouraged to develop, wellbeing is prioritised and our inclusive approach values contributions from all. We’re seeking candidates who embody our values: Innovative, driven to keep learning; Caring, genuinely compassionate in their work; and Collaborative, eager to solve problems together.

If you want to be part of a team that cares about impact, this is the place for you.

Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment effectiveness and data

• Track and report on key recruitment metrics such as quality of hire, time to fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, and cost per hire.
• Review and improve the recruitment dashboard: data quality, usability, and reporting for leadership.
• Consolidate recruitment budget utilization across markets and business units.
• Review high-turnover roles and support talent pipeline discussions.
• Manage recruitment agency relationships and contracts, track performance, cost, and value across all active agreements.
• Oversee the employee referral program at group level and ensure it is active, tracked, and delivering results.

AI tool and technology

• Be the business focal point in the rollout of Hikma's AI hiring tool.
• Coordinate with the project team, drive adoption, and track progress.

Employer brand

• Manage Hikma's employer presence on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Indeed.
• Monitor and respond to employer reviews; develop a content and posting strategy.
• Use platform analytics to track and improve how we appear to candidates.

Capability building

• Design and deliver training for hiring managers on structured interviewing and assessment.
• Build competency-based interview guidelines and question banks.
• Define success criteria for recruitment effectiveness and support the team in applying them.

Policy and standards

• Identify gaps in recruitment policy and draft standards to address them.
• Ensure consistency and fairness in hiring practices across markets.
• Ensure recruitment practices comply with employment laws and regulations across all markets where we hire

Qualifications:

We are looking for candidates whose experience and skills align closely with the qualifications outlined below:

• 7 to 10 years of experience with a clear progression from operational recruiter to a more strategic or analytical role.
• Strong recruitment foundation including end-to-end experience in a structured environment.
• Has moved beyond day-to-day recruitment into process improvement, analytics, capability building, or TA leadership.
• Regional or multi-market experience is an advantage.

Skills

• Has a strong grasp of recruitment data and analytics, with hands-on experience using dashboards or reporting tools to track performance and inform decisions.
• Has designed and implemented recruitment tools or frameworks from scratch such as interview guides, assessment criteria, capability programs, or process improvements, and has seen them through to adoption.
• Can manage a complex workstream independently, coordinate across multiple stakeholders, and keep things moving without being chased.
• Communicates clearly and confidently in Arabic and English, in writing and in person, and can translate complex ideas into plain language for different audiences.
• Familiar with LinkedIn, Glassdoor, or Indeed from an employer or admin perspective, with an understanding of how these platforms shape candidate perception.
• Power BI or equivalent analytics tool experience is a plus.
• Curious and analytical, always asking why processes work the way they do and using data to find better answers.
• Takes full ownership of their work and follows through without needing to be reminded or redirected.
• Comfortable operating in an environment that is still taking shape, and able to bring structure and clarity to ambiguous situations.
• Builds trust across levels and geographies.

Learn more about Hikma in Jordan hikma-jordan-factsheet-aug-2025-en.pdf