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Head of Talent Management

Apricot International is a nonprofit connecting displaced MENA professionals to remote tech jobs, focusing on talent from Palestine.

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Welcome to the Head of Talent Management opportunity at Apricot! This is your chance to shape the future of talent acquisition and support the systems that will drive our company's growth for years to come. If you're passionate about creating scalable talent strategies, developing high-performing teams, and ensuring our candidate placement work is both efficient and mission-aligned, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

The Head of Talent Management is responsible for designing, leading, and scaling Apricot's talent acquisition team. This role partners closely with executive leadership and oversees a growing team of talent acquisition specialists.
You will own talent strategy, recruitment operations, talent pipeline development, and cross-functional workforce planning while building scalable systems to support long-term growth.

This is a Remote role – MENA Based Highly Preferred | Full-time (~30 hours weekly) | Flexible hours.

The Head of Talent oversees three key areas:

  • Talent Operations(technology, tools, processes, vendor management)
  • Talent Acquisition(recruitment channels, systems, candidate experience, team oversight)
  • Talent Management(contractor and employee development, retention, career progression)
The core goal of this role is to bridge technology, process, and people—ensuring hiring functions are efficient, effective, and scalable to support company growth and mission.

Key Responsibilities

1. Talent Strategy & Executive Partnership
  • Partner with executive leadership to define and execute talent strategies aligned with business growth
  • Lead workforce planning, organizational design, and hiring prioritization across functions
  • Provide data-driven insights and market intelligence to inform strategic decisions
  • Align talent initiatives with sales, operations, finance, and marketing objectives

2. Talent Acquisition & Team Leadership
  • Lead, coach, and scale a high-performing, distributed talent acquisition team
  • Oversee end-to-end recruitment strategy, from sourcing through placement
  • Ensure a strong balance of requisitions, performance targets, and delivery across the team
  • Step in as a full-cycle recruiter on key or complex roles when needed
  • Build and maintain high-quality talent pipelines across priority markets

3. Operations, Systems & Optimization
  • Own and optimize talent systems, tools, and workflows to ensure efficiency and scalability
  • Establish and maintain SOPs, KPIs, and reporting frameworks across recruitment
  • Leverage data and analytics to continuously improve hiring performance
  • Implement automation and new technologies to enhance processes and candidate experience
  • Ensure data integrity and seamless coordination across systems, tools, and stakeholders

Requirements

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For
  • 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, recruitment, or people operations, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership role or building out a core recruitment function
  • Proven track record of building and scaling hiring functions in fast-paced or high-growth environments
  • Strong experience managing full-cycle recruitment across multiple roles and functions
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and performance-manage distributed teams
  • Experience working cross-functionally with senior leadership and influencing strategic decisions
  • Deep understanding of recruitment operations, including ATS systems, workflows, and process optimization
  • Strong analytical skills with experience using data to drive hiring decisions and improve performance
  • Fluency in English
  • Someone deeply mission aligned

Nice to Have
  • Experience hiring within tech, startups, or emerging markets (especially MENA)
  • Background in both agency and in-house recruitment environments
  • Experience building or optimizing talent tech stacks and implementing new tools
  • Familiarity with recruitment marketing, employer branding, or talent community building
  • Exposure to contractor-based or global workforce models
  • Experience supporting business development or client-facing recruitment
  • Comfort using AI tools or automation to improve sourcing and operational efficiency

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5 years minimum

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About apricot

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We are Apricot International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between displaced talent and global opportunity. Our mission is grounded in a simple yet powerful belief: while talent is distributed equally around the world, opportunity is not. We exist to change that narrative by connecting displaced and underserved professionals from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)—with a particular focus on Palestine—to high-quality remote technology jobs.

We operate at the 'last mile' of the employment pipeline, ensuring that skilled individuals can overcome systemic barriers such as legal restrictions and limited mobility. Our approach is holistic; we don't just match resumes to job descriptions. We provide end-to-end support that includes training in interview skills, onboarding, communication, and ongoing mentorship to ensure long-term retention and career growth. Backed by a team with experience at industry giants like Google, Salesforce, and Target, we combine operational excellence with deep regional credibility to build a more inclusive and resilient future, one job at a time.

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