Client Executive - Permanent (m/f/d)
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About the Role
Halian is seeking a Client Executive to support technical recruitment searches for engineering and technology leadership roles. This entry-level role involves sourcing, screening, and coordinating candidates, with growth into client ownership.
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Responsibilities
- Source and identify candidates for active engineering and technology leadership searches
- Manage candidate pipelines and keep CRM clean
- Coordinate interviews and logistics between candidates and clients
- Research target companies, map engineering org charts and CTO office structures
- Draft technical outreach messaging and refine positioning of opportunities
- Contribute to client discovery calls and candidate debriefs
- Learn to read and understand technical résumés
- Build a sophisticated sourcing strategy for passive talent pools
Requirements
- Roughly 1 3 years of experience in recruiting (agency or in house), with exposure to technical roles
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Curious, coachable, and willing to do unglamorous work early
- Genuine interest in how software gets built and how engineering teams operate at scale
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Role Overview
- This is an entry point into one of the highest performing specialist tech recruiting firms in the Middle East.
- You’ll start by supporting active search engagements across full stack engineering, backend systems, data engineering, developer tooling, and AI/ML.
- In time, you’ll be coached into owning your own client relationships and running technical searches end to end.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Source and identify candidates for active engineering and technology leadership searches: Staff Engineers, Principal Engineers, Distinguished Engineers, Engineering Managers, VPs of Engineering, CTOs, Head of Platform, Head of Developer Experience, and similar senior technical profiles.
- Manage candidate pipelines, keep the CRM clean, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
- Coordinate interviews and logistics between candidates and clients.
- Research target companies, map engineering org charts and CTO office structures, and build longlists for new search engagements.
- Draft technical outreach messaging and help refine how we position opportunities to Staff and Principal Engineers, Architects, and technical executives.
- Contribute client discovery calls and candidate debriefs to learn how technical searches are run at a high level.
- Learn to read and understand technical résumés, distinguishing between hands on engineers, technical architects, and engineering leaders.
- Build a sophisticated sourcing strategy where you target notoriously passive yet in high demand talent pools.
- Build genuine relationships with the tech ecosystem.
What you’ll grow into
- Owning client discovery calls and managing client communication on active technical searches.
- Developing your own network and market expertise in software engineering and technical leadership hiring.
- Confidently discussing technical concepts with candidates and clients.
- Eventually building and managing your own desk with full client ownership.
What We're Looking For
- Roughly 1 3 years of experience in recruiting (agency or in house), with exposure to technical roles.
- Strong written and verbal communication; you’ll be reaching out to Staff Engineers, Principal Architects, Engineering Directors, and CTOs.
- Curious, coachable, and not precious about doing the unglamorous work early.
- Genuine interest in how software gets built and how engineering teams operate at scale.
A Bit About Halian
- Halian is a fast moving, people first company with nearly 30 years of experience in the industry.
- We champion talent, celebrate ambition, and create real opportunity.
- We offer performance driven incentives, monthly lucky dips, unforgettable annual trips, and continuous learning.
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