Senior Associate - FTTE Ernst & Young AE

Partner with business stakeholders and service lines to understand workforce needs, hiring targets, timelines, and ideal candidate profiles across assigned MENA locations. Design and deliver data-driven recruitment strategies aligned to business priorities, nationalization agendas, and regional talent market insights. Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for experience hires in Tax, including attraction, sourcing, screening, assessments, interviews, offers, and pre-joining experience. Lead and continuously enhance the internship program, with a strong focus on candidate experience. Use recruitment data and insights to track progress against hiring targets, identify risks, and continuously improve recruitment outcomes. Maintain accurate and compliant candidate records within recruitment systems and contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives.

Skills and attributes for success

A consultative mindset with the ability to influence and partner confidently with senior stakeholders. Strong knowledge of Tax recruitment, and similar specialisations Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities across locations. A creative, strategic, and commercially aware approach to problem solving. Confidence representing EY as an employer of choice on Tax and in the market.

Ideally, you ll also

Be comfortable handling large data sets and generating insights using Excel and MS Office. Have exposure to Recruitment Management Systems such as SuccessFactors. Have experience delivering end-to-end recruitment across attraction, sourcing, screening, assessment, interviewing, and offering. Bring experience working across multiple geographies or within a regional recruitment model. What we look for We re interested in recruitment professionals who combine creative thinking with disciplined execution. You re proactive, comfortable with autonomy, and motivated by building long-term relationships, improving processes, and creating meaningful early-career opportunities across the region.

What we offer you

At EY, we ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.To help create the best experience during the recruitment process, please describe any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.EY | Building a better working worldEY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.