Harry Seymour
Head of Talent Acquisition @ World Defense Show
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TALENT ACQUISTION & EXECUTIVE SEARCH SPECIALIST FOR THE GLOBAL EVENTS, HOSPITALITY CONSUMER INDUSTRY Practices: Consumer Services, Consumer Goods, Retail, Sport and Leisure, Hospitality, Culinary, Healthcare, Contract Management, Finance, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing Functional Areas: C-Suite, Executive Management, Human Resources, Senior General Management, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Government Relations & Customer Experience. Specialities: C-Suite and Executive Management, Research & Talent Mapping, Onboarding, Headhunting & Talent Acquisition Currently at World Defense Show, Riyadh. WDS aims to put Saudi Arabia on the global stage, we are a trade exhibition for the global defense industry, held in purpose-built exhibition buildings just outside Riyadh together with new runway and display areas. The show brings over 700 international exhibitors and delegations together from countries around the globe and takes place every two years under the patronage of the King as part of the extraordinary development of Saudi Arabia in the Context of its 2030 vision. Contact me: UK: + 44 7747 842587 KSA: + 966 54 404 8538 E: hseymour@worlddefenseshow.com
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Restaurants, Strategy, Management, Recruiting, Fine Dining, Hospitality, Operations Management, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Hotels, Hospitality Industry, Food Service, Training, Event Management, Food Safety, Catering, Food & Beverage, Account Management, Corporate Events, Talent Management
Experience

Head of Talent Acquisition
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
My role as Head of Talent Acquisition here at World Defense Show supports the Exec, our Line Directors and the team as follows: Organisation Structure – Support and develop the organisation structure from 4 employees to 140++. Hired the Executive and Director team to create essential workstreams for sales, sponsorship, delegations, display, finance, procurement, marketing, construction, project management, operations, IT and HR. International Deployment – talent search, recruitment, contracting and deployment of the team in New York, Paris, London, Beijing, UAE, Azerbaijan, India, Sri Lanka and Riyadh. Created world-class candidate collateral, designed interview and hiring processes, managed 70+ international searches for specialists and negotiated hiring packages through our talent team, always with a focus on knowledge sharing and Saudisation Onboarding – Design and day to day management of the complex onboarding programme of the multi-cultural team whilst dealing with all the challenges presented by the pandemic overlayed with highly detailed requirements of the Saudi work visa and residency system. HR Team – Day to day support to the Saudi HR team to embed the benefits and operating policies that enable a multi geography and multi-cultural team with multiple hiring models, whilst always aligning with Saudi Labor Law. Contact me: UK: + 44 7747 842587 KSA: + 966 54 404 8538 E: hseymour@worlddefenseshow.com

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