Aliaa El Wardany

Head of Talent Acquisition, Al Nabooda Automobiles

Aliaa is a strategic Talent Acquisition leader, with 15+ years of experience, leading transformation projects, EVP, employer branding, diversity and inclusion recruitment and people development. She has a highly successful background in achieving profitable business growth for some of the leading multinational corporations and has experience in working with leading brands across various industries; telecom, aviation, management consulting and retail industries. Aliaa has also exceeded expectations for customer service delivery while ensuring optimum selection and quality. She enjoys being part of, managing projects, driving process improvement and developing people. Aliaa is experienced in implementing HR transformation programs to align HR and Talent with the Strategic objectives.

What’s a professional achievement of yours from 2024 that you are proud of?

2024 was overall a very successful year for all
Of us at Al Futtaim as there was a number of strategies initiatives that i supported the business leaders from a Talent Acquisition prospective; BYD expansion in KSA, enhancing our EV capabilities in-house, creating AI and Analytics COE

How has the RL Community helped you this year?

I recently joined RL community, however this very short period has been very insightful. Engaging with TA professionals across various industries and most importantly reconnecting with ex colleagues. Looking forward to attending more summits and collaborating with everyone

What is your prediction for the TA industry for 2025?

-skills based hiring taking over
– AI & Automotive becoming more dominant
– Hybrid working models taking over