Synesaia Talent combines 12+ years of talent architecture experience with specialist knowledge of Gulf compliance, visa routing, and AI/ML market dynamics.
Partnered search into the GCC's AI/ML engineering and leadership markets. Based on a vetted network built over 7 years.
Iqama sponsorship, Nitaqat band management, Saudisation obligations. We navigate the complexity and coordinate with in-country partners — so the hire doesn't stall at the finish line.
We embed at the strategic level and own the function until you don't need us to.
Ex-GCC Head of Talent with 12+ years in global recruitment across the UK, US, Europe, and the Gulf.
Oliver built in-house talent functions in Saudi Arabia and the UAE designing hiring infrastructure from scratch. Delivered 100+ placements across the MENA region, working with clients ranging from multinationals such as IKEA and Burberry to regional heavyweights including NEOM, Bunyan, and Careem, alongside a large number of fast-moving startups.
This experience gives Synesaia something most consultants working the GCC don't have. What it takes to hire at pace in the Gulf, and what good AI and technology hiring looks like from the inside.
Working at that scale means overseeing the compliance landscape too. From Saudisation and Emiratisation, visa frameworks and local employment law. This kind of complexity that most external consultants never have to navigate. Knowing that landscape means we oversee the process for you.
This is a specialist practice built on direct regional experience, focused exclusively on AI and technology talent for clients who are serious about getting the hire right.
Vision 2030 has moved from plan to spend. Private-sector AI demand is outrunning supply
The region's established tech hub — AI-first by policy, deep capital, fast hiring cycles
AI/ML engineering, MLOps, applied ML, data science, AI leadership.
Monthly base across our two active corridors, with typical performance bonus. Click any role to view the specific positions in our GCC talent pool.
A targeted brief against our active network of vetted AI/ML engineers across a global network
Visa routing, sponsorship, and Gulf labour compliance handled end-to-end.
Relocation logistics, onboarding support, and routine check-ins so the hire lands.
A short technical profile and your career preferences. Reviewed by a human, not a filter.
Technical validation and market-fit mapping against live roles in the UAE and KSA.
Offer, visa, relocation. Supported through arrival and the first ninety days on the ground.
No fees to candidates. Ever.