Cairo, Egypt, January 2026 — Maryse Kamel has started a new position as Talent Acquisition Lead at Breadfast.
In her new role, Maryse is responsible for leading Breadfast’s talent acquisition strategy, overseeing end-to-end recruitment for managerial and leadership roles, strengthening hiring processes, and partnering closely with senior leaders to support the company’s rapid growth and expansion. Her responsibilities include improving recruitment practices, managing the full candidate lifecycle, coaching recruitment teams, and aligning hiring strategies with evolving business needs.
Prior to joining Breadfast, Maryse served as Regional Talent Acquisition Senior Specialist at talabat. In this role, she led full-cycle recruitment across multiple functions and geographies, partnering with business leaders on workforce planning, sourcing strategies, and hiring execution. She played a key role in building talent pipelines, managing stakeholder relationships, and driving recruitment performance through structured processes and data-driven insights.
Before talabat, Maryse was part of Majid Al Futtaim, where she progressed through multiple roles including Regional Talent Acquisition Senior Associate and Regional Total Rewards Associate. During her tenure, she supported large-scale hiring initiatives, developed diverse talent pipelines, contributed to compensation and benefits programs, conducted job evaluations, and supported HR systems and analytics across the region.
Earlier in her career, Maryse worked as Senior Specialist, HR Business Partner – Grants at The American University in Cairo, where she managed recruitment, staffing operations, HR documentation, and SAP HR transactions for externally funded projects. She also gained international technical hiring experience as a Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist at TALENCED, focusing on sourcing and hiring technology professionals across Europe.
Maryse began her professional journey with early exposure to the financial services sector as a trainee at Piraeus Bank, building a strong foundation that later supported her transition into strategic talent acquisition and human resources roles across diverse industries.
About Breadfast
Breadfast is transforming the way household goods are delivered in Egypt. The company operates at the intersection of technology, logistics, and retail, delivering fresh groceries and everyday essentials with speed and convenience. Breadfast is in a phase of rapid expansion and is focused on building high-performing teams that can support its ambitious growth journey.
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