Talent Acquisition Lead

About the Opportunity: Lead Talent Acquisition & Build High-Performing Teams

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Talent Acquisition Lead to take ownership of our recruitment function and drive talent acquisition across technical and business functions.

This role is designed for a senior recruitment professional who can operate beyond individual hiring assignments and take responsibility for recruitment strategy, stakeholder management, team performance, talent pipelines, and hiring delivery.

You will work closely with senior management and hiring leaders to understand business growth plans, translate workforce requirements into effective recruitment strategies, and ensure the organisation has access to the right talent at the right time.

The role will also provide exposure to international hiring, employer branding, recruitment analytics, talent market intelligence, recruitment process improvement, and team development.

Candidates with experience in technology, internet, startup, e-commerce, consulting, executive search, or multinational recruitment environments are highly encouraged to apply.

🔥 Are You the Perfect Fit?

Strategic Recruitment Experience: You have at least 6 years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience, with strong exposure to complex or high-volume hiring environments.

Leadership & Ownership: You are capable of leading recruitment priorities, setting hiring strategies, managing recruitment performance, and mentoring junior recruiters.

Strong Stakeholder Management: You are confident working with senior management, department heads, and hiring managers and can influence hiring decisions through data and market insights.

Advanced Talent Sourcing: You have strong expertise in identifying and engaging passive candidates, particularly for niche, senior, technical, or difficult-to-fill positions.

Commercial & Business Mindset: You understand how recruitment supports business growth and can balance hiring speed, candidate quality, market conditions, and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities: Your Core Mission

1. Talent Acquisition Strategy & Hiring Delivery

• Lead and execute end-to-end talent acquisition strategies aligned with business growth and workforce requirements.
• Partner with senior management and hiring leaders to understand current and future talent needs.
• Develop recruitment plans for technical, business, senior, and niche positions.
• Oversee recruitment delivery and ensure hiring priorities are managed effectively.
• Build sustainable talent pipelines to support both immediate and future hiring requirements.

2. Recruitment Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, guide, and mentor recruiters within the Talent Acquisition team.
• Establish recruitment priorities, sourcing strategies, and performance expectations.
• Monitor recruiter performance, hiring progress, and recruitment productivity.
• Coach team members on sourcing, candidate assessment, stakeholder management, and closing techniques.
• Promote continuous learning and best practices across the recruitment team.

3. Senior Stakeholder & Hiring Manager Management

• Act as a strategic recruitment partner to senior management and hiring managers.
• Advise stakeholders on talent availability, market conditions, salary expectations, and recruitment challenges.
• Manage expectations around hiring timelines, candidate quality, and recruitment feasibility.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across different business functions.

4. Talent Sourcing & Market Intelligence

• Lead sourcing strategies for critical, niche, and senior-level positions.
• Develop talent mapping and market intelligence initiatives for priority talent segments.
• Build long-term relationships with passive candidates and key talent pools.
• Identify emerging talent markets, recruitment channels, and sourcing opportunities.

5. Recruitment Analytics & Process Improvement

• Establish and monitor key recruitment metrics, including hiring timelines, pipeline conversion, sourcing effectiveness, and hiring performance.
• Analyse recruitment data and provide actionable insights to management.
• Identify gaps and bottlenecks within the recruitment process and implement improvements.
• Develop scalable recruitment processes and best practices as the organisation grows.

6. International & Multinational Hiring

• Lead or support recruitment initiatives across different countries and talent markets.
• Develop sourcing strategies for international and cross-border hiring.
• Work with hiring stakeholders to understand market-specific talent requirements.
• Build international talent pipelines to support business expansion.

Technical & Cultural Requirements

Experience: Minimum 6 years of experience in talent acquisition, recruitment, executive search, or related recruitment functions, with demonstrated experience handling complex or senior-level hiring.

Leadership: Previous experience mentoring, guiding, or managing recruiters is highly preferred.

Recruitment & Sourcing: Strong expertise in full-cycle recruitment, talent mapping, passive candidate sourcing, executive search, and niche hiring.

Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to work with senior management, department heads, and hiring managers and influence recruitment decisions through strong market knowledge and communication.

Tools & Systems: Strong knowledge of LinkedIn, job platforms, recruitment systems, candidate databases, recruitment analytics, and sourcing tools.

Communication: Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with fluent Mandarin and good English preferred. Mandarin proficiency is preferred to effectively communicate with Mandarin-speaking clients and candidates.

Industry & International Exposure: Experience in technology, internet, startup, e-commerce, consulting, digital, executive search, or multinational environments is highly preferred. International or cross-border hiring experience is an added advantage.

Leadership & Growth Mindset: Strategic, proactive, commercially minded, resilient, and results-oriented, with the ability to lead recruitment initiatives while remaining hands-on when required.