Recruitment Partner

Role Purpose and Organizational Impact

This position is responsible for leading the entire recruitment process in Singapore and the Southeast Asia Hub. The focus is to consistently deliver superior hiring outcomes for both Corporate and Retail sectors, including recruitment for entry-level roles. The role collaborates tightly with business and HR teams to cultivate strong talent pipelines, enhance the company's employer brand, and offer comprehensive talent acquisition insights to drive workforce strategies and business expansion across the region.

Main Responsibilities

• Oversee comprehensive recruitment activities for both Corporate and Retail domains within Singapore and SEA Hub, encompassing job scoping, sourcing, evaluation, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to grasp staffing requirements, clarify job specifications, and formulate recruitment plans that optimize speed, quality, and candidate experience.
• Develop and maintain robust talent pools for critical and frequently occurring roles through methods such as direct sourcing, mapping, employee referrals, campus outreach, and external networks in Singapore and SEA.
• Lead initiatives related to employer branding in partnership with internal teams to raise visibility, attract diverse applicants, and position the organization as an employer of choice.
• Support early career recruitment efforts including internships, graduate hires, and campus partnerships to ensure a sustainable entry-level talent pipeline across Singapore and SEA.
• Generate talent acquisition reports and analyses highlighting recruitment activities, hiring trends, pipeline status, time-to-fill metrics, and market insights to aid in workforce planning.
• Guarantee a positive and consistent candidate journey through all recruitment phases while maintaining effective communication with candidates, hiring teams, and stakeholders.
• Utilize recruitment data and market trends to uncover improvements, enhance hiring strategies, and provide consultancy on talent availability, competitive positioning, sourcing tactics, and geographical considerations.
• Ensure recruitment practices, assessments, and offers are compliant with internal policies, local regulations, and market best practices across SEA.
• Collaborate with Emerging Market and Global Talent Acquisition teams to exchange best practices, align recruitment goals, and contribute to overarching talent acquisition initiatives across SEA.

Key Partnerships

• Hiring Managers across Singapore and Southeast Asia Hub
• Local and Regional HR Business Partners
• Emerging Market, SEA, and Global Talent Acquisition Teams
• Employer Branding and Marketing Teams
• External recruitment agencies, search partners, and candidate networks

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Comprehensive expertise in end-to-end talent acquisition within Corporate and Retail sectors, including sourcing, interviewing, evaluation, offer handling, and advisory services.
• Demonstrated success in creating talent pipelines and implementing proactive sourcing strategies across various roles and seniority levels.
• Experience with employer branding, talent attraction, and early career talent programs, translating business needs into effective external messaging and campaigns.
• Strong analytical capability to interpret recruitment metrics, discern trends, and provide insightful talent acquisition reports for the SEA region.
• Excellent stakeholder management and consulting skills with the ability to influence decision making across functions and countries.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and candidate engagement skills, emphasizing candidate experience and hiring quality.
• Highly organized and resilient, adept at handling multiple priorities in a dynamic and matrixed organizational environment.
• Solid understanding of local recruitment practices and compliance in Southeast Asian markets.

Educational and Experience Requirements

• University degree or an equivalent qualification.
• At least 6 to 8 years of relevant Talent Acquisition experience, ideally spanning both Corporate and Retail recruitment within multinational organizations.
• Preferred experience in employer branding, talent pipeline development, recruitment analytics, and campus or early career recruitment.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

Company Commitment

The company is dedicated to fostering diversity, inclusivity, and individual expression within the workplace. It maintains a strict policy against harassment or discrimination towards any staff or applicants and is committed to equal employment opportunities.