Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
This is a 12-month contract role under Optimum Solutions.
This role supports our client, a leading Southeast Asian superapp that offers a wide range of services, including mobility, food delivery, and digital payments.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM. (inclusive of a 1-hour lunch break)
Responsibilities:
• Manage the end-to-end candidate lifecycle while developing market intelligence on the external talent landscape.
• Apply strategic talent identification frameworks to distinguish talent profiles.
• Use advanced sourcing methodologies to identify candidates for specialized roles and build sustainable talent pipelines.
• Lead regular, data-led discussions with hiring managers to calibrate talent and pivot search strategies using market density data.
• Uphold high hiring discipline through feedback loops and rigorous interview standards.
• Help plan and implement campus hiring and engagement, employer branding and recruitment marketing programmes.
• Leverage Generative AI for research, ideation and data analysis to enhance candidate ranking and streamline scheduling.
• Own stakeholder management by acting as a Strategic Talent Advisor to deeply understand business needs, consulting and partnering with Hiring Managers and Business leaders to define and secure the right talent.
Qualifications:
• 7+ years of in-house full-cycle recruiting experience across Technology and/or Corporate functions — from sourcing through to complex offer closures.
• Strategic stakeholder management — demonstrated ability to act as a Talent Advisor, consulting with Hiring Managers and senior business leaders to define talent needs and influence hiring decisions
• Advanced sourcing capability — hands-on expertise in headhunting for specialized/niche roles using Boolean, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other direct-search methodologies
• Talent mapping & market intelligence — structural mapping of external talent landscapes in complex, global markets
• Data literacy — ability to translate recruiting data and market density signals into actionable search strategies and hiring recommendations
• AI & digital fluency — working experience with GenAI or productivity tools to enhance research, candidate ranking, or workflow efficiency
Nice-to-Have
• Campus hiring & employer branding exposure — experience planning or executing campus programmes, recruitment marketing, or EB initiatives
• Pipeline taxonomy & CRM discipline — experience maintaining talent databases with skill-based tagging and structured pipeline hygiene (e.g. Beamery, Greenhouse, SmartRecruiters)
• Experience hiring across Southeast Asian markets — familiarity with regional talent supply dynamics and recruitment practices.
• Tech sector depth — prior coverage of software engineering, product, data, or platform roles (vs. corporate-only background)