Technical Recruiter
Location: Pasig City
Employment Type: Contractual (3 Months)
Work Schedule: 3:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Hybrid
Job Summary
Technical Recruiter combines a headhunter's sharp instincts with the comfort of a tech-savvy talent partner. You'll thrive in a fast-moving, AI-forward environment and enjoy finding, engaging, and winning over top talent, especially passive candidates who aren't actively job hunting. You'll help shape hiring strategy, carry it out day to day, guide less experienced recruiters, and help build smooth, tech-enabled hiring processes that pair automation with real human insight.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Recruitment
- Run full-cycle recruitment for managerial, specialized, and hard-to-fill roles
- Plan and carry out outbound sourcing using advanced methods, including Boolean and X-ray searches, talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and in-depth LinkedIn and GitHub sourcing
- Build and keep a healthy pipeline of passive candidates through proactive outreach and relationship-building
Candidate Screening & Interviewing
- Screen candidates thoroughly and run behavioral interviews that look at both technical fit and cultural alignment
- Assess candidates against the company's core values
- Work with hiring managers to define role requirements and agree on the ideal candidate profile
- Lead structured interviews and debrief sessions so hiring decisions stay objective and values-based
AI-Driven Talent Acquisition
- Use AI tools and platforms, such as sourcing automation, resume screening, and chatbots, to make recruitment faster and easier to scale
- Keep exploring and adopting new technologies that improve the candidate experience and recruiter productivity
- Champion an AI-first but human-centered approach, balancing data-driven insights with empathy and good judgment
Stakeholder Management
- Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and senior leaders, sharing market insights and talent strategy recommendations
- Support collaborative hiring decisions through structured interviews, scorecards, and data-backed reporting in the applicant tracking system
- Deliver a high-quality experience for both candidates and internal stakeholders
Mentorship & Team Support
- Coach and mentor junior recruiters and encourage continuous learning and innovation
- Share best practices in sourcing, stakeholder engagement, and the use of AI tools
- Help drive initiatives that improve team performance, diversity hiring, and employer branding
Process Optimization & Reporting
- Review and improve recruitment workflows for efficiency, scalability, and compliance
- Track and analyze key metrics such as time-to-fill, quality of hire, and source effectiveness
- Partner with People Operations and HR Tech teams to build seamless, tech-enabled hiring processes
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field
- At least 6 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including executive search or headhunting
- Proven track record in outbound sourcing and engaging passive candidates
- Strong command of Boolean search, X-ray search, and sourcing automation tools
- Comfortable with AI tools and recruitment technologies, and eager to experiment and try new approaches
- Excellent English communication skills, both spoken and written
- Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills with both stakeholders and candidates
- Good planning and execution skills, with excellent time management
- Adapts quickly to change
- Experience mentoring or leading junior recruiters
- Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth, tech-driven environments, ideally in multinational companies
- Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, CRMs, and AI sourcing platforms (e.g., iCIMS, Workday, Taleo, or similar)