Associate Director, Talent Management, Apac

We are Assembly - and we’re not like the rest. We’re the modern alternative agency, bringing together industry-leading data, talent, and tech to Find the Change That Fuels Growth for the best brands on the planet, including Adobe, Lane Crawford, Marina Bay Sands, and more. Our diverse, global community of over 1,600 passionate experts combines global thinking with unmatched local expertise in more than 20 markets worldwide - enabling brands to engage and move consumers anywhere. We use STAGE, Assembly’s proprietary, privacy-centric data solutions platform, to surface powerful insights that transform into actionable brand opportunities. We’re at the cutting edge of new media, technology, and platforms embedded in the lives of today’s consumers, and we’re tapped into how culture and communities’ needs change. We do this while staying steadfast in our commitment to Leave the World Better Than We Found It through measurable social and environmental impact work.
Assembly was named The Drum’s APAC Media Agency of the Year in 2021
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

This is a really exciting role in an environment that has so much opportunity for a Talent professional. This is a hybrid role combining strategic + tactical elements.

You will manage a team of talent specialists to support Assembly to achieve growth plans in APAC and bring in the best talent in a timely manner in a highly competitive landscape, while implement initiatives and new ideas to take the Assembly's employer branding to the next level and enhance talent experience wherever possible - with the goal to promote Assembly to become the best agency to work.

**Requirements**:
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING ON ANY GIVEN DAY

Talent Acquistion Management (50%)
- Oversee and lead a team of high performing talent specialists to ensure talents are identified in a timely manner.
- Work with the talent team + market leads to ensure hiring priorities
- Establish delivery metrics & KPI for the talent team
- Be the face of Assembly to approach senior talents from your own network, social media channels, and network events
- With the support from the talent team and other vendors, conduct talent mapping in different APAC locations to build a solid talent pool while to ensure competitiveness of Assembly's offering.
- Liaise, partner, and manage mutiple recruitment vendor
- Bring in new ideas and upskill the talent team in attraction, assessment, and sourcing methodoligies

Talent Experience Initiatives (50%)
- Work closely with the Regional People & Talent Director and our OD lead on all round talent experience enhancement projects
- Collaborate with the People Experience team to identify key talent and execute talent development projects
- Lead and come up with talent projects i.e. campus recruitment, trainee program etc. with the goal to enhance employer branding
- Partner with Market Leads on workforce & succession planning, while ensuring a strong talent pipeline

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU
- 6+ years of relevant experience in recruiting in media/ tech/ digital marketing space
- Strong network in media agencies/ similar space
- Experience working in a busy, fast paced environment
- Strong organisational skills and ability to multitask and prioritise work with strong sense of ownership
- First class written and verbal communication skills are essential
- The ability to solve problems using own-initiative
- The ability to work autonomously
- Positive and cooperative attitude
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work in a culture with diversity
- Proficient using Microsoft Office software packages

**Benefits**:
WHY ASSEMBLY?
- We’re part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We’re nimble, smart, and digital-first, and we’re quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos.
- We care about your growth - we offer competitive salaries, annual compensation reviews, and keep detailed personal development plans to ensure you’re hitting your personal and company goals.
- We recognize and celebrate your success all the time Whether it’s through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people’s achievements are known and appreciated
- We’re truly a people-first organization. That’s why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work-life balance, as well as market-leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies.
- We care about social and environmental Impact - we have dedicated Impact Champions that collaborate globally to make sure we’re leaving the world better than we found it.
- We have an amazing group of employee resource groups committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the world around us.