Manager, Talent Acquisition

**Job Title**

Manager, Talent Acquisition
**Job Description Summary**

The Talent Acquisition Manager will be responsible for leading and managing the recruitment function across Singapore and Malaysia, supporting both strategic corporate hiring and high-volume operational recruitment. This role oversees a team of recruiters and works closely with senior stakeholders to deliver consistent, structured, and scalable hiring solutions aligned with business objectives.

**PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Leadership and Strategy**
- Lead and mentor a team of recruiters, responsible for both high-volume blue-collar hiring and strategic corporate talent acquisition, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.
- Ensure tailored approaches for each hiring stream, balancing speed and scale for operational roles with precision and stakeholder alignment for senior and specialist positions.
- Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with business goals, workforce planning, and diversity and inclusion objectives.
- Collaborate with senior leadership, HR business partners, and hiring managers to understand talent needs and future workforce requirements.

**Recruitment Operations**
- Oversee teams responsible for full-cycle recruitment including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, and offer management.
- Ensure alignment with global recruitment processes and tools such as Workday and GEM to drive efficiency and consistency.
- Implement Agile talent acquisition methodology to prioritize critical hiring needs and continuously improve delivery.

**Talent Attraction and Employer Branding**
- Partner with Marketing and Communications to promote the Employee Value Proposition across internal and external platforms.
- Lead employer branding initiatives such as Careers Week, recruitment events, and targeted campaigns.
- Build and maintain strategic talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, referrals, and partnerships with educational institutions and professional associations.

**Data and Market Intelligence**
- Analyze recruitment metrics and market trends to provide actionable insights to leadership.
- Collaborate with Compensation and Benefits to assess job roles and recommend salary grades based on market data.
- Conduct talent and market mapping to support strategic hiring and succession planning.

**Compliance and Governance**
- Ensure recruitment practices comply with local employment laws and internal policies.
- Monitor adherence to Delegation of Authority and global compliance standards.
- Promote inclusive hiring practices and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across all recruitment activities.

**Stakeholder Engagement**
- Build trusted relationships with business leaders, offering strategic guidance and market insights.
- Support merger and acquisition projects including post-merger integration and talent transition planning.
- Provide training and support to HR teams and hiring managers on recruitment tools and best practices.

***KEY SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES**:

- Strong knowledge of full-cycle recruiting, leveraging employer branding to attract talent and familiarity with various selection methods (e.g., interviews, assessments).
- Experience in both volume and corporate hiring - preferably within real estate, professional services or similar industries.
- Proven experience implementing recruitment strategies aligned with business needs, partnering with HR teams.
- Ability to quickly build trust and credibility with hiring managers, offering strategic recruitment insights and talent market analysis.
- Proficiency with ATS (Workday preferred) and CRM systems (GEM preferred).
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and skilled in managing multiple priorities.

***PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE**:

- Bachelor's degree in business or human resources (preferred).
- 10+ years of relevant talent acquisition/recruitment experience within the professional services sector or similar (RPO or in-house), ideally in a volume hiring environment.
- Experience managing recruitment teams and delivering strategic hiring solutions across multiple geographies.
- Industry knowledge of commercial real estate (preferred), property development or similar professional services environments.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects with competing deadlines.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”