Talent Acquisition Lead

**About Us**

Founded in 2014, Circles is a global technology company reimagining the telco industry with its SaaS platform - Circles X, helping telco operators launch and operate successful digital brands through its offerings.

Having pioneered a successful blueprint for disrupting the telco space in Singapore, Circles has since launched its own digital telco, Circles.Life, in Singapore, Taiwan and Australia. Circles has also partnered with other telco operators to launch digital services, enabling our partners to accelerate growth and capture market share within a short period of time.

Today, Circles is partnering with operators in 14 countries to deliver delightful digital experiences to millions of people through our businesses.

We are backed by global investors such as Sequoia, Warburg Pincus, EDBI and Founders Fund - renowned backers of industry-shaking innovators.

**About This Role**

You will act as the PIC for consumer and product hiring at Circles.Life entities globally and will play a critical role in mentoring and shaping the TA team to overachieve on their objectives. You will drive our global expansion of the consumer business and hire across various markets in APAC, the Middle East and new market entries in EU and the US.

**As a (Senior) Talent Acquisition Lead, your key objectives will be to**
- Take ownership of specific areas of talent search and engagement, as well as the end to end talent acquisition process from sourcing to onboarding
- Lead recruiters and onboarding specialists in the project management of a company-wide recruitment timeline, and in meeting defined hiring KPIs and objectives
- Define the vision and goals/KPIs for specific roles based on immediate organizational needs, and design and implement winning sourcing strategies to fill critical positions
- Successfully manage talent searches on a predefined timeline, set benchmarks and metrics, identify bottlenecks, as well as understand how to prioritize in a fast-paced environment, with tight deadlines
- Draw on extensive knowledge of talent acquisition and foster dynamic relationships with business leaders, hiring managers, and People Operations Executives
- Execute and support recruitment and onboarding activities in a timely and effective manner
- Be an active member of the People team; sharing insights on organizational structure, recruitment strategy and work plans with management

**Job Requirements**
- Minimum 8 years of experience in senior recruiting. Demonstrated ability to design, implement and leverage talent acquisition to help drive measurable business results.
- In-house experience and people management exposure is highly preferred
- Regional recruiting experience across APAC is crucial. Exposure to hiring in the Middle East, EU and the Americas as an added advantage
- Start-up experience and/or exposure in technology companies crucial
- Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their department needs and provide support by hiring the best talent.
- Oversee and manage various recruitment channels including LinkedIn Recruiter, online Job Boards, and agencies including tracking and reporting of recruitment pipeline for all positions
- Keep abreast on industry trends, innovative recruitment sourcing techniques and local employment laws to ensure compliance to all recruitment guidelines.
- Maintain a growth mindset - at times you may be given the opportunity to contribute to value projects that will stretch you personally.

**What's on offer**

We provide a great environment and platform for employees to build their career. In this role, you can expect:

- Unique opportunity to be a part of innovating the telecommunications industry
- Once in a lifetime chance to help shape a brand from the ground up
- Autonomy in the role and in managing your own portfolio
- Exposure to the fast-paced world of high-tech start-ups
- Attractive experience and compensation
- Working with passionate, smart and driven colleagues in a vibrant environment
- To all recruitment agencies: Circles.Life will only acknowledge resumes shared by recruitment agencies if selected in our preferred supplier partnership program._
- Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Circles.Life employees or any other company location. Circles.Life will not be held accountable for any fees related to unsolicited resumes not uploaded via our ATS._
- Circles.Life is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, disability or age._