Senior Talent Advisor, Lateral Recruitment

Linklaters Asia; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Linklaters Asia is seeking a Senior Advisor to deliver high-quality recruitment outcomes across our Asia offices. You will manage end-to-end recruitment, from sourcing to offer negotiation, while building trusted relationships with Partners, Hiring Managers and HR colleagues to align talent plans with business needs.

In this role you will develop candidate pools, implement robust selection frameworks, and share commercial insights to improve hiring outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong in-house recruitment experience within a professional services environment.
• Excellent interviewing skills.
• Knowledgeable in selection techniques and direct sourcing options.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment process including sourcing, screening, interviewing and offer negotiation.
• Develop and manage candidate ‘talent pools’
• Test validity and comprehensiveness of job descriptions at the start of the recruitment process
• Explore available resourcing options, to include the employee referral scheme, internal publications, alumni network, internet channels, advertising, and recruitment agencies
• Establish robust, consistent selection and assessment frameworks to enable fair and high-quality hiring decisions across lateral recruitment.
• Advise on selection tools (including online testing and case studies)
• Work with hiring managers to establish screening criteria for each role. Interview candidates and provide an independent, competency-based assessment
• Advise hiring partners on recruitment best practices and diversity awareness
• Support and constructively challenge hiring managers on selection decisions at interview and offer stage to ensure hiring outcomes are consistent and aligned to firm standards.
• Develop internal relationships with key stakeholders across the Practice Groups and Business Teams
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with our preferred recruitment agencies
• Develop and maintain a network of external recruitment contacts to keep abreast of good practices and market updates
• Act as the lead person for all recruitment knowhow issues
• Share successes and regular updates with the broader HR team

Skills

Influence senior stakeholders

Interpersonal communication

Collaborative team player

Proactive and strategic thinker

Works well under pressure

Education

University Degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Beamery

Job description

Linklaters Asia is seeking a Senior Advisor to deliver high-quality recruitment outcomes across our Asia offices. You will manage end-to-end recruitment, from sourcing to offer negotiation, while building trusted relationships with Partners, Hiring Managers and HR colleagues to align talent plans with business needs.

In this role you will develop candidate pools, implement robust selection frameworks, and share commercial insights to improve hiring outcomes.