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Indonesia Defence Services is seeking a seasoned recruitment leader to drive end-to-end hiring for engineering roles in Indonesia. You will manage sourcing, screening, behavioral interviews, offers, and closing, while collaborating with Hiring Managers to align job specs with business needs.
The ideal candidate brings 3–5+ years in engineering recruitment, proven headhunting success, and strong English/Indonesian communication skills, with experience in corporate or tech environments.
Lead the full lifecycle hiring process for Engineering roles, including sourcing strategy, screening, behavioral interviewing, offer management, and closing candidates. Partner closely with Hiring Managers to understand business needs, define job specs, and provide data-backed recruitment advice.
Key responsibilities
End-to-End Recruitment Management: Lead the full lifecycle hiring process, including sourcing strategy, screening, behavioral interviewing, offer management, and closing candidates
Stakeholder Management: Partner closely with Hiring Managers to understand business needs, define job specs, and provide data-backed recruitment advice
Proactive Sourcing & Headhunting: Leverage direct sourcing methods (LinkedIn Recruiter, talent pools, referral networks, and job boards) to target active and passive candidates, particularly for mid-to-senior level and high-priority roles
Data-Driven Hiring: Track and report key recruitment metrics (Time-to-Hire, Source-of-Hire, Pipeline Conversion Rates) using the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to continuously improve process efficiency
About you
3–5+ years of solid experience in recruitment for Engineering background, ideally with proven success managing end-to-end hiring processes
Demonstrated success in headhunting, passive candidate outreach, and navigating hiring tools like LinkedIn Recruiter and JobStreet
Experience working in a corporate environment, recruitment agency/headhunting firm, or fast-scaling tech enterprise is highly desirable
Strong competency-based interviewing techniques
Proven salary negotiation ability
Business fluency in English and Indonesian (both written and spoken)
Hirer responsiveness Salary match Number of applicants
Indonesia Defence Services was founded on the belief of empowering the nation defense and security with the right talents and tools. From upgrading avionics, engine & serving world-class engineering solutions to improve our clients fleet. We put our values to work in the service of making the nation a better place, every day.
Indonesia Defence Services was founded on the belief of empowering the nation defense and security with the right talents and tools. From upgrading avionics, engine & serving world-class engineering solutions to improve our clients fleet. We put our values to work in the service of making the nation a better place, every day.
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