Executive Talent Acquisition Specialist

Qatar Airways; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 242,000 - 324,000; Full time

Job summary

An international airline is seeking an Executive Talent Acquisition Specialist to enhance its recruitment of top leadership talent. You will focus on proactive market mapping and candidate engagement for senior roles, ensuring a seamless experience throughout hiring processes. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in executive recruitment, excellent communication skills, and a solid understanding of global recruitment models. Join a fast-paced environment where your ambitions can thrive, and contribute to an expanding legacy of excellence.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience in executive/leadership recruitment.
• Experience in delivering high-quality shortlists.
• Familiarity with global recruitment models.
• Strong experience in talent insights.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market mapping and talent pipelining.
• Deliver recruitment outcomes and quality metrics.
• Promote best practices using selection frameworks.
• Enhance recruitment processes and candidate experience.

Skills

Executive candidate sourcing

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Relationship-building skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

As the Executive Talent Acquisition Specialist (Executive Recruiter), you will play a key role in attracting and engaging exceptional leadership talent for Qatar Airways Group. Working closely with Executive TA Business Partners and senior stakeholders, you will provide strategic insights, market intelligence, and expert recommendations that support critical hiring decisions.

Your primary focus will be on proactive market mapping, candidate identification, and engagement for senior leadership roles (Vice President and above). You will build strong talent pipelines, nurture relationships with prospective candidates, and ensure a seamless experience throughout the assessment and selection stages, culminating in high-quality shortlist presentations.

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You'll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct market mapping and talent pipelining to proactively build strong candidate networks.
• Deliver assigned number of open, future and market mapping search projects, managing interfaces with the rest of the Talent Acquisition team to ensure recruitment outcomes and quality of hire, time to hire and cost of hire standards are met.
• Contribute to the development of search strategies through market research and understanding market trends, identifying talent movement, and constantly calibrating with Executive TA Business Partners and hiring managers on identifying the best talent for the role.
• Promote best practices using the selection framework, coaching hiring managers where necessary and taking ultimate responsibility for high quality hiring decisions and meeting quality of hire metrics. Responsible for drafting candidate reports, progress reports and shortlist presentations through ensuring that all communication is coherent, with focus on quality and detail.
• Continually contributes to the knowledge base of the Executive Recruitment team by sharing industry insights, latest recruitment best practices and innovative digital tools. Contributes to the development of innovative ways to raise the bar on how Qatar Airways Recruits leadership talent.
• Leverage industry insights, data, and talent intelligence to advise stakeholders on workforce trends and recruitment outcomes.
• Partner with the Executive On-boarding and senior HR Business Partners to provide Candidates and Hiring Manager world class customer experience.
• Promote the company's employer brand, EVP, and culture to attract top executive talent globally.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, diversity objectives, and recruitment best practices.
• Continuously improve recruitment processes, enhancing candidate experience and hiring manager satisfaction.

Qualities & Qualifications – About You

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) with 4+ years' job-related experience in executive/leadership recruitment.
• Strong experience in Executive candidate sourcing, market intelligence, and delivering high-quality shortlists.
• Rich career in senior hire or executive recruitment either with an agency or inhouse team.
• Familiarity with global recruitment models and ability to manage multiple Executive-level hires.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to leverage talent insights for decision-making.
• Forward-thinking, structured thinker, who consistently looks for solutions and process efficiencies.
• Resilient and able to work in a fast-paced environment with high standards of professionalism and confidentiality.

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We've grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don't slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what's never been done before. So, whether you're creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

How To Apply

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