Head of Talent Acquisition

Randstad Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Malaysia is seeking a Head of Talent Acquisition to lead group-wide hiring across a financial services institution and its fintech platform. This outbound-heavy, hands-on leadership role treats talent acquisition as a core business driver rather than a mere coordination function.

The role requires proven experience leading in-house TA with hands-on headhunting, daily use of AI tools in recruiting workflows, and APAC market fluency. Bachelor degree required.

Qualifications

• Lead group-wide talent acquisition operations with a hands-on approach.
• Utilize AI tools daily across sourcing, mapping, outreach and screening.
• Demonstrate APAC market fluency and outbound recruiting strength.
• Experience: 10 years in talent acquisition, tech hiring in financial services.

Skills

Outbound sourcing

Full lifecycle ownership

AI recruiting integration

APAC breadth

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Industry: Financial Services - Fintech

We are recruiting a high-impact Head of Talent Acquisition to lead group-wide hiring operations across an established financial institution and its frontier digital securities platform.

This is an outbound-heavy, hands-on leadership role for a proactive recruiter who treats talent acquisition as a core business driver rather than a coordination function.

Detailed Skill & Competency Requirements:

• Direct Outbound Sourcing Muscle
• Full Lifecycle & Quality Ownership
• Agentic AI Recruiting Integration
• Multi-Domain APAC Breadth

Non-Negotiable Requirements:

• Proven Track Record: Previous experience leading in-house talent acquisition with a strong hands-on headhunting approach
• Agentic AI-Native: Daily and material use of AI tools within actual recruiting workflows (sourcing, market mapping, personalized outreach, screening)
• APAC Market Fluency

skills

qualifications

Experience 10 years in Talent Acquisition - Technical hiring within technology under financial services

education

Bachelor Degree