HR Manager, APAC Talent Acquisition

Anite; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight Technologies seeks a Staffing Manager to lead a team of 6–8 recruiters across APAC, including Malaysia and other regional markets. You will own regional recruiting strategy, manage performance, and partner with HR and business leaders to meet hiring goals for engineering, R&D, and manufacturing roles.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years of people management in recruiting, strong English communication, and experience with iCIMS or similar ATS. Travel within APAC is expected.

Qualifications

• Strong recruiting background with success across APAC markets.
• 3–5 years people management experience in recruiting or HR.
• Experience with iCIMS or similar ATS and data-driven recruiting.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field.
• Willingness to travel regionally and work across APAC time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 6–8 recruiters across APAC countries.
• Partner with hiring managers to design region-specific recruiting strategies.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment from sourcing to offer and close.
• Use ATS data to monitor pipeline, SLAs, and performance metrics.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and global hiring standards.
• Collaborate with HR, Legal, and Finance to align regional practices.

Skills

Recruiting leadership

APAC experience

English proficiency

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Tools

iCIMS

Job description

Keysight Technologies is seeking a Staffing Manager to lead a team of 6–8 recruiters supporting talent acquisition across our Asia Pacific countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Korea, India, and China. This role owns regional recruiting strategy and execution, manages recruiter performance, and partners closely with local and global HR and business leaders to meet hiring goals across a fast-paced, technical, multinational organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 6–8 recruiters across multiple APAC countries, setting goals and monitoring performance against hiring targets and SLAs.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR business partners across the region to understand workforce plans and build recruiting strategies tailored to each country's talent market and labor practices.
• Oversee full-cycle recruiting execution across the team, from sourcing and screening through offer and close, ensuring a consistent, high-quality candidate experience.
• Drive and monitor use of iCIMS (or equivalent ATS) to maintain data integrity, pipeline visibility, and recruiting metrics/reporting.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with local labor laws and Keysight's global hiring standards across each APAC country. Build and maintain a strong understanding of the technology, software, hardware, and manufacturing talent landscape to guide sourcing strategy for engineering, R&D, and technical roles as well as direct labor in Keysight's Asia-based manufacturing centers.
• Collaborate with global talent acquisition leadership and cross-functional stakeholders (HR, Legal, Finance) to align regional practices with company-wide initiatives. Manage vendor and agency relationships as needed to supplement direct sourcing efforts.
• Drive employee branding efforts locally and in partnership with regional peers in Europe and the Americas. Oversee core onboarding activities for Keysight globally.
• Communicate hiring progress, market insights, and team performance to senior leadership on a regular basis.

Qualifications

• Strong background in recruiting, with demonstrated success hiring across multiple APAC countries.
• 3–5 years of people management experience preferred, ideally leading recruiting or HR teams.
• Familiarity with iCIMS or comparable applicant tracking systems.
• Solid understanding of the technology, software, and/or hardware industry and its talent market.
• Proven ability to operate effectively within a large, global, matrixed organization.
• Excellent spoken and written English required; additional regional language skills a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to travel within the region as needed and flexibility to work across APAC time zones.