SEA Senior Executive - Talent Acquisition

Danone; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food and beverage company is seeking a SEA Senior Executive - Talent Acquisition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This role involves acting as a strategic partner to HR and hiring managers, managing end-to-end recruitment processes, and enhancing employer branding initiatives. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in HR or Business, 4–6 years of relevant experience, and a strong grasp of talent acquisition tools. The company promotes diversity and inclusion as core values, ensuring a welcoming environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4–6 years of experience in talent acquisition, preferably in a regional or multi-country scope.
• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for employer branding and candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as an advisory partner to HR Business Partners and hiring managers.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment for junior roles across multiple functions.
• Ensure transparent communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.

Skills

Recruitment analytics

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Sourcing tools knowledge

Data-driven mindset

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

Tools

iCIMS

Success Factors

Job description

SEA Senior Executive - Talent Acquisition

• Hybrid
• Permanent Full-Time

About the job

Danone Specialized Nutrition South East Asia is seeking for SEA Senior Executive - Talent Acquisition based in Malaysia or Thailand. With our global presence, brands and business and our mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible; we believe that people growth is a key asset to reach a sustainable business performance.

To succeed in this journey, we're looking for the right talent and personalities eager to bring their energy and ideas to a meaningful project. Take this opportunity to GROW together and experience a culture that empowers you to express your ideas and share what you're passionate about!

Strategic Talent Partnership

1. Act as an advisory partner to HR Business Partners (HRBPs) and hiring managers, providing expert guidance on talent strategies and recruitment best practices.
2. Drive workforce planning initiatives and deliver market intelligence to support better hiring.
3. Conduct structured behavioral assessments (SHL) to ensure robust evaluation of candidates (if applicable).
4. Build and maintain external talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles.

End-to-End Recruitment Excellence

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for roles (junior, less complex roles) across multiple functions, particularly in TH & MYSG.
• Facilitate job briefings and develop success profiles to align expectations and competencies.
• Execute multi-channel sourcing strategies to attract diverse and high-caliber talent.
• Lead candidate assessments, interviews, and provide hiring recommendations to stakeholders.
• Oversee offer management in collaboration with HRBPs to ensure competitive and compliant packages.
• Maintain accurate and compliant data governance within iCIMS and related recruitment systems.

Employer Branding & Candidate Experience

• Ensure transparent and consistent communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Represent the organization’s Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and core values in all talent interactions.
• Support employer branding initiatives across SEA, including campus engagement and recruitment marketing activities.

Data, Insights & Process Improvement

• Track and report recruitment KPIs such as Time-to-Fill (TTF), funnel metrics, etc.
• Partner SEA Talent Acquisition Manager to drive digitalization and process simplification initiatives to enhance efficiency and candidate experience in line with the new HR People strategies.

About you

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience in talent acquisition, preferably in a regional or multi-country scope.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment and sourcing tools, platforms, and ATS systems (experience with iCIMS & Success Factors preferred).
• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Data-driven mindset with proficiency in recruitment analytics and reporting.
• Passion for employer branding and candidate experience.

About Danone

Danone is a world leading food company built on three business lines; Specialized Nutrition, Waters and Fresh Dairy Products. Danone’s mission is bringing health through food to as many people as possible and we want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have to impact the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food. And healthy food needs a healthy planet, and this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies.

Danone is committed to create and live an inclusive & diverse environment, which will drive our growth as a business, as teams, as members of communities & as individuals. Valuing diversity is recognizing and respecting human differences and similarities. Our aim is to ensure that all employees and applicants are given equal opportunity and that our organization is representative of our consumers and society.

We commit to foster an inclusive working environment where we celebrate all types of diversity, both visible and invisible, which includes age, race, gender, nationality, disability, background, education, religion, beliefs, thinking style, perspectives and sexual orientation.

We believe that our differences will make the difference.

For more information, please visit our website at https://careers.danone.com/sea/en/home.html

What's next
Willing to start your meaningful journey? Hit the APPLY button! or you can contact us:
Pimparin Limpachote (Pim)
SEA Talent Acquisition Manager, DANONE SEA - HR Central Pool
Email: [e-mail]
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Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.