Senior Executive/Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition

BDO PLT; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO Malaysia is seeking a proactive Talent Acquisition professional to lead end‑to‑end recruitment across Audit, Tax, Advisory and corporate functions. You will partner with business leaders to translate workforce needs into effective hiring plans and build a strong candidate pipeline.

The role emphasizes candidate experience, market insights, and collaboration with external partners, with opportunities to shape employer branding and recruitment practices in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of recruitment or HR experience.
• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and recruitment platforms.
• Strong understanding of the Malaysian talent market.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment across assigned service lines.
• Partner with hiring managers to translate workforce needs into effective hiring plans.
• Source, attract and engage candidates through LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, recruitment partners, universities and career events.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of talent to support ongoing and future hiring needs.
• Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through targeted sourcing and market research.
• Ensure recruitment processes are fair, timely and compliant with internal policies and candidate experience standards.
• Provide practical market insights to hiring managers on candidate availability and salary expectations.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment partners to ensure quality and cost-effective hiring outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement of recruitment processes and tools to enhance efficiency and candidate experience.
• Track and report key recruitment updates and metrics to support management decision-making.
• Support recruitment marketing and employer branding initiatives to strengthen the firm’s positioning as an employer of choice.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Independent worker

Sourcing passive candidates

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Job portals

Job description

BDO in Malaysia is part of the leading global professional services network, BDO International, providing audit, tax, advisory, business and outsourcing services to clients across diverse industries. With over 60 years of experience, we are supported by more than 1,200 professionals — including over 200 Partners and Directors — across offices in Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam.
At BDO, we shape what matters:
We grow together, to reach higher.
We collaborate, show up for one another, and build meaningful relationships — growing our careers in a workplace where we can thrive and belong.
We shape solutions, to go further.
We take ownership of our careers, stay curious, and are brave to share new ideas and shape how things are done.
We build trust, to lead purposefully.
Trust and integrity are the foundation of everything we do. We hold ourselves to the highest standards, leading with purpose while delivering quality outcomes.
Whether you’re starting or advancing your career, you won’t do it alone. From building meaningful careers for our people to shaping solutions for our clients, at BDO, we do it together. Come and shape what matters with us.

Overview

We are looking for a proactive and experienced Talent Acquisition professional to play a key role in shaping how BDO attracts, engages, and secures the right talent for our continued growth. In this role, you will lead and manage the end‑to‑end recruitment function across Audit, Tax, Advisory, and corporate functions, partnering closely with business leaders to deliver quality hiring outcomes.

This role offers an opportunity to contribute beyond day-to-day recruitment — by strengthening our talent pipelines, enhancing candidate experience, supporting employer brand initiatives, and embedding effective recruitment practices that are responsive to market needs and competition.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment activities across assigned service lines, from sourcing, screening, interview to offer management.
• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce needs and translate them into effective hiring plans.
• Source, attract and engage suitable candidates through multiple channels, including LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, recruitment partners, universities and career events.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of talent to support ongoing and future hiring needs, including entry-level, experienced and critical roles.
• Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through targeted sourcing, and market research to support current and future hiring needs
• Ensure recruitment processes are fair, consistent, timely and aligned with internal policies, employment requirements and candidate experience standards.
• Provide practical market insights to hiring managers on candidate availability, salary expectations and hiring challenges.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment partners and other talent sourcing channels to ensure quality and cost-effective hiring outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement of recruitment processes, tools and practices to enhance efficiency and candidate experience.
• Track and report key recruitment updates, hiring progress and recruitment metrics to support management decision-making.
• Support recruitment marketing and employer branding initiatives to strengthen BDO’s positioning as an employer of choice, where necessary.
• For Assistant Manager level, lead or guide junior team members where applicable and support capability building within the Talent Acquisition team.

Education and professional skills/ knowledge

Experience & Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in in Human Resources, Business Administration or any related fields
• With at least three (3) years of experience in Recruitment / Human Resources role
• Hands‑on experience in leveraging recruitment platforms, including LinkedIn recruitment tools, job postings, and external recruitment partners to support candidate sourcing
• Strong understanding of the Malaysian talent market especially within the professional services industry

Other skills

• Able to work independently in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment
• Proven track record of hiring at scale across diverse service lines, while managing stakeholders effectively
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse candidates, hiring managers and external recruitment partners
• Experience with ATS and data‑driven recruitment approaches
• Prior experience in sourcing passive candidates through LinkedIn and other job portals
• Proactive, self‑driven and adaptable, with a strong willingness to learn and continuously improve
• Candidates with recruitment agency / headhunting experience are encouraged to apply

Unlock job insights

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BDO’s global network extends across 167 countries and territories, with 91,054 people working out of 1,658 offices – and they’re all working towards one goal: to provide our clients with exceptional service. Our firms across the network cooperate closely and comply with consistent operating principles and quality standards. That means local resources who understand your business, your local and international markets and the specifics of your industry: all backed by a truly global network. The fee income of the member firms in the BDO network, including the members of their exclusive alliances, was US$10.3 billion as of year 2020. The learning never stops at BDO. We’ll provide you with every means and opportunity available to help you achieve rapid professional growth, in a supportive, collaborative environment. Whether it’s on-the-job training, external courses, or BDO’s own training programmes, we want to develop you to your fullest potential, and equip you with the tools you need to advance your career. We are committed to building and maintaining a strong team of dedicated and experienced professionals. While we do develop our own home‑grown talent, we are equally interested in welcoming experienced staff members who share our core values of integrity, trust and professionalism.

BDO’s global network extends across 167 countries and territories, with 91,054 people working out of 1,658 offices – and they’re all working towards one goal: to provide our clients with exceptional service. Our firms across the network cooperate closely and comply with consistent operating principles and quality standards. That means local resources who understand your business, your local and international markets and the specifics of your industry: all backed by a truly global network. The fee income of the member firms in the BDO network, including the members of their exclusive alliances, was US$10.3 billion as of year 2020. The learning never stops at BDO. We’ll provide you with every means and opportunity available to help you achieve rapid professional growth, in a supportive, collaborative environment. Whether it’s on-the-job training, external courses, or BDO’s own training programmes, we want to develop you to your fullest potential, and equip you with the tools you need to advance your career. We are committed to building and maintaining a strong team of dedicated and experienced professionals. While we do develop our own home‑grown talent, we are equally interested in welcoming experienced staff members who share our core values of integrity, trust and professionalism.