Senior Recruiter (DL) - Bayan Lepas

Korn Ferry; Bayan Lepas; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Korn Ferry is seeking a Senior Recruiter to be based in Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, Penang, on-site with a hybrid work model (4 days onsite, 1 day WFH). You will lead end-to-end recruitment, act as an SME on ATS, and drive sourcing strategies across priority business areas.

The role requires extensive recruitment experience, strong stakeholder management, and fluency in English and Bahasa Malaysia. You will work in a global organisation to deliver high-impact talent acquisition outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in recruitment, RPO or internal with a global organisation.
• Experience hiring for Direct Labour (Blue Collar) roles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the recruitment life-cycle for multiple key business areas.
• Discuss recruitment strategies with hiring managers and develop strategies for quality output.
• Develop and maintain strong stakeholder and hiring manager relationships.
• Utilise direct sourcing tools to build quality candidate pipelines and talent pools.
• Champion recruitment best practices and support service delivery targets.
• Provide market condition and salary benchmark information to Hiring Managers.
• Maintain high data integrity in reporting and metrics.

Skills

Direct sourcing

Stakeholder management

End-to-end recruitment

Boolean searches

Languages (English/Bahasa Malaysia)

Tools

MS Office

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 16th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

We currently have an exciting and challenging opportunity available to be part of the Korn Ferry RPO team! Our client, a global leader in Data Storage and Technology Manufacturing is looking for a Senior Recruiter to be based in Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone to work onsite (hybrid). As a Senior Recruiter, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process whilst being a subject matter expert around applicant tracking systems, candidate sourcing methodologies and recruitment process effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

Take ownership of the recruitment life-cycle for a number of key and high-profile business areas, with a strong focus on direct sourcing and diversity

Discuss relevant recruitment strategies with hiring managers and be involved in creating various strategies to ensure maximum successful output

Develop and maintain strong stakeholder and hiring manager relationships

Utilise all available direct sourcing tools to ensure a quality candidate pipeline and actively source candidates and build candidate talent pools

Be a 'recruitment best practice' champion into the business and support and deliver on the overall service delivery targets

Provide information to Hiring Managers regarding market conditions, candidate availability, salary benchmarks

Maintain critical metrics and provide the highest data integrity within reporting

Professional Experience

Extensive experience in a similar field, RPO or internal with a global organisation

Experienced in hiring for Direct Labour (Blue Collar) roles

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia, IT Literate with MS Office suite

Ability to interpret reporting data and advise on solutions for process innovation and high-performance working

Experience developing and executing sourcing methodologies to include market mapping, recruitment strategies and Boolean searches as well as working with an ATS

Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity and show flexibility in a fast-moving environment

Shown team working capability, stakeholder management and networking skills

Ability to be involved in a wide range of talent acquisition projects

Hybrid working model - 4 days onsite in Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone and 1 day WFH (Friday)