Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Cialfo Group; Malaysia; Hybrid; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational technology startup in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist. This role focuses on driving recruitment strategies across global offices, partnering with business leaders to align talent with company growth. Ideal candidates should have over 4 years of recruitment experience, proven leadership skills, and must be proficient in Mandarin. Join a dynamic team committed to educational accessibility and innovation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of recruitment experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven leadership managing a team of Talent Acquisition professionals.
• Extensive knowledge of recruitment tools and techniques.
• Must be based out of Malaysia or Indonesia.
• Mandarin proficiency is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Drive recruitment strategies for a culture of high performance.
• Work with business leaders to understand organizational needs.
• Identify and assess candidates for various positions.
• Build talent pipelines and engage with candidates.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the process.

Skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to communicate effectively

Detail-oriented and organized

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in the relevant field

Tools

GSuite

LinkedIn

Greenhouse or other ATS

Job description

Cialfo is a leading platform connecting students, higher education institutions, and counselors through technology-driven solutions. Launched in 2017 with a mission to make education accessible to 100 million students, Cialfo provides a range of mobile and web solutions to students, K-12 institutions, and higher education institutions. We’re one of the fastest-growing tech startups in the region, consistently charting new heights!

We’ve always got our colleagues and their experience in Cialfo at the forefront of everything we do. Our passion for people and their success helps us steer the growth of Cialfo, in terms of recruiting, retaining, and supporting our talented colleagues. We’re a diverse crew of foodies, gym enthusiasts, and bakers. If you’re ready to make a global impact in education and technology, join us today.

About This Role

As the Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be responsible to drive recruitment strategies and directions for hires across our global and remote offices, with the end goal of cultivating a culture of high performance within the organization. This would entail holding regular conversations with business leaders to identify the capabilities, experience, and potential of current employees, and align those with the organization’s growth strategy in order to reveal talent gaps and development needs. You will likewise assume a hands‑on role in the recruitment process, such as sourcing, screening, and interviewing potential candidates. This role reports to the Head of Talent Acquisition.

What You Will be Doing

• Partner with stakeholders to execute on Cialfo’s hiring strategy.
• Work closely with business to understand organization structure, responsibilities, strengths/weaknesses and key business drivers. Utilize this information to develop the most effective recruiting strategies.
• Identify, approach, interview and assess a diverse pool of candidates ranging from junior level to executive level positions.
• Build strong talent pipelines, execute sourcing campaigns and engage with talent throughout the entire recruitment process.
• Deliver an amazing, engaging and positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Build compelling job descriptions and advertise them on appropriate channels, job boards.
• Perform recruitment data collection and analysis.
• Spearhead and lead end-to-end talent acquisition project management.

About You

• Qualification
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in the relevant field.
• Experience
  • 4+ years of recruitment experience working in a fast paced environment.
  • Proven leadership experience managing and building a team of Talent Acquisition professionals.
  • Extensive knowledge of recruitment and sourcing tools, techniques and mediums.
  • Tech savvy and comfortable with GSuite, LinkedIn, and Greenhouse or other ATS.
  • Works well in a fast-paced environment and is able to move fast to make things happen!
• Skills and Qualities
  • Ability to deliver results with little supervision in a start-up, hyper‑growth environment with capacity to effectively manage multiple requests and candidates simultaneously.
  • Ability to work in a changing environment, comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, solution‑driven, highly organized and detail‑oriented with good decision making and time management skills.
  • Able to communicate (written, verbal) well with colleagues from various departments.
• The candidates must be based out of either Malaysia or Indonesia.
• Mandarin proficiency is mandatory.