Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

TIME dotCom Berhad; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the telecommunications sector is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition professional to lead recruitment efforts and develop strategies for attracting top talent. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in technical hiring, especially for engineers and data scientists, and possess strong stakeholder management skills. This role is essential for enhancing the company's talent acquisition initiatives and fostering a robust employer brand in the competitive market.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant working experience in talent acquisition.
• Knowledge in technical hiring for engineers and data scientists.
• Experienced in developing talent acquisition strategies.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the full recruitment cycle.
• Strategize employer branding in the industry.
• Manage stakeholders across the organization.

Skills

Resilience

Flexibility

Detail-oriented

Operations Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline

Job description

As a seasoned, Senior Talent Acquisition professional – you will partner the business, specifically technically specialised departments for their Talent Acquisition needs.

You must have the ability to advise and strategize a robust talent planning & sourcing strategy to ensure incoming talents are of high quality, fit and contributory towards the progress the business across the Divisions.

The Work Life:

• Responsible for full recruitment cycle to bring in the best prospective talent to the organization.
• Strategize and provide creative ideas towards an attractive employer branding in the industry.
• Manage stakeholders of all levels across the organization.
• Develop and implement talent acquisition activities to attract and identify quality candidates of interest in alignment with the forecast of vacancies, current requirements with quick turnaround time (TAT).
• Responsible to formulate, analyse, review existing recruitment policies & procedures and execute plan accordingly.
• Identify and recommend appropriate tools to ensure comprehensive assessment of candidates including competency, behavioural and cultural match to the organisation.
• Recommend, develop and execute ad-hoc and strategic talent acquisition initiatives and programs based on the overall plans of Talent, Selection and Planning Department.
• Mentor junior TA members and continuously motivated in producing the desired results to support the Divisions assigned to them.
• Responsible for recruitment projects (e.g. Protege Hiring, Graduate Development Program, Internship, Career Fair, Partnership with Universities).
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

All you need:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline.
• Relevant working experience of at least 8 years in similar capacity with knowledge in the domain and expertise required.
• Must understand the company’s business requirements especially in technical hiring of engineers, data scientists and technical specialists for telco.
• Resilience, flexibility and the ability to take on difficult and inconvenient situations.
• Able to zoom-in into details (micro); and zoom-out to see big picture (macro).
• Ability to manage tight operations and deadlines.

*Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.