Talent Acquisition Lead

Solarvest; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

You will mentor junior recruiters, optimize ATS usage, and shape recruitment standards while maintaining compliance with Malaysian employment practices. Join a team shaping large-scale energy projects in the Asia Pacific region.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years leading talent acquisition across technical and non-technical roles.
• Proven track record hiring senior, specialist, or critical roles via proactive sourcing.
• Experience mentoring recruiters and junior TA team members.
• Hands-on sourcing across LinkedIn, JobStreet, referrals and direct outreach.
• Experience using ATS/HRMS platforms to manage recruitment flow.
• Strong understanding of Malaysian hiring practices and norms.
• Ability to manage end-to-end recruitment for multiple requisitions.
• Ability to influence hiring managers and challenge requirements when needed.
• Excellent candidate engagement and negotiation throughout the process.
• Eligible to work in Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end talent acquisition strategy aligned with business growth.
• Partner with HR and leaders to translate hiring needs into recruitment plans.
• Set priorities, sourcing strategies, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Improve recruitment practices and tools to scale TA function.
• Coach junior recruiters to strengthen sourcing and execution.
• Personally manage senior and specialist hires with market insight.
• Own hiring cycle from intake to onboarding handoff.
• Manage recruitment across engineering, project, finance, sales, and leadership roles.
• Build talent pipelines for recurring and critical roles.
• Define criteria with hiring managers and refine role requirements as needed.

Skills

5+ years TA experience

Senior/critical hiring

Leadership mentoring

Multi-channel sourcing

ATS/HRMS usage

Local Malaysian hiring

End-to-end recruitment

Hiring manager partnership

Candidate negotiation

Work eligibility Malaysia

Tools

ATS/HRMS platforms

Job description

Solarvest is a leading integrated solar energy provider in Malaysia, delivering renewable energy solutions and large-scale solar projects across the Asia Pacific region. As the business continues to grow, talent plays a critical role in enabling that momentum across technical, commercial, and corporate functions. This is an opportunity to join a company operating at the forefront of the renewables and environment space and help shape the hiring capability that supports long-term growth.

In this role, you will lead talent acquisition with a strong focus on building effective hiring plans, strengthening recruitment standards, and partnering closely with leaders across the business. You will have the chance to influence how hiring is approached, improve the scalability of the TA function, and contribute directly to the quality and speed of hiring across a broad range of roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive end-to-end talent acquisition strategy aligned with business growth and workforce planning
• Partner with HR and business leaders to translate current and future hiring needs into effective recruitment plans
• Set recruitment priorities, sourcing strategies, hiring timelines, and quality-of-hire expectations
• Continuously improve recruitment practices, tools, processes, and standards to build a scalable talent acquisition function
• Coach and guide junior recruiters or talent acquisition team members to strengthen sourcing, candidate management, and execution
• Personally manage critical, senior, and specialist hiring with targeted sourcing and strong market insight
• Own the full hiring cycle from intake, job profiling, and sourcing through screening, interviews, offer negotiation, and onboarding handoff
• Manage hiring across engineering, project, finance, sales, corporate, and leadership roles
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and future-critical positions
• Partner closely with hiring managers to define clear hiring criteria and refine role requirements where needed

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of talent acquisition or recruitment experience across both technical and non-technical hiring
• Proven experience managing senior, specialist, or critical hiring through proactive sourcing and direct search
• Experience leading, mentoring, or guiding recruiters or junior talent acquisition team members
• Strong hands-on sourcing experience across LinkedIn, JobStreet, referrals, direct outreach, networking, and other talent channels
• Experience using ATS or HRMS platforms
• Strong understanding of Malaysian employment practices and local hiring norms
• Experience managing the end-to-end recruitment process independently across multiple requisitions
• Track record of partnering with and influencing hiring managers, including constructively challenging hiring requirements when needed
• Strong candidate engagement and negotiation skills throughout the hiring process
• Eligibility to work in Malaysia

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in renewable energy, utilities, infrastructure, engineering, construction, or other technical industries
• Experience implementing or improving an ATS, HRMS, or recruitment process
• Ability to translate recruitment data into actionable improvements
• Experience managing recruitment agencies and external search firms