Talent Acquisition Specialist

Spencer Ogden; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global recruitment firm seeks a Talent Acquisition Specialist for their Kuala Lumpur office, focusing on graduate and experienced hiring across APAC. In this role, you’ll partner with regional leaders to enhance recruitment strategies, drive candidate experience, and manage talent pipelines. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of recruitment experience and strong regional knowledge. This position provides significant impact and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Influence on global talent initiatives

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ recruitment experience, ideally in a high-growth or global environment.
• Experience hiring recruiters or Sales/BD roles.
• Strong understanding of local market and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment across early careers and experienced hires.
• Act as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders.
• Build regional talent pipelines and recruitment campaigns.

Skills

Recruitment experience

APAC market knowledge

Data-driven mindset

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist in our KL office to lead graduate and experienced hiring (50:50) across APAC, with a focus on Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Perth.

This is a strategic, high-visibility role where you’ll partner closely with regional leaders to attract high-potential graduates for our Academy programme and headhunt experienced recruiters. You’ll play a key role in shaping our APAC growth strategy, delivering best-in-class candidate experience and building strong talent pipelines across the region.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment across early careers and experienced hires
• Act as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders
• Build regional talent pipelines, university partnerships and recruitment campaigns
• Champion candidate experience, employer branding and process improvement
• Use market insights and data to drive quality of hire and retention

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ recruitment experience (agency or in-house), ideally in a high-growth or global environment
• Experience hiring recruiters or Sales/BD roles
• Strong APAC recruitment knowledge (local market and compliance experience essential)
• Proactive, consultative and data-driven mindset

Benefits

You’ll have real impact, regional visibility, and the opportunity to work cross-regionally on global talent initiatives — with clear scope for career progression and future leadership.