Talent Acquisition Specialist, APAC

Castlery; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Castlery is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join the People team across APAC, shaping our teams with thoughtful, end-to-end recruitment from intake through to offer.

You will own recruiting for a mix of frontline, operational and corporate roles, build pipelines, and partner with hiring managers to deliver hires on time while maintaining an excellent candidate experience that reflects Castlery’s culture.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience.
• Experience hiring across frontline, operational and corporate roles.
• Strong sourcing capability using direct outreach, job platforms and referrals.
• Data-driven mindset with recruitment metrics to improve outcomes.
• Clear communication and negotiation skills with candidates and stakeholders.
• Able to adapt in a lean, evolving environment with shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment across APAC across a diverse portfolio of roles and markets.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand needs, refine briefs, and build hiring plans.
• Build strong talent pipelines through direct sourcing, referrals, and job platforms.
• Deliver a positive candidate experience reflecting Castlery’s culture and standards.
• Use recruitment data to monitor pipeline health, identify bottlenecks and improve time-to-hire and offer acceptance.
• Share market insights and hiring updates to help stakeholders make informed decisions.
• Contribute to employer-branding and talent-attraction initiatives.
• Take ownership of projects that improve how Castlery hires as we grow.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruitment

Candidate experience

Tools

Direct outreach tools

Job platforms

Referral programs

Job description

We’re rethinking homes for how people really live, and we’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our People team to help shape the future of living—one thoughtful detail at a time.

We’re building a team that helps Castlery grow with the right people, in the right roles, at the right time. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you’ll play a key role in shaping our teams across APAC while creating a thoughtful candidate experience from first conversation to offer.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own end-to-end recruitment across a diverse portfolio of roles and markets, from intake and sourcing through to interviews, offer management and closing.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand business needs, challenge and refine briefs, and build practical hiring plans against agreed timelines.
• Build strong talent pipelines through direct sourcing, referrals, job platforms and creative outreach strategies.
• Deliver a positive, well-managed candidate experience that reflects Castlery’s culture and standards.
• Use recruitment data to monitor pipeline health, identify bottlenecks and improve time-to-hire, conversion and offer acceptance.
• Share market insights and hiring updates that help stakeholders make informed decisions.
• Contribute to employer-branding and talent-attraction initiatives that strengthen Castlery’s presence in the market.
• Take ownership of projects that improve how we hire as Castlery continues to grow.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• At least 2 years’ full-cycle recruitment experience, ideally in a fast-paced or high-volume environment.
• Experience hiring across a mix of frontline, operational and corporate roles.
• Strong sourcing capability, with practical experience using direct outreach, job platforms, referrals and modern recruitment tools.
• Confidence partnering with hiring managers, influencing decisions and managing expectations when a search is challenging.
• A data-driven mindset, with the ability to use recruitment metrics to understand performance and improve outcomes.
• Clear communication and negotiation skills, with a genuine ability to build trust with candidates and stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a lean, evolving environment where priorities can shift and ownership matters.

Built for Real Life, Designed for What’s Next

AtCastlery,we’vespent over a decade building a brand people love by designing furniture for real life — durable, beautiful, and made to keep up with change.

Now,we’refocused onwhat’snext: scaling with care, crafting better experiences, and growing a teamthat’sas intentional as our design philosophy.

If you believe that good homes create good lives, come build with us.