Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contractor)

Boston Scientific

Kuala Lumpur

On-site

MYR 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

Boston Scientific is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contractor) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to manage end-to-end recruitment across Southeast Asia for commercial and functional roles. You will partner with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners, develop strategies, attract high-quality candidates, and deliver a strong hiring experience.

The contractor position is 12 months, onsite in Kuala Lumpur, with responsibilities spanning sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, and regional

Qualifications

  • Experience in end-to-end recruitment, preferably within multinational or regional environments.
  • Experience recruiting across commercial and/or functional roles.
  • Strong sourcing, interviewing, stakeholder management and candidate engagement skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed and multicultural environment.
  • Strong communication, influencing and problem-solving skills.
  • Good understanding of recruitment systems, processes and governance.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners to understand business priorities, anticipate hiring needs and define effective recruitment strategies.
  • Manage end-to-end recruitment across SEA, from intake and sourcing through assessment, selection, offer and pre-employment activities.
  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract qualified talent and build pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
  • Provide talent market insights and recruitment advice to support effective hiring decisions.
  • Conduct candidate screening and structured interviews, and guide Hiring Managers through a consistent and objective selection process.
  • Manage offer preparation and negotiation in partnership with relevant HR stakeholders.
  • Deliver a positive and professional candidate and Hiring Manager experience through timely communication and effective stakeholder management.
  • Manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities across countries, functions and stakeholder groups.
  • Maintain accurate recruitment records and ensure hiring activities comply with internal policies, processes and applicable local requirements.
  • Partner with recruitment agencies and external vendors where required.
  • Contribute to regional TA initiatives, employer branding, talent pipelining and continuous improvement of recruitment processes.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment
Sourcing
Stakeholder management
Interviewing

Job description

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Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contractor)

Onsite Location(s):

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Additional Locations: N/A

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Role Purpose

The Talent Acquisition Specialist manages end-to-end recruitment across Southeast Asia, supporting both commercial and functional roles. The role partners with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners to understand talent needs, develop effective recruitment strategies, attract high-quality candidates, and deliver a strong hiring experience.

This is a contractor position offered on a 12-month contract.

Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners to understand business priorities, anticipate hiring needs and define effective recruitment strategies.
  • Manage end-to-end recruitment across SEA, from intake and sourcing through assessment, selection, offer and pre-employment activities.
  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract qualified talent and build pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
  • Provide talent market insights and recruitment advice to support effective hiring decisions.
  • Conduct candidate screening and structured interviews, and guide Hiring Managers through a consistent and objective selection process.
  • Manage offer preparation and negotiation in partnership with relevant HR stakeholders.
  • Deliver a positive and professional candidate and Hiring Manager experience through timely communication and effective stakeholder management.
  • Manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities across countries, functions and stakeholder groups.
  • Maintain accurate recruitment records and ensure hiring activities comply with internal policies, processes and applicable local requirements.
  • Partner with recruitment agencies and external vendors where required.
  • Contribute to regional TA initiatives, employer branding, talent pipelining and continuous improvement of recruitment processes.
Qualifications & Experience
  • Experience in end-to-end recruitment, preferably within a multinational or regional environment.
  • Experience recruiting across commercial and/or functional roles.
  • Strong sourcing, interviewing, stakeholder management and candidate engagement skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed and multicultural environment.
  • Strong communication, influencing and problem-solving skills.
  • Good understanding of recruitment systems, processes and governance.

Requisition ID:633607

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life byprovidinga broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological,neurologicaland urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn .


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