Head of Talent Acquisition

Michael Page; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is partnering with a fast-growing, venture-backed organization in Ortigas, Philippines to appoint a Head of Talent Acquisition responsible for end-to-end recruitment across all functions. This on-site role requires governance, quality, and a strategic mindset to shape hiring outcomes.

You will lead mid-to-senior and executive-level hiring, design structured interview and assessment processes, partner with business leaders on talent strategy, and build a high-performing TA team with

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years in talent acquisition or executive search.
• Led recruitment or TA teams.
• Proven experience hiring senior leadership (Director/VP/exec).
• Strong executive search and passive talent engagement.
• Experience designing interview and assessment frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management with leadership influence.
• Experience tracking KPIs and recruitment analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across all business functions with governance.
• Personally manage mid-to-senior and executive hiring mandates.
• Develop structured interview methodologies, competency frameworks, and scorecards.
• Advise on organizational design, workforce planning, and market intelligence.
• Lead, coach, and develop the TA team for specialist and volume hiring.
• Establish recruitment metrics, dashboards, and reporting frameworks.
• Manage external search partners and recruitment vendors with policy compliance.
• Champion employer branding and candidate experience.

Skills

Executive recruitment

TA leadership

Executive search

Stakeholder management

Analytics & KPIs

Sourcing strategy

Employer branding

Job description

• Take ownership of the entire talent acquisition function
• Partner directly with senior leadership

• Take ownership of the entire talent acquisition function
• Partner directly with senior leadership

About Our Client

Our client is a fast-growing, venture-backed organization focused on delivering innovative services.

Job Description

• Lead and oversee end-to-end recruitment activities across all business functions, ensuring hiring quality, consistency, and governance.
• Personally manage critical mid-to-senior and executive-level hiring mandates, including sourcing, assessment, stakeholder management, offer negotiation, and closing.
• Develop and implement structured interview methodologies, competency frameworks, scorecards, and assessment processes.
• Act as a trusted talent advisor to business leaders, providing guidance on organizational design, talent strategy, workforce planning, and market intelligence.
• Lead, coach, and develop the talent acquisition team to deliver both specialist and volume hiring requirements effectively.
• Establish recruitment metrics, dashboards, and reporting frameworks to drive data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Manage external search partners and recruitment vendors while ensuring compliance with hiring policies and employment regulations.
• Champion employer branding initiatives and create an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.

The Successful Applicant

Non-Negotiables

• 8-10+ years of talent acquisition, recruitment, or executive search experience.
• Led recruitment or talent acquisition teams.
• Proven experience hiring senior leadership talent, including Director, VP, and executive-level positions.
• Strong executive search capabilities with expertise in direct sourcing and passive talent engagement.
• Demonstrated experience designing structured interview, assessment, and selection frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and business executives.
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience managing recruitment KPIs and performance reporting.

Nice to Have

• Experience within high-growth technology or venture-backed organizations.
• Background in executive search, retained search, or recruitment consulting environments.
• Experience recruiting across commercial, operations, finance, legal, and sales functions.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to lead and transform the talent acquisition function for a scaling organization.
• High visibility role with direct partnership and influence at executive leadership level.
• Meaningful leadership responsibility with the opportunity to build, develop, and elevate a talent acquisition team.
• Exposure to strategic workforce planning, organizational design, and executive hiring initiatives.
• Opportunity to establish recruitment best practices and create long-term organizational impact.
• Competitive compensation package aligned with the seniority and strategic nature of the position.
• Stable full-time, fully onsite work arrangement based in Ortigas with regular business hours.
• Dynamic, growth-oriented environment where recruitment is viewed as a critical business driver rather than a transactional function.

Quote job ref: JN-112026-7144074