Head of Talent Acquisition

Michael Page International Recruitment (Philippines) Inc; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment (Philippines) Inc. is seeking a senior leader to own the talent acquisition function, partnering directly with the executive team in Ortigas.

You will oversee end-to-end recruitment, including sourcing, assessments, offers, and closing the most critical roles. You will design structured interview and assessment frameworks, coach a TA team, and drive data-driven decisions through dashboards and KPIs.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years in talent acquisition, recruitment, or executive search.
• Led recruitment or talent acquisition teams.
• Proven experience hiring senior leadership talent (Director, VP, executives).
• Strong executive search with direct sourcing and passive talent engagement.
• Experience designing structured interview, assessment, and selection frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior leaders and executives.
• Strong analytics with recruitment KPI tracking and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across all functions, ensuring quality and governance.
• Manage critical mid-to-senior and executive mandates, including sourcing, assessment, offers, and closing.
• Develop structured interview methodologies, competency frameworks, scorecards, and assessments.
• Advise leadership on organizational design, talent strategy, and workforce planning.
• Lead, coach, and develop TA team to deliver specialist and volume hiring.
• Establish recruitment metrics, dashboards, and reporting for data-driven decisions.
• Manage external search partners and recruiters, ensuring policy and regulatory compliance.
• Champion employer branding and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Executive search

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Analytics

KPI reporting

Job description

• 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.