Senior Technical Recruiter (Philippines)

Thakral One; Metro Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Thakral One is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to lead end-to-end hiring across APAC, focusing on sourcing, interviewing, and closing top technical talent to support growth. You will partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and build strong candidate pipelines.

You will leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, JobStreet, Monster, and other channels, drive process improvements, and report on recruitment metrics. This role is based in the Philippines with hybrid work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with hiring managers to define role requirements and success profiles.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment for technical roles from sourcing to offer.
• Develop strategic sourcing plans and maintain an organised candidate pipeline.
• Conduct competency-based interviews and technical screenings.
• Provide market insights and help meet staffing KPIs.

Skills

Sourcing strategies

Stakeholder management

Interviewing skills

APAC recruiting

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/psych/BA or related field

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

JobStreet

Monster

ATS platforms

Job description

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will play a strategic role in attracting and securing top technical talent across APAC to support business growth and hiring success. You will manage the full recruitment lifecycle for technical roles, build strong candidate pipelines, contribute to process improvement, and strengthen the organisation’s presence in competitive talent markets.

What You’ll Do and How You’ll Succeed

End-to-End Recruitment Execution

• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand role requirements, including technical skills, experience levels, and behavioural traits needed for success.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment for technical roles such as Developers, Data Engineers, Cloud Specialists, and Project Managers, from sourcing through to offer acceptance.
• Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and alternative sourcing channels.
• Maintain an organised and measurable candidate pipeline for immediate and future hiring needs, with a focus on improving time-to-hire.
• Conduct competency-based interviews and technical screenings to assess candidate qualifications and fit against performance indicators.
• Partner with stakeholders to address hiring challenges, provide recruitment insights, and meet staffing demands within agreed service levels.

Candidate and Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers by providing market insights, setting realistic expectations, and guiding them through the recruitment process.
• Deliver a positive candidate experience through seamless communication, timely feedback, and professional interactions.
• Collaborate with hiring managers on job description alignment, role prioritisation, and competitive salary benchmarking.
• Identify potential bottlenecks or delays in the hiring process and recommend solutions to meet KPIs and hiring timelines.

Talent Pipeline Development and Market Insights

• Build a strong pipeline of pre-qualified technical candidates for short-, medium-, and long-term hiring needs through proactive sourcing and engagement.
• Use data analytics to track sourcing effectiveness, market trends, and candidate flow to optimise recruitment strategies.
• Strengthen employer branding by partnering with Marketing on job fairs, open houses, referral programmes, and social media engagement.
• Stay current on emerging technologies, market conditions, and talent trends across APAC to inform sourcing strategies and improve competitive positioning.

Process Optimisation and Data-Driven Recruitment

• Ensure accurate data management in the Applicant Tracking System for real-time tracking of candidate pipelines, interview progress, and hiring decisions.
• Monitor and report on recruitment metrics.
• Continuously refine the recruitment process to align with KPIs and support the resourcing plan.
• Support process standardisation and contribute ideas for recruitment technology and tools that improve efficiency.

We’d Love to Hear From You If…

Experience

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or a technical or management-related course.
• You have at least 6 years of total experience in end-to-end technical recruitment.
• You have experience hiring for technical roles such as Java, .NET, Frontend or Backend Developers, Cloud Engineers across AWS or Azure, Data Engineers, Project Managers, and emerging technology roles.
• You have a proven ability to deliver volume recruitment while maintaining strong adherence to recruitment KPIs.
• Regional APAC recruitment experience will be a strong advantage.

Technical Expertise

• You have strong knowledge of sourcing strategies, recruitment tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, JobStreet, and Monster, and ATS platforms.
• You can analyse recruitment data and turn it into actionable insights that improve hiring efficiency.
• You are adept at creating market maps and building technical talent communities for future hiring needs

Ways of Working

• You bring exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• You have strong problem-solving ability and adapt well in a fast-paced environment.
• You are organised, metrics-driven, and focused on delivering measurable hiring outcomes.
• You can balance immediate hiring demands with longer-term talent pipeline development.
• Location: Philippines
• Work Setup: Hybrid or as business requires.

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Who We Are

Thakral One is a consulting and technology services company headquartered in Singapore, with a pan-Asian presence. We focus primarily around technology-driven consulting, adoption of value-added bespoke solutions, enabling enhanced decision support through data analytics, and embracing possibilities in the cloud. We are heavily inclined towards building capabilities collaboratively with clients and believe strongly in improving grounded and practical outcomes.

This approach is possible through our partnership with leading global technology providers and internal R&D teams. Our clients come from Financial Services, Banking, Telco, Government, Healthcare, and Consumer-oriented organisations.