Talent Acquisition Associate

Q2 HR Solutions; Makati; On-site; PHP 279,000 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

Q2 HR Solutions is seeking a Talent Acquisition Associate for the People4People (P4P) team to drive hiring of blue-collar, frontline, and operational roles. You will manage end-to-end recruitment from intake to offer, building pipelines and coordinating interviews to ensure timely, quality hires.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in recruitment, strong screening, scheduling, and stakeholder coordination skills, and proficiency with ATS, portals, and Google Workspace.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, Management, or a related field
• Relevant recruitment, HR, sourcing, or talent acquisition training or certification is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned job requisitions from intake and calibration through sourcing, screening, endorsement, interview coordination, offer support, and hiring closure.
• Prioritize recruitment for blue-collar, frontline, and operational positions, while supporting selected office-based roles as needed.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines through job portals, candidate databases, referrals, social media, networking, job fairs, and direct sourcing.
• Screen candidates based on job requirements, qualifications, relevant experience, compensation expectations, availability, location, work arrangement, and other agreed criteria.
• Ensure candidate profiles and endorsements are complete, accurate, and aligned with hiring requirements.
• Proactively manage candidate movement, follow-ups, interview schedules, and pre-employment requirements to drive requisitions toward closure.
• Monitor recruitment progress and work toward achieving assigned hiring targets, fill rates, and recruitment turnaround times.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Candidate screening

Interview scheduling

Offer support

Stakeholder coordination

Attention to detail

Data accuracy

MS Office/GSuite

Education

Bachelors in HR/Business

Recruitment certification

Tools

ATS software

Job portals

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Q2 HR Solutions is looking for a results-driven Talent Acquisition Associate to join our People4People (P4P) team.

The Talent Acquisition Associate is responsible for delivering qualified hires within agreed headcount forecasts, recruitment SLAs, and hiring requirements. This role manages the end-to-end recruitment process, from understanding manpower needs and sourcing candidates to screening, endorsement, interview coordination, offer support, and successful hiring closure.

The position primarily handles blue-collar, frontline, and operational roles, with exposure to selected office-based positions. This is an ideal opportunity for a recruitment professional who thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven environment, enjoys engaging with diverse candidate profiles, and can effectively manage multiple requisitions while ensuring timely and quality hires.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Delivery & Manpower Fulfillment

• Manage assigned job requisitions from intake and calibration through sourcing, screening, endorsement, interview coordination, offer support, and hiring closure.
• Prioritize recruitment for blue-collar, frontline, and operational positions, while supporting selected office-based roles as needed.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines through job portals, candidate databases, referrals, social media, networking, job fairs, and direct sourcing.
• Screen candidates based on job requirements, qualifications, relevant experience, compensation expectations, availability, location, work arrangement, and other agreed criteria.
• Ensure candidate profiles and endorsements are complete, accurate, and aligned with hiring requirements.
• Proactively manage candidate movement, follow-ups, interview schedules, and pre-employment requirements to drive requisitions toward closure.
• Monitor recruitment progress and work toward achieving assigned hiring targets, fill rates, and recruitment turnaround times.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with recruiters, team leads, hiring managers, and client stakeholders to understand manpower requirements, hiring priorities, timelines, and candidate profiles.
• Provide timely updates on sourcing progress, candidate pipelines, interview status, hiring risks, and recruitment bottlenecks.
• Escalate recruitment concerns that may affect hiring timelines, candidate quality, or recruitment SLAs, and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Maintain professional, responsive, and service-oriented communication with candidates and stakeholders throughout the recruitment process.
• Build and maintain positive candidate relationships to support candidate engagement and minimize recruitment drop-offs.

Recruitment Systems, Process & Compliance

• Maintain accurate and timely candidate and requisition records in approved applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment platforms.
• Complete required reports, trackers, system updates, and recruitment documentation within established deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment policies, documentation procedures, data privacy standards, and internal operating guidelines.
• Identify opportunities to improve sourcing effectiveness, candidate experience, turnaround time, and overall recruitment efficiency.
• Participate in required training and development activities to strengthen recruitment knowledge, skills, and process execution.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
• Relevant recruitment, HR, sourcing, or talent acquisition training or certification is an advantage.

Experience

• 1–3 years of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, sourcing, staffing, or a related HR function.
• Experience handling blue-collar, frontline, operational, or high-volume recruitment is an advantage.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions and candidate pipelines in a target- and SLA-driven environment.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS), recruitment databases, job portals, and sourcing tools.
• Exposure to office-based recruitment, client-facing hiring, job fairs, or outsourced recruitment operations is an advantage.

Knowledge & Skills

• Working knowledge of end-to-end recruitment and candidate sourcing.
• Strong candidate screening, assessment coordination, interview scheduling, and offer support skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong candidate engagement and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines and recruitment targets.
• Strong attention to detail, documentation discipline, and data accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
• Willingness to learn and adopt recruitment technologies, systems, and reporting tools.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is results-oriented, resourceful, organized, and people-focused — someone who can balance speed and quality while delivering against recruitment targets.

If you enjoy connecting people with meaningful opportunities, thrive in a fast-paced recruitment environment, and take ownership of your assigned requisitions from sourcing to hiring closure, we'd love to hear from you!

Join Q2 HR Solutions and be part of our mission to #UpliftLives through meaningful opportunities and quality HR solutions.