Assistant Manager/Manager, Recruitment

AETOS Holdings Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AETOS Holdings Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Recruitment to lead the recruitment team and deliver staffing for high-volume operations. You will oversee APOs and SOs recruitment, partner with business leaders to forecast manpower and execute scalable hiring strategies to meet growing demand.

You will manage an 8-person team, drive process improvements, ensure candidate experience, and maintain governance over recruitment activities.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in HR, Business or related discipline.
• At least 5 years in recruitment, with mass hiring exposure.
• Proven ability to translate manpower needs into hiring plans.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supervising a recruitment team preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end accountability for supporting manpower needs to meet business/operational goals.
• Lead and coordinate the recruitment team, set priorities and ensure delivery and candidate experience.
• Manage manpower across high-volume frontline hiring (APOs and SOs) and admin support.
• Partner with business leaders to forecast demand and build a forward-looking candidate pipeline.
• Develop, refresh and implement recruitment strategies to adapt to labour market changes.
• Lead large-scale recruitment activities and build sustainable sourcing channels and partnerships.
• Strengthen employer branding and recruitment outreach with Corporate Communications and teams.
• Monitor hiring progress, identify gaps, and drive corrective actions to improve fulfilment and speed.
• Oversee recruitment budget and ensure effective use of resources and channels.

Skills

Stakeholder management

People management

Analytical ability

High-volume recruitment

Strategic thinking

Education

Degree or Diploma in HR Management, Business or related

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Recruitment systems

Job description

Who We Are

AETOS is committed to keeping our communities, clients and workplaces safe. Beyond security, we provide integrated solutions across safety, facilities management, technology and sustainability.

We believe in investing in our people and creating a workplace built on trust, teamwork and continuous growth.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager, Recruitment to lead our recruitment team and ensure AETOS meets its manpower needs.

You will oversee high-volume recruitment, particularly for Auxiliary Police Officers (APOs) and Security Officers (SOs), while working closely with business leaders to plan and deliver recruitment targets. This role is suited for a hands-on leader who can develop effective hiring strategies, lead a team and improve recruitment results.

Key Responsibilities

• A hands-on recruitment professional who will take end-to-end accountability for supporting AETOS in securing the manpower required to support business and operational needs

• Supervise and coordinate the recruitment team, setting clear priorities and ensuring accountability for recruitment delivery, candidate experience and stakeholder service.

• Manage manpower fulfilment across high-volume frontline hiring, including Auxiliary Police Officers (APOs) and Security Officers (SOs), as well as recruitment and administration support for other roles as required.

• Partner closely with business and subsidiary stakeholders to understand manpower requirements, translate demand into recruitment plans and maintain a forward-looking pipeline of candidates.

• Develop, implement and continuously refresh recruitment strategies to remain relevant to changing labour-market conditions and business requirements.

• Initiate and lead large-scale recruitment activities and outreach campaigns, while building sustainable sourcing channels, networks and strategic partnerships.

• Strengthen employer branding and recruitment outreach in partnership with Corporate Communications and relevant business teams.

• Track hiring progress and manpower gaps, identify delivery risks early, and drive corrective actions to improve fulfilment, recruitment productivity and speed of hiring.

• Monitor recruitment budget utilisation and ensure resources and sourcing channels are deployed effectively against manpower priorities.

• Maintain sound recruitment governance by reviewing workflows, procedures and exception cases, and ensuring recruitment practices are consistently applied.

• Use recruitment data and market insights to provide management with clear visibility of hiring performance, constraints, priorities and recommended actions.

• Drive continuous improvement in recruitment processes, team capability and candidate engagement so the function can respond quickly to changing manpower needs.

• Undertake other responsibilities assigned by Management.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Human Resource Management, Business or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of relevant recruitment experience, with strong exposure to high-volume or mass recruitment; prior experience supervising or coordinating a recruitment team is preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to translate manpower requirements into practical sourcing and recruitment plans and to deliver against demanding hiring targets.

• Good team coordination and people-management capability, with the ability to coach, prioritise work and build an accountable, delivery-focused team.

• Strong stakeholder management, communication and partnership skills, with confidence working across operational and corporate teams.

• Sound analytical capability, with the ability to interpret recruitment data, identify trends and convert insights into actions.

• Resourceful and commercially minded, with a strong sense of ownership, initiative and continuous improvement.

• Able to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, manpower-intensive environment.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; experience using recruitment systems and digital sourcing tools will be advantageous.

How We Will Help You Find Your Purpose & Make A Difference

• You will lead a function that directly enables AETOS to meet its manpower needs and deliver on its commitments to clients and the business.

• You will have the opportunity to shape recruitment strategy, strengthen a team of 8 and build scalable hiring approaches for a manpower-intensive organisation.

• You will work closely with business leaders to solve real workforce challenges and see the direct impact of your team’s work on operational readiness and organisational growth.

• You will grow and develop together with an organisation that values ownership, teamwork, continuous improvement and going beyond.