Director, Talent Acquisition

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a first Talent Acquisition hire to build the function from the ground up and lead end-to-end recruitment for experienced and senior executive roles. You will work with senior leaders to shape hiring strategy, talent market insights and succession planning, driving scalable, data‑driven recruitment practices across international markets.

The role combines hands‑on recruitment with strategic development, organisation design, and employer positioning

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified talent acquisition leader with track record scaling recruitment in high-growth, international environments.
• Experience in both multinationals and start-ups or scale-ups, building structure and processes as teams evolve.
• Led end-to-end recruitment across levels and markets, with senior executive hiring experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for experienced and senior executive roles across multiple markets.
• Build and operationalise the talent acquisition strategy, processes, and systems for international growth.
• Partner with senior leaders on hiring strategy, market insights and succession planning.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

End‑to‑end recruitment

Market insights

Employer branding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ATS

Job description

• Newly Established, Well Funded Organisation
• Build the TA Function from the Ground Up
• High Growth, International Hiring

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will be the organisation’s first Talent Acquisition hire, with the mandate to build the function from the ground up. This is a highly hands‑on role where you will personally lead end-to-end recruitment across experienced and senior executive hires, while establishing the strategy, processes, systems and capabilities required to support the company’s international growth. Working closely with senior leaders, you will serve as a trusted adviser on hiring strategy, talent market insights and succession planning, while proactively identifying and engaging critical talent across key markets. As the organisation scales, you will build out the talent acquisition function, strengthen employer positioning and introduce scalable, data‑driven recruitment practices to support future growth.

Requirements

You are a degree qualified talent acquisition leader with a proven track record of building and scaling recruitment capabilities in high growth, international environments. Importantly, you bring experience from both large, complex multinational organisations and start‑up or scale‑up environments, demonstrating the ability to create structure, processes and capability where these are still evolving. You have led end‑to‑end recruitment across multiple levels and markets, with strong personal experience in senior executive hiring. Commercially astute and highly credible with senior stakeholders, you combine strategic thinking with a hands‑on, resourceful approach and thrive in environments characterised by growth, pace and change.