Recruitment Business Development Manager

MANULIFE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MANULIFE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. is seeking a recruitment enablement leader to partner with agency leaders, delivering structured support across financial schemes, onboarding, and incentives. You will drive end-to-end recruitment projects and infrastructure enhancements with senior stakeholders and field teams.

The role offers exposure to global recruitment strategies, analytical rigor, and a fast-paced, people-centric environment in Singapore.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services, insurance, or large matrix organisations.
• Background in recruitment enablement, operations, or business management.
• Experience supporting agency-led or sales-driven recruitment models.
• Ability to manage recruitment systems and data-driven performance metrics.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives from problem identification to implementation.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with senior leaders and field teams.
• Working knowledge of recruitment financial schemes, incentives, or compensation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience delivering recruitment platform, system, or infrastructure improvements.
• Strong analytical capability translating recruitment data into actionable business insights.

Responsibilities

• Partner with assigned agency leaders as the primary recruitment enablement contact, providing structured support across recruitment financial schemes, allowances, incentives, and reimbursements.
• Act as SME on recruitment systems, processes, and workflows, including new applicant processes and onboarding.
• Translate complex recruitment data into clear actionable insights to drive recruitment KPIs.
• Own and deliver end-to-end recruitment projects, collaborating with internal stakeholders to improve recruitment effectiveness and scalability.
• Lead recruitment infrastructure enhancements, including lead-generation, platform improvements, compensation and onboarding enhancements, and system/process improvements.
• Work closely with agency leaders and field engagement teams to support recruitment execution in branch meetings, leader reviews, briefings, and events.
• Provide on-site and meeting-based support when critical to drive recruitment initiatives and campaigns.

Skills

Recruitment enablement

Recruitment operations

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Recruitment systems

Agency-led recruitment

Financial incentives knowledge

Job description

This role offers the opportunity to sit at the centre of agency recruitment strategy, partnering closely with field leaders to strengthen and scale recruitment effectiveness across the organisation. By enabling leaders with the right systems, insights, and infrastructure, the role directly contributes to our mission of building a high-quality agency force that drives sustainable growth and better customer outcomes. The successful candidate will gain broad exposure to senior stakeholders, field operations, and cross‑functional projects, while shaping how recruitment is executed on the ground. It’s a chance to make tangible impact, develop strong commercial and analytical capabilities, and grow as a trusted advisor in a dynamic, people‑driven environment.

Position Responsibilities:

• Partner with assigned agency leaders as the primary recruitment enablement point of contact, providing structured support across recruitment financial schemes, allowances, incentives, and reimbursements.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert on recruitment systems, processes, and workflows, including new applicant processes, onboarding, and issue resolution.
• Translate complex recruitment data into clear actionable insights to drive recruitment KPIs.
• Own and deliver end‑to‑end recruitment projects, collaborating with internal stakeholders to improve recruitment effectiveness and scalability.
• Lead recruitment infrastructure enhancements, including lead‑generation initiatives, platform improvements, compensation and onboarding enhancements, and system or process improvements.
• Work closely with agency leaders and field engagement teams to support recruitment execution, including participation in branch meetings, leader reviews, briefings, and key agency events.
• Provide on‑site and meeting‑based support when critical to drive recruitment initiatives and campaigns.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience working within financial services, insurance, or large, matrix‑structured organisations.
• Proven background in recruitment enablement, recruitment operations, or recruitment business management.
• Demonstrated experience supporting agency‑led or sales‑driven recruitment models.
• Strong expertise in managing recruitment systems, end‑to‑end processes, and data‑driven performance metrics.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives from problem identification through implementation.
• Well‑developed stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders and field teams effectively.
• Working knowledge of recruitment financial schemes, incentives, or compensation frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience delivering recruitment platform, system, or infrastructure enhancements.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to translate recruitment data into clear actionable business insights.

When You Join Our Team:

• We empower you to learn, grow, and shape the career you want.
• We support flexibility, well‑being, and inclusion in a culture where people truly matter.
• As part of a global organisation, you will have the opportunity to make meaningful impact and help shape the future of recruitment.