Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

adidas; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Manager for Talent Acquisition in Singapore. This role focuses on strategic leadership for recruitment in Southeast Asia, overseeing high-volume retail hiring while partnering closely with HR and business leaders to align with broader company goals. The candidate will also drive team development and champion innovative recruiting strategies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in TA (agency and in-house), 5+ in leadership.
• Proven success in high-volume, strategic hiring across markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead talent acquisition across commercial functions in Southeast Asia.
• Develop recruiting and employer branding strategies.
• Manage senior business relationships for alignment on talent needs.

Skills

Strategic thinking & planning

Team leadership & coaching

Stakeholder management

Market and functional recruitment expertise

Communication & influencing skills

Change management & problem-solving

Data-driven decision making

Strong project and process management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field

Job description

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

Location: Singapore

Reports To: Director, Talent Acquisition

Role Overview

The Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (TA), provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for talent acquisition across commercial and supporting functions within Southeast Asia, including high-volume retail recruitment. This role serves as the key point of contact for TA across the region, partnering closely with HR and business leaders to align recruitment strategies with adidas’ broader goals. The role also focuses on team development, process implementation, employer branding, and stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead point of contact for Talent Acquisition across Commercial functions in Southeast Asia,
• Drive team development through appropriate coaching and managerial processes.
• Ensure the effective implementation and adoption of all TA processes and programs across Corporate and Retail functions.
• Responsible for the high volume retail hiring across Southeast Asia.
• Develop powerful recruiting and employer branding strategies by leveraging key partners within the organization.
• Manage senior business relationships to ensure alignment of talent needs, solve problems and develop new strategies that support the overall effectiveness of recruitment.
• Drive strategic planning and quarterly review meetings with functional/market senior leadership to understand trends as well as current and upcoming talent requirements in order to build a strategy to support overall recruitment effectiveness across Corporate and Retail functions.
• Coach and influence senior management (business and HR) to gain alignment on all aspects of talent acquisition including candidate collaboration, resource allocation and funding requirements.
• Champion global recruiting initiatives and lead change efforts to ensure harmonized implementation of strategies, standards and processes across all areas of support.
• Ensure a strong knowledge of adidas Group Functions, Markets and teams to be able to understand current and future talent requirements and build strategies to support these areas.
• Partner with overall TA organization and encourage direct reports to drive a collaborative approach to recruiting and driving best practices, including collaboration across whole of Global Sourcing, Global Functions and Commercial Southeast Asia,
• Utilizes data, trends and customer information to gather insights to drive appropriate candidate generation and talent pool strategies.
• Owns responsibility for candidate and hiring manager experience results and drives standards to ensure a quality performance against all standards.
• Effectively utilize comprehensive knowledge of adidas brand and adidas Group offerings, benefits, comp strategies, and programs to market adidas and the adidas Group as an Employer of Choice.

Key Relationships

• HR Managers
• Senior Business Leaders
• Regional & Global TA Teams

Key Competencies & Skills

• Strategic thinking & planning
• Team leadership & coaching
• Stakeholder management
• Market and functional recruitment expertise
• Communication & influencing skills
• Change management & problem-solving
• Data-driven decision making
• Strong project and process management

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in TA (mix of agency and in-house), with 5+ years in leadership
• Proven success in high-volume and strategic hiring across markets and functions
• Industry experience in retail, footwear, or apparel is a plus
• Track record in leading holistic recruitment strategies and employer branding
• Demonstrated ability to lead through innovation, collaboration, and empowerment