Strategic Talent Acquisition Manager - Inclusive Hiring

St Luke's ElderCare (SLEC); Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

St Luke's ElderCare (SLEC) is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead end-to-end recruitment in Singapore, partnering with leadership to build a strong and inclusive talent pipeline. This role requires strong assessment skills and a strategic mindset to elevate hiring quality.

You will design competency-based assessments, coach hiring managers, and optimize the candidate experience while aligning with SLEC’s values and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of in-house talent acquisition or recruitment experience with demonstrated strength in candidate assessment and stakeholder partnering.
• Proven ability to assess beyond technical fit, including evaluating potential, learning agility, and transferable skills.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders and navigating differing hiring expectations across functions or seniority levels.
• Champion ATS adoption and AI-enabled solutions across the full recruitment lifecycle, driving process automation, recruiter productivity and a seamless candidate experience
• Strong facilitation and influencing skills, with confidence in guiding hiring discussions and challenging biases where needed.
• Familiarity with the Singapore Employment Act and hiring regulations, including foreign workforce considerations.
• Data-driven mindset, with the ability to use recruitment metrics to improve processes and outcomes.
• Self-driven, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership teams to understand business needs, define role success profiles, and co-create effective hiring strategies.
• Design and drive structured, competency-based assessment approaches to improve hiring quality and consistency across departments.
• Evaluate candidates holistically, with the ability to identify transferable skills and potential, particularly for career switchers and non-traditional profiles.
• Facilitate calibration discussions with hiring panels to ensure objective, well-informed, and aligned hiring decisions.
• Own end-to-end recruitment processes, from sourcing to offer management, ensuring efficiency and a strong candidate experience.
• Build and manage diverse sourcing channels with a focus on quality pipelines rather than volume in the long run.
• Advise and influence stakeholders on market insights, talent availability, and realistic hiring expectations.
• Drive initiatives to enhance candidate experience and employer brand positioning.
• Partner with agencies and external stakeholders on hiring needs, including matters relating to foreign workforce hiring and compliance.
• Organise and represent the organisation in recruitment events, career fairs, and outreach initiatives.
• Track, analyse, and present recruitment metrics, such as quality of hire, time-to-fill, and pipeline conversion, to support data-driven improvements.

Skills

Talent assessment

Stakeholder partnering

ATS adoption

Facilitation & influencing

Singapore Employment Act

Data-driven recruitment

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or business

Tools

ATS platforms

AI-enabled recruitment

Job description

St Luke's ElderCare (SLEC) is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead end-to-end recruitment in Singapore, partnering with leadership to build a strong and inclusive talent pipeline. This role requires strong assessment skills and a strategic mindset to elevate hiring quality.

You will design competency-based assessments, coach hiring managers, and optimize the candidate experience while aligning with SLEC’s values and regulatory requirements.