Talent Acquisition Manager

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

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager who brings strong hiring judgment, a sharp eye for potential, and the ability to partner effectively with stakeholders across all levels. This role is ideal for someone who goes beyond resume matching—someone who can assess capability, motivation, and long-term fit, including candidates from non-linear or career-switching backgrounds. You will play a key role in strengthening hiring quality, guiding hiring managers through structured assessment, and shaping a robust and inclusive talent pipeline for the organisation.

Key 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.

Requirements

• 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.

About St Luke's Eldercare

St Luke's ElderCare (SLEC) is a Christian healthcare provider dedicated to enriching the lives of seniors in Singapore, regardless of race, language and religion.

Guided by our GRACE philosophy of care, we are committed to providing compassionate and holistic care that fosters autonomy and choice. To empower elders of varying needs, from the fit to the frail, we offer a comprehensive suite of services islandwide. These include community-based programmes that promote active ageing; centre-based offerings such as day care, rehabilitation and nursing; residential (nursing home) services for long-term care; and home-based services covering medical, nursing and therapy needs.

Leveraging our legacy of over 25 years, we are on an unstoppable mission to transform care challenges of Singapore's ageing population. Through innovation, collaboration and education, we seek to elevate the community care sector, where elders thrive in their golden years and age with dignity, independence and joy.

Incorporated in 1999, SLEC is a registered charity and an Institution of a Public Character.