The Assistant Manager, Talent Acquisition is responsible for leading and executing innovative and scalable recruitment strategies that support the organization's people-first agenda. This role focuses on attracting, engaging, and hiring talent to meet current and future workforce needs, while enhancing the candidate experience and supporting employer branding efforts.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Develop and implement short- and long-term recruitment strategies to attract high-quality candidates aligned with the company's evolving business needs.
• Promote the organization as an Employer of Choice by enhancing employer branding efforts across digital platforms, career fairs, and internal initiatives.
• Optimize and evaluate talent sourcing strategies, leverage job boards, social media, employee referrals, and recruitment tools to maintain a strong talent pipeline.
• Oversee and manage end-to-end recruitment processes including job postings, screening, interviewing, offer management, and onboarding. Ensure process efficiency and a positive candidate experience.
• Act as a strategic advisor to hiring managers by understanding business needs, providing recruitment insights, and guiding hiring decisions.
• Track, analyse, and report on recruitment metrics and KPIs (e.g., time-to-fill, conversion rates, cost-per-hire). Identify areas for continuous improvement and process enhancement to uplift overall talent acquisition performance.
• Manage relationships and collaborations with external recruitment partners as well as institutions, ensuring quality delivery and alignment with internal hiring objectives.
• Support the building and attraction of talents via internship and practicum opportunities as well as the trainees programmes.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to deliver a seamless and engaging onboarding experience for new hires.

Job Requirements

• At least a Diploma in Human Resources or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant Talent Acquisition/recruitment experience in a similar or fast-paced industry, handling high volume of recruitment activities
• Excellent interpersonal abilities and a people-centric approach
• Dynamic, energetic, agile and adaptable, with a flair in connecting with people
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience interacting with diverse groups of employees and stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, attention to detail
• Ability to influence and drive change
• Strong project management and time management skills