Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

This is a 12-month contract role under Optimum Solutions.

This role supports our client, a leading Southeast Asian superapp that offers a wide range of services, including mobility, food delivery, and digital payments.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM. (inclusive of a 1-hour lunch break)

Responsibilities:

. Manage the end-to-end candidate lifecycle while developing market intelligence on the external talent landscape.

. Apply strategic talent identification frameworks to distinguish talent profiles.

. Use advanced sourcing methodologies to identify candidates for specialized roles and build sustainable talent pipelines.

. Lead regular, data-led discussions with hiring managers to calibrate talent and pivot search strategies using market density data.

. Uphold high hiring discipline through feedback loops and rigorous interview standards.

. Help plan and implement campus hiring and engagement, employer branding and recruitment marketing programmes.

. Leverage Generative AI for research, ideation and data analysis to enhance candidate ranking and streamline scheduling.

. Own stakeholder management by acting as a Strategic Talent Advisor to deeply understand business needs, consulting and partnering with Hiring Managers and Business leaders to define and secure the right talent.

Qualifications:

. 7+ years of in-house full-cycle recruiting experience across Technology and/or Corporate functions - from sourcing through to complex offer closures.

. Strategic stakeholder management - demonstrated ability to act as a Talent Advisor, consulting with Hiring Managers and senior business leaders to define talent needs and influence hiring decisions

. Advanced sourcing capability - hands-on expertise in headhunting for specialized/niche roles using Boolean, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other direct-search methodologies

. Talent mapping & market intelligence - structural mapping of external talent landscapes in complex, global markets

. Data literacy - ability to translate recruiting data and market density signals into actionable search strategies and hiring recommendations

. AI & digital fluency - working experience with GenAI or productivity tools to enhance research, candidate ranking, or workflow efficiency

Nice-to-Have

. Campus hiring & employer branding exposure - experience planning or executing campus programmes, recruitment marketing, or EB initiatives

. Pipeline taxonomy & CRM discipline - experience maintaining talent databases with skill-based tagging and structured pipeline hygiene (e.g. Beamery, Greenhouse, SmartRecruiters)

. Experience hiring across Southeast Asian markets - familiarity with regional talent supply dynamics and recruitment practices.

. Tech sector depth - prior coverage of software engineering, product, data, or platform roles (vs. corporate-only background)