Talent Acquisition Partner

About the Job

Involved in Talent Acquisition lifecycle from sourcing, screening, interviewing to on-boarding talents into the organisation.

• Work closely with the Business Partners to understand the hiring requirements and source for suitable candidates via appropriate recruitment platforms.
• Assist with the execution of recruitment plans in collaboration with business leaders to ensure open positions are successfully filled.
• Recommend and deploy a range of assessment tools, techniques and technology solutions to reduce time to hire while effectively managing hiring costs within the approved budget.
• Represent the company at external career fairs and recruitment forums.
• Liaise with line managers to facilitate interviews and meetings with candidates.
• Provide regular updates to line managers and candidates on status of recruitment.
• Provide accurate and comprehensive communication of job offer to candidates.
• Analyse all information gathered from the screening and assessment process to support hiring managers in making decisions on offers of employment.
• Perform and ensure that necessary pre-employment screening and checks are done prior to making job offers to selected candidates.
• Assist with the development of a database of contacts to facilitate access to potential recruits of the organisation to allow proactive and immediate sourcing of qualified candidates when the need arises.
• Assist in managing and running analytical numbers and reports for scheduled reporting as well as ad-hoc reports related to hiring metrics, headcounts and manpower planning for internal and external needs.
• Assist with the review and refinement of the recruitment process to enhance candidate and line manager experience.

We are looking for people with

• A tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience, preferably within the financial services or insurance industry.
• Strong resourcefulness and creativity in identifying and engaging potential candidates through various sourcing channels.
• High resilience, strong attention to detail, a sense of urgency, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and reasoning abilities, with good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite.
• A high level of integrity, accountability, and professionalism, with a collaborative approach to teamwork.
• A proactive mindset with the initiative to drive continuous improvements and the adaptability to thrive in a dynamic environment.

How you succeed

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.

Who we are

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei.

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of AA- by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia.

Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world's most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody's and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World's Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

To all recruitment agencies: Great Eastern does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our email or our employees. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.