Talent Acquisition Specialist
Location: Flexible (Malaysia - homebased)
Type: Full-Time
Join us and help build the future of specialist talent across APAC.
We're expanding our APAC team and looking for a proactive, curious, relationshipdriven Talent Acquisition professional who loves sourcing great people, mapping new markets, and building long-term talent pipelines. If you enjoy using research, outreach, and insight to find exceptional talent before anyone else this role is for you.
What You'll Do
As our APAC Resourcing Specialist, you'll be at the heart of our talent strategy. Your job is to stay one step ahead of the market by:
Finding & engaging high-quality talent
- Proactively sourcing candidates across Australia, NZ, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Korea and wider APAC.
- Using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, and market mapping to uncover top passive talent.
- Conducting warm outreach, first-stage qualification calls, and building long-term relationships.
Building sustainable talent pipelines
- Creating and maintaining structured talent pools for specialist EHS, H&S, Risk and technical roles.
- Keeping talent engaged through regular check-ins, insights, and personalised candidate care.
- Ensuring our ATS is clean, well-tagged, and always up to date.
Providing real market intelligence
- Monitoring salary trends, hiring activity, competitor movements and talent availability across the region.
- Sharing insights that help shape our hiring strategy and support BD conversations.
Partnering with our APAC recruitment team
- Working closely with recruiters and the General Manager to anticipate upcoming hiring needs.
- Supporting rapid delivery for client roles through readybuilt pipelines and strong associate/contractor networks.
What Good Looks Like
- You love sourcing digging, researching, analysing, and staying ahead of the market.
- You enjoy engaging with people, building rapport, and nurturing relationships over time.
- You're organised, structured, and always managing data with care.
- You can work across multiple countries, cultures, and role types with confidence.
- You're proactive hunting for talent rather than waiting for candidates to apply.
What You'll Bring
- 3-5+ years in sourcing, talent research, candidate engagement or recruitment support.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Confidence using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and CRM/ATS platforms.
- Curiosity, adaptability, and a love for market intelligence.
- Experience working across APAC (nice to have, not mandatory).
Why Join Us
- Work autonomously while shaping a core part of our APAC growth strategy.
- Build networks across multiple countries and specialist industries.
- Be part of a supportive team that values insight, initiative, and long-term thinking.
- Opportunities for growth into more senior sourcing, research, or delivery roles.
Interested
If you're motivated by uncovering great talent and want to play a key role in building sustainable pipelines across APAC, we'd love to hear from you.
About Shirley Parsons
Shirley Parsons is a global consultancy specialising in the delivery of expert HSEQ solutions across Health & Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Sustainability disciplines. In APAC, we partner with clients to provide both strategic advisory and on-the-ground consulting support across some of the region's most critical energy and infrastructure projects. Our consultants and contractors are trusted for their deep subject matter expertise, practical delivery, and ability to integrate seamlessly into project environments. Backed by a dedicated regional team, we bring technical excellence, agility, and real-world impact to every engagement.
