Position: Talent Acquisition Specialist
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (On-site)
Job type: Full-time
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and strategic HR professional in Malaysia to lead our human resources and organizational development initiatives. In this role, you will play a key part in regional hiring, building strong talent frameworks, attracting and retaining top talent, strengthening employee relations, and driving organizational effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for the regional team, including job posting, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and offer management.
- Partner closely with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, role requirements, and workforce planning to develop effective and targeted recruitment strategies.
- Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies (LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, social media platforms, Boolean search, etc.) to attract high quality candidates.
- Coordinate interviews, consolidate feedback, conduct candidate reference checks and background verification, support salary benchmarking, handle approvals, and drive offer negotiations to successfully close top talent.
- Maintain accurate recruitment trackers, reports, and hiring analytics to support data-driven decision-making.
- Support employer branding initiatives and proactively build talent pipelines to strengthen market presence and long-term hiring capabilities.
- Evaluate talent acquisition metrics and prepare comprehensive reports to optimize hiring strategies, improve quality of hire, and strengthen workforce planning.
Skills and Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 2–3 years of progressive HR experience, with a strong focus on recruitment and talent acquisition
- Exposure to regional or multi-country hiring environments is a plus.
- Familiarity with sourcing tools, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and end-to-end recruitment platforms.
- Proven experience optimizing local and regional job portals in alignment with industry best practices and hiring objectives.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and general Windows environment.
- Strong negotiation, interpersonal communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Proficiency in English and Chinese; additional languages are an advantage.
Why join us
- Exposure to regional hiring and cross-cultural collaboration
- Opportunity to grow within a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Supportive team culture with learning and development opportunities
