BCG X and Platinion APAC Recruiting Senior Manager

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What You'll Do

We are seeking a strong candidate with experience and passion to join BCG X as Recruiting Senior Manager located in Singapore.

As Recruiting Senior Manager in the BCG X APAC Recruiting Team, you will own talent acquisition activities for various capabilities within Platinion and BCG X APAC, primarily in Southeast Asia, as well as Platinion across other Asia markets. This full lifecycle recruiting role will support a diverse range of mid- senior level positions from inception through to completion with responsibility for managing stakeholder relationships, candidate sourcing, vendor management, talent selection, interview scheduling, offer management and on-boarding in the region. Working in close partnership with the local and regional teams, the role will also have wider responsibilities supporting regional strategy, operational effectiveness and recruitment best practice across the region.

Key responsibilities include:

- Owning & driving recruiting initiatives to hire the best talent for Platinion and BCG X. You will be responsible for leading the execution of regional talent acquisition strategy
- In addition to strong experience of the technology/AI talent market, having an understanding cultural nuances specific to the region to be able to effectively manage regional & global candidates & stakeholders
- Managing full lifecycle of vacancies across a diverse range of skills and capabilities within the analytics business
- Managing key stakeholder relationships as a trusted partner and valued advisor, building a deep understanding of their business, function knowledge and/or technical skills, role requirements and desired candidate profiles
- Leading and mentoring a team of Recruiters to effectively deliver on all hiring requirements for these businesses, working collaboratively with regional Platinion, BCG X and BCG HR team
- Leveraging internal talent sources to drive mobility, employee referrals and alumni engagement in the region
- Identifying high quality candidates through the proactive sourcing of active and passive candidates via direct channels, job postings, social media, web sourcing, talent mapping, vendors, networking & other innovative sourcing techniques
- Conducting initial assessments for all suitable candidates, especially senior levels, providing a competency-based assessment and candidate recommendation
- Building talent pipelines to fill current and future roles to drive improvements in time to hire
- Managing recruitment campaigns for any volume hiring needs or brand building events
- Utilizing the applicant tracking system to actively track, manage and report on candidate pipelines to enhance stakeholder communication and ensure effective process management
- Articulating the global talent brand and candidate value proposition to the region and subsequent promotion to the appropriate talent markets in each country
- Supporting the regional recruitment strategy by contributing to and implementing regional initiatives to global projects; locally identifying and implementing improvements creatively
- Leading global projects as well as implementing them in the region
- Setting strategy and leading execution of local initiatives
- Reviewing key metrics and performance measures for the region such as time to hire, cost per hire and quality of hire, and making recommendations for enhancements wherever possible
- Ensuring global best practices are embedded in the region to drive operational effectiveness through process improvements and the ongoing coaching and mentoring of hiring managers and the regional HR team
- Supporting hiring manager coaching and behavioral based interview training, as required, to enhance the quality of hiring decisions

What You'll Bring

- Bachelor’s degree with high academic achievement required
- Indicatively 8+ years of recruitment/talent acquisition experience, preferably in software engineering, predictive analytics, data engineering, risk analytics, rapid prototyping, etc.
- Understanding of market talent pool, sourcing channels, hiring trends, cultural norms, compensation benchmarks
- Team management experience with ability to coach & guide
- Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (Brassring, Taleo, iCIMs, etc.)
- Deep knowledge and proven success of utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter for successful hires
- Ability to articulate and understand the specific role requirements
- Proactive candidate sourcing skills through all available internal and external channels
- Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships through a dedicated focus on client service and delivery
- Proven experience managing multiple searches through strong project management and prioritization skills
- Ability to be responsive and effective in a fast-paced yet consensus-based corporate culture, to multitask and operate effectively in a matrix organization
- Best practice process management and driving operational effectiveness
- Experience building internal network with senior leaders and advising senior stakeholders as subject matter expert

Who You'll Work With

You will report to the Platinion and BCG X APAC Recruiting Director and will work in close partnership with Platinion and BCG X MDPs in charge of recruiting, as well as other Talent Acquisition Leaders. You will also work with the Platinion and BCG X APAC Recruiting Team to attract and select top talent through: Best in class recruiting excellence, innovative sourcing, and an engaging talent brand.

Additional info

BCG Platinion's presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. We achieve digital excellence for clients with sustained solutions to the most complex and time-sensitive challenge. We guide clients into the future to push the status quo, overcome tech limitations, and enable our clients to go further in their digital journeys than what has ever been possible in the past. At BCG Platinion, we deliver business value through the innovative use of technology at a rapid pace. We roll up our sleeves to transform business, revolutionize approaches, satisfy customers, and change the game through Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application and Risk functions. We balance vision with a pragmatic path to change transforming strategies into leading-edge tech platforms, at scale.

BCG X is the tech build & design unit of BCG. Turbocharging BCG’s deep industry and functional expertise, BCG X brings together advanced tech knowledge and ambitious entrepreneurship to help organizations enable innovation at scale. With nearly 3,000 technologists, scientists, programmers, engineers, and human-centered designers located across 80+ cities, BCG X builds and designs platforms and software to address the world’s most important challenges and opportunities. Teaming across our practices, and in close collaboration with our clients, our end-to-end global team unlocks new possibilities. Together we’re creating the bold and disruptive products, services, and businesses of tomorrow.

YOU’RE GOOD AT-

- Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail
- Managing time efficiently and meeting deadlines
- Maintaining a professional and service-oriented approach
- Building positive and collaborative working relationships
- Working effectively in a team and adapting to change
- Managing workload during peak recruiting periods
- Handling sensitive information with the highest level of confidentiality
- End to end recruiting activities: talent pools, sourcing & campaigning, candidate experience and selection, offer conversion
- Senior stakeholder management: thought partner for the system leads on recruiting strategies, market intelligence, KPI reporting, and improvement levers
- Collaboration with regional BCG teams for Employer Branding initiatives, Recruiting Operations, and Tech Sourcing
- Close interaction with other People functions in the organization such as Staffing and P&D teams to identify successful candidate profiles, select and refine interviewer cadres, and provide candidate insights to other People functions
- Innovation: Drive innovation in our recruiting functions by participating and executing key initiatives (Employer Branding, Candidate assessments, GenAI, etc.)
- Team development: Coach and mentor team to reach efficient and effective outcomes

At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person collaboration plays an important role in our culture, mentorship, and professional development.

For this role, you will generally be expected to work from a BCG office or in person with clients on a regular basis (typically around 50% of working time), depending on business needs and in line with local policies and practices.

We aim to provide a dynamic and collaborative environment that fosters connection and teamwork.

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