Talent Acquisition Executive (Engineering, R&D, IT, Corporate)

About the role

The Talent Acquisition Executive handles end-to-end recruitment for Engineering, R&D, IT and corporate functions within the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) environment. The role works closely with hiring managers and HR stakeholders to attract, assess and hire quality talent while ensuring a positive candidate experience, and supports employer branding and campus recruitment.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from requisition approval to offer acceptance, including sourcing, screening, preliminary interviews and offer negotiation.
• Partner with hiring managers to define selection criteria and sourcing strategies, and advise them on hiring strategies and market conditions.
• Provide market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends and competitor hiring activity, and keep recruitment records and applicant tracking systems up to date.
• Support employer branding by collaborating with Internal Communications, Marketing and HR on campaigns, social media content and career events, and representing the company at career fairs and networking events.
• Coordinate campus recruitment with universities and polytechnics, and manage internship and graduate hiring programmes.
• Monitor recruitment KPIs such as Time-to-Fill, Time-to-Offer, Quality of Hire and Candidate Experience, prepare recruitment reports and suggest process improvements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience (in-house TA or recruitment consulting), preferably in EMS, manufacturing, technology or industrial sectors.
• Experience recruiting for Engineering, R&D and IT is an advantage; campus recruitment and employer branding experience is also an advantage.