Talent Acquisition Manager (Tech)

About the role

Activate Interactive, a technology consultancy in Singapore with offices in Malaysia and Indonesia, is looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager (Tech) to lead end-to-end recruitment. The role combines recruitment strategy, workforce planning, stakeholder advisory, team leadership and direct ownership of critical, hard-to-fill technical hires, while keeping hiring speed, cost discipline and candidate experience strong.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and run an adaptable talent acquisition strategy and annual hiring plans, partnering with business leaders and HRBPs and providing market intelligence on the Singapore IT market.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment for IT delivery, engineering, application specialists, tech leads, UI/UX designers and corporate roles, personally handling senior and niche positions and ensuring structured, fair selection processes.
• Lead and coach a team of recruiters, set SLAs, KPIs and quality standards, and build capability and succession within the team.
• Advise hiring managers and senior leaders on job scoping, interview effectiveness and selection decisions.
• Strengthen the employer value proposition, run employer branding on LinkedIn and job portals, and support referral programmes and sourcing campaigns.
• Own recruitment governance, optimise the ATS and recruitment tools, and build dashboards tracking time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, offer acceptance, candidate and new hire retention, and hiring manager experience.
• Manage recruitment agencies and vendors, negotiate terms and monitor spend against budget.
• Ensure compliance with Singapore employment laws and PDPA, and maintain approval, documentation and background check governance.

Required profile

• 8-12 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition or recruitment.
• At least 3 years managing and leading a recruitment team.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing a talent acquisition strategy and of hands-on hiring for senior, hard-to-fill roles.
• In-house TA experience preferred; additional agency background is an advantage.
• Proven experience recruiting for IT services, systems integration, consulting, manpower augmentation or technology-led organisations.

Required skills

• End-to-end recruitment for IT services and consulting environments.
• Sourcing strategies for technical, project-based and niche roles.
• Recruitment dashboards and workforce analytics, ATS and recruitment technology optimisation.
• Employer branding and talent marketing strategies.
• Stakeholder influence, people leadership, commercial awareness, data-driven decision making and clear communication.
• Demonstrated use of AI or other technologies in talent acquisition.

What we offer

• A fun working environment and an employee wellness program.
• The chance to work on Singapore government agency projects.
• A structured development framework and growth opportunities.