Internal Executive Search Consultant (APAC) - 12 Month Contract

About the role

Worley, a global energy, chemicals and resources company, is looking for an experienced Executive Search Consultant to join its Talent Acquisition team and support leadership hiring across the Asia Pacific region. This is a 12-month contract in which you act as an internal executive search specialist, partnering with senior leaders to find and engage high-calibre leadership talent. The role takes a proactive, research-led approach, going directly to the market rather than relying mainly on advertised recruitment.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver targeted searches for complex, specialist and business-critical leadership appointments
• Build strong working relationships with the APAC Talent Acquisition and People team
• Conduct detailed market mapping and talent research across industries, competitors and adjacent sectors
• Identify and directly engage senior passive talent through proactive sourcing and executive search techniques
• Build external leadership talent pipelines aligned with current and future capability needs
• Gather market intelligence on talent availability, competitor structures, leadership movements and talent trends
• Turn leadership requirements into clear search strategies, target organisations and candidate profiles
• Share market intelligence with Talent Acquisition and the wider People team to strengthen succession and talent pipelines
• Represent Worley professionally in the external executive talent market

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in executive search, leadership recruitment or senior-level talent acquisition, in an executive search firm, an internal function or a mix of both
• Track record of engaging senior passive candidates through research-led search
• Experience developing executive search strategies and turning complex leadership briefs into targeted market approaches
• Strong stakeholder management, with confidence partnering with senior and executive-level leaders
• Well-developed judgement, discretion and professionalism when handling confidential searches
• Consultative and commercially minded approach, able to link business strategy to leadership talent needs
• Experience in project delivery, engineering, energy, resources or chemicals is advantageous but not essential
• Full working rights for Singapore or Malaysia are required

Required skills

• Talent research, market mapping and sourcing
• Executive search strategy development
• Use of LinkedIn Recruiter and search and selection methodology
• Use of the AI-powered global talent acquisition CRM, Eightfold AI
• Writing concise candidate profiles, search reports and market insights