Talent Acquisition Manager, Singapore

About the role

Blackpanda, a cyber incident response firm, is hiring a Talent Acquisition Manager based at its Singapore headquarters. The role runs hiring across all Blackpanda offices (Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines and Malaysia) and reports to the VP People and Culture. It is a first hire as the company builds its team.

Key responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruitment for incident responders, engineers, sales, operations and leadership roles across the five countries
• Hold a structured intake with each hiring manager and source actively through LinkedIn Recruiter, communities, events and referrals
• Screen candidates, present shortlists with recommendations, and partner on executive searches
• Manage offers, negotiate and hand hires over to the People & Culture team for onboarding
• Design interview processes, scorecards and reference templates, train hiring managers and own the ATS (BambooHR)
• Produce hiring reports (open roles, time to fill, source of hire, cost per hire) and run background checks
• Build talent pipelines, manage agency relationships, run the employee referral programme and promote the employer brand

Required profile

• 5-8 years of recruitment experience, with at least 3 years in-house and 2 years hiring across more than one Asian country
• Track record hiring technical talent (cyber security, digital forensics, engineering) and commercial/sales roles
• Experience in a high-growth company where the recruiter did the work
• Strong direct sourcing, ATS and reporting skills, excellent English and discretion with confidential information
• Willingness to travel regionally several times a year and flex hours across time zones
• Preferred: executive search experience, agency background, cyber community network, regional language and a recruitment certification

What we offer

• 40 days paid leave per year, including public holidays
• Limited work-from-anywhere allowance of 5 days per quarter
• Corporate health plan covering medical and dental
• Inter-office travel, including an annual onsite meet-up and quarterly leadership offsites
• $5,000 USD per year professional training budget with a 12-month retention requirement
• Competitive base salary with performance-based variable pay and equity participation