Talent Acquisition Partner, Manpower Augmentation - GS26017

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd (“Activate”) is a leading technology consultancy headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Malaysia and Indonesia. Our clients are empowered with quality, cost-effective, and impactful end-to-end application development, like mobile and web applications, and cloud technology that remove technology roadblocks and increase their business efficiency.

We believe in positively impacting the lives of people around us and the environment we live in through the use of technology. Hence, we are committed to providing a conducive environment for all employees to realize their full potential, who in turn have the opportunity to continuously drive innovation.

We are searching for our next team members to join our growing team.

If you love the idea of being part of a growing company with exciting prospects in mobile and web technologies that create positive impact on people’s lives, then we would love to hear from you.

This is a 24 months fixed-term contract role.

What will you do?

The Talent Acquisition Partner is responsible to drive end-to-end recruitment for IT manpower augmentation and project-based hiring across multiple customer accounts, with focus on the former. Working closely with Account Managers, the role focuses on delivering qualified technology talent within agreed timelines while ensuring an efficient and positive candidate experience. The incumbent is expected to proactively source niche IT talent, build and maintain talent pipelines, coordinate recruitment activities throughout the hiring lifecycle, and provide market intelligence on salary trends, talent availability, and hiring conditions. You will thrive in a fast-paced, client-driven environment where speed, quality and stakeholder collaboration are critical to success. You should also have a solid understanding of Singapore employment regulations and recruitment best practices.

Project-Based & Staff Augmentation Recruitment

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for IT manpower augmentation and project-based positions across multiple customer accounts with emphasis on the former.
• Partner with Account Managers to understand project requirements, technical skill sets, hiring priorities, and submission timelines.
• Assess candidates based on technical competencies, project suitability, and customer requirements.
• Deliver qualified candidate profiles within agreed service level agreements (SLAs) and project deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality.
• Manage multiple concurrent recruitment assignments and competing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment while maintaining recruitment quality and speed.

Talent Sourcing & Pipeline

• Proactively source passive candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, and other sourcing channels.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified technology professionals for recurring and future project requirements.
• Maintain an active database of candidates with niche and in-demand technology skill sets.
• Develop and nurture relationships with passive candidates possessing niche and in-demand technology skill sets.

Recruitment Coordination

• Prepare candidates’ profiles, coordinate interviews, technical assessments, offer discussions, and onboarding activities with candidates and project customers.
• Partner closely with Account Managers on interview outcomes, customer feedback, and hiring progress to ensure timely recruitment delivery.
• Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.
• Proactively identify recruitment risks and bottlenecks, recommending practical solutions to ensure timely fulfilment of customer requirements.

Market Intelligence

• Share market insights on salary benchmarks, talent availability, hiring trends, and sourcing challenges with Account Managers to support hiring strategies.
• Advise Account Managers on candidate expectations, market competitiveness and recruitment strategies to improve hiring success.
• Stay informed of developments within Singapore's technology talent market and emerging skills in demand

Domain Skills

• Translates business needs into clear recruitment specifications including skills, experience, and availability requirements.

• Develops targeted sourcing approaches for specialized or difficult-to-fill technology roles.
• Builds pipelines for recurring technical roles and maintains a network of potential candidates.
• Assesses candidate’s technical experience and verifying project exposure.
• Builds productive working relationships with hiring managers to support recruitment outcomes and influences hiring decisions using market insights and recruitment expertise.
• Manages end-to-end recruitment processes effectively and consistently delivers hires within target timelines and maintains strong recruitment metrics.
• Handles urgent or high-volume staffing requests while maintaining candidate quality.
• Participate actively in workforce planning discussions and contributes basic hiring insights for assigned functions or departments.
• Solidifies candidate experience and recruitment communication practices.
• Advises stakeholders on fair hiring practices and recruitment governance matters.
• Analyses hiring trends critically and provides actionable recruitment recommendations.
• Uses AI and automation tools to improve recruitment efficiency and candidate management.
• Improves recruitment workflows and hiring coordination effectiveness.

Non-Domain Skills

• Demonstrate high resilience in stressful situations and be able to adapt quickly.
• Seek out further information to deal with ambiguous situations.
• Regularly takes initiatives to complete tasks to a high standard, proactively identifies opportunities for improvement and assumes personal ownership for overall excellence beyond tasks at hand.
• Open to new ideas from others and comfortable to propose new ideas.
• Consistently assumes personal accountability for tasks and meets commitments independently.
• Displays a high sense of responsibility.
• Approach problems with a logical and structured mindset.
• Demonstrates keen awareness of details.
• Address conflicts directly and constructively.
• Seek to understand different perspectives and find balanced, fair solutions that support teamwork and a positive work environment.
• Make timely and sound decisions based on facts, experience, and logical reasoning.
• Communicates clearly and effectively; able to adjust communication style to adapt to audience.
• Recognize personal strengths and areas for improvement.
• Efficiently prioritizes tasks and consistently meets deadlines.
• Ability to think clearly and rationally, questioning assumptions and recognizing biases

Education and Certification

• Bachelor’s Degree or Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management / Development, Business, or a related discipline.
• IHRP-CP will have an advantage.

Hands-on Experience

• At least 3 years of recruitment experience in IT recruitment, manpower augmentation, technology consulting, staffing.
• Proven success in sourcing technology professionals across a broad range of IT disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing techniques, recruitment tools and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Track record in managing multiple concurrent vacancies while consistently meeting hiring deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Familiarity with contract employment and project-based hiring.
• Strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• A customer-focused, proactive and collaborative working style.
• Experience recruiting for Government or public sector technology projects will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of employment laws and recruitment compliance in the local market, such as Singapore MOM regulations including COMPASS framework, CPF Act, Fair Employment Act & TAFEP guidelines
• Familiarity with ATS tools and recruitment analytics.

What do we offer in return?

• Fun working environment
• Employee Wellness Program
• To work in Singapore Government Agencies projects
• We provide structured development framework and growth opportunities. (We are a “SHRI 2025 Gold winner” in “Learning & Development; Coaching & Mentoring”)

Why you'll love working with us?

If you are looking for opportunities to collaborate with leading industry experts and be surrounded by highly motivated and talented peers, we welcome you to join us. We provide all employees with equal opportunities to grow and develop with us. We believe your success is our success.

Does it sound like something you are interested in exploring further? Please be in touch with our team for an initial chat at careers@activate.sg

Activate Interactive Singapore is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Activate Interactive Pte Ltd does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, sexuality, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law.

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