Manager - Talent Acquisition

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Human Capital (HC)

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

A career in Human Resources, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference at PwC by helping to fully leverage the skills and talents of all our people. You’ll focus on helping the local offices in driving the Firm’s people strategy, creating a unique people experience for each individual, and supporting our Firm wide values by working with the core competencies that measure and drive individual and Firm wide success in the marketplace.

It takes talented people to support the largest professional services organisation in the world. Our Recruiting team works to identify and attract talent for PwC. You’ll focus on engaging the most qualified experienced candidates by building relationships with job seekers and candidates, while understanding the dynamic hiring needs of each business. Our team actively recruits for full time employees at all levels, from experienced to executive, as well as fixed term, contingent, and flexible talent and supports the internal movement process between roles.

You will be responsible for working individually or leading a small team of junior recruiters to ensure that we’re filling our roles with the best fit and most diverse candidates. In a team lead role you will be responsible for overseeing daily operations within your team and executing recruitment plans and strategies that have been agreed on with your Talent Acquisition Country Lead.
You will also support the TA Lead to drive innovation, spotting opportunities to improve, create, evolve and embed new ways of working, technology and processes to enhance the commerciality of our team and the people experience for our team, clients and candidates. 
You will also be a role-model to the team, sharing responsibilities with your TA Lead to line manage and career coach junior recruiters and to take ownership of escalations as required.
 

Key accountabilities

• Lead a team of junior recruiters to drive successful execution of recruitment plans leveraging on use of systems, processes and technology, effective collaboration with key stakeholders while ensuring that recruitment activities remain consistent with quality and DEI guidelines;

• Partner with Hiring Managers and HRBPs and guide them on talent strategies, market developments, best practices in recruiting and hiring while ensuring communication and regular updates on status of hiring requisitions;

• Maintain and update sourcing activities such as: job spec creation, referrals, social networking, internal database and online searches, web postings, job/career fairs, and user/technical groups, etc.

• To proactively build and maintain a pipeline of candidates, maintain data integrity in multiple internal systems, and assist our colleagues in providing a smooth onboarding for the new joiners;

• Leverage on data to identify the most optimal sourcing channels for your business.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.

• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.

• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.

• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.

• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.

• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.

• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.

• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.

• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.

• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Preferred skills

• Degree in any field

• Experience in full lifecycle experienced recruiting, from sourcing to onboarding active and passive candidates in an executive search firm, recruitment agency or in-house corporate talent team. 

• Proven interpersonal, verbal, and written business communication skills, emphasising the ability to tailor messages appropriately by audience. 

• Experience working with Hiring Leaders and the interview support teams to confirm candidates are assessed consistently against defined interview standards and in accordance with all quality and DEI requirements. 

• Ability to understand and interpret data while collaborating with key stakeholders to identify actionable insights for continuous improvement and make better decisions that ultimately drives quality in hires. 

• Experience with managing stakeholder and candidate expectations throughout the recruitment lifecycle to establish compliance, consistency, and quality. 

Minimum years experience required

• At least 9 years of work experience in a similar role

Additional application instructions

Please attach the following documents along with your CV when you submit an online application:

• Academic Certificates and Transcripts (of your highest qualifications)

• A copy of your NRIC or passport

• Recent passport size photo

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Communication, Hiring, Problem Resolution, Recruiting

Optional Skills

Skill Development

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date