Lead- Talent Acquisition

Job Description

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- **Location**: Kuala Lumpur (G Tower)
- **Company Overview**:
- VT Markets is a leading global multi-asset CFD/FX brokerage, headquartered in Singapore and operating across seven regions on four continents. Since 2015, we have pioneered access to global financial markets through advanced technology, facilitating trading in forex, commodities, indices, and cryptocurrencies.
- We are currently in a phase of exponential growth, scaling toward a target of 750+ employees by 2026. At VT Markets, we operate under a high-performance "Cultural DNA" defined by breaking boundaries, a relentless pursuit of excellence, and radical transparency. As an AI-native organization, we are building the future of work by integrating AI to multiply productivity and drive sustainable global expansion.
- **Role Overview**:
- Join us as a Lead - Talent Acquisition in a critical "player-coach" capacity. In this high-impact role, you will take ownership of regional recruitment excellence by leading and coaching a distributed team of recruiters while personally managing specialized, senior-level requisitions. Reporting to global leadership, you will be a key architect in scaling our regional function and optimizing our 100% self-sourcing recruitment engine during a period of 56% annual headcount growth.
- **Key Responsibilities**:
- **Lead and Elevate a Regional Team**: Manage, coach, and optimize the performance of a distributed team of recruiters across different markets, ensuring the team meets aggressive scaling targets while maintaining high quality-of-hire standards.
- **Own Specialized Executive Searches**: Personally lead the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for senior and specialized corporate roles, acting as a high-level individual contributor for critical business functions.
- **Drive Data-Driven Process Improvement**: Utilize recruitment analytics and reporting to identify funnel gaps, improve system efficiencies, and provide actionable market intelligence to stakeholders.
- **Strategic Business Partnering**: Act as a consultative partner to hiring managers, providing expert guidance on hiring strategies and talent landscapes to support long-term business objectives.
- **Champion the "VT Markets Way"**: Embed our core values of results orientation and collaboration into the regional recruitment process, ensuring a consistent and high-caliber candidate experience.
- **Requirements**:
- **Minimum/Core Requirements**:
- Demonstrated experience in full-cycle 360 recruitment, with a proven track record of owning the entire process from sourcing to offer closure.
- Proven experience in people management, including a background in coaching, performance management, and the professional development of a recruiting team.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use recruitment data and metrics to drive decision-making and process optimization.
- A consultative approach to stakeholder management, with the ability to influence leadership through market insights and data.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment that values onsite collaboration and high accountability.
- **Preferred/Bonus Requirements**:
- Prior experience in the CFD/FX brokerage or broader fintech industry.
- Experience managing regionally distributed or cross-cultural recruitment teams.
- Background in a hypergrowth or startup environment where a 100% self-sourcing model is utilized.
- **Why you should be interested**:
- **Accelerated Leadership Path**: This role offers a unique opportunity to transition into a significant regional leadership position with direct visibility to global functional heads.
- **Foundational Impact**: You will have the autonomy to shape the recruitment culture and operational foundation for a team during a massive scaling phase.
- **AI-Native Environment**: Work within an organization that actively integrates AI tools to enhance human productivity, giving you a competitive edge in the evolving talent landscape.
- **Performance-Driven Rewards**: We offer a competitive compensation package, including meal and transport allowances, and a reward system that directly recognizes individual and team outcomes.
- Ready to lead a regional recruitment engine and drive global growth? We look forward to your application.
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