Talent Acquisition Director

David Kennedy Recruitment is working with a growing outsourcing company that is seeking to onboard a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead and scale its recruitment operations in Manila.

The role focuses on high-volume BPO recruitment across customer service, technical support and specialist operations, with responsibility for TA strategy, team leadership, workforce planning and delivery against hiring targets.

Position: Talent Acquisition Director

Location: Manila, Philippines

Employment type: Full time

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and develop the Talent Acquisition team in Manila
• Build scalable recruitment strategies for high-volume hiring
• Deliver against hiring targets and client ramp-up requirements
• Oversee sourcing, recruitment marketing, referrals and talent pipeline strategies
• Monitor and improve time-to-fill, quality of hire and candidate conversion
• Partner closely with Operations, HR and senior leadership
• Lead workforce planning for new programmes, expansions and hiring waves
• Use recruitment data and market intelligence to support hiring decisions
• Strengthen employer branding and candidate experience
• Manage multiple client requirements and recruitment priorities simultaneously

REQUIREMENTS:

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Strong Talent Acquisition leadership experience in the Philippines
• Proven experience managing high-volume recruitment
• Experience leading recruiters, sourcing teams and/or TA managers
• Strong understanding of the Manila talent market
• Experience supporting rapid growth and multiple hiring requirements simultaneously
• Commercial, hands-on and delivery-focused approach
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

BENEFITS:

• Genuine ownership of recruitment strategy and operations
• Leadership responsibility for the Manila TA function
• Opportunity to support high-volume growth across multiple BPO programmes
• Exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Opportunity to shape scalable recruitment processes and strategies
• Compensation dependent on experience
• And many more!!!