HR Manager

Position Overview

The HR Manager (Talent Acquisition) takes full ownership of recruitment across all of the group's

education brands in Singapore — building and optimizing the hiring system, and leading the

recruitment team to meet annual talent acquisition goals. This role is not only about filling positions, but

about hiring the right people, hiring fast, and hiring people who stay. Through data-driven operations, the

manager continuously improves recruitment efficiency and quality, ensuring a stable pipeline of teaching

and non-teaching talent — from art and STEM instructors to centre managers, course consultants and

headquarters staff — to support the group's continued expansion across its 30+ campus network.

The ideal candidate has end-to-end recruitment experience, strong skills in channel management and data

analysis, and is able to independently handle the full hiring cycle — from stakeholder alignment and

channel development to interview evaluation and offer negotiation. Most importantly, they are motivated to

turn recruitment into a repeatable, measurable system.

Responsibilities

Recruitment Strategy & Planning

• Own recruitment across all education brands and business units in Singapore and Malaysia,

developing annual/quarterly hiring plans and talent maps

• Anticipate expansion needs by proactively building pipelines for key roles (including instructors, centre

managers, course consultants and headquarters functions) and talent pools across the 30+ campus

network

• Develop and optimize the recruitment budget, controlling Cost per Hire

End-to-End Recruitment Execution & Management

• Lead recruitment and offer negotiation for key roles (management, curriculum / academic leadership,

and hard-to-fill specialist instructors such as coding, robotics and art educators)

• Establish and maintain a standardized hiring process (JD writing, resume screening, interview

evaluation, background checks, offers), taking into account local requirements in each market

• Design structured interview question banks and evaluation criteria to improve candidate assessment

accuracy

Channel Development & Employer Branding

• Expand and maintain diverse recruitment channels in both markets (LinkedIn, job platforms, referrals,

campus hiring, headhunters, etc.)

• Build an internal referral program to increase referral share and conversion, and develop partnerships

with universities, polytechnics and art / tech schools for instructor pipelines

• Contribute to employer branding to position the group as an employer of choice for educators and

creative / tech talent

Team Management & Process Optimization

• Lead and develop the recruitment team (TA Specialists) across Singapore and Kuala Lumpur

• Drive recruitment decisions with data and deliver regular hiring analytics reports

• Optimize the use of the ATS / recruitment system and drive digitalization of the hiring process

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Ad Hoc Support

• Maintain frequent communication with hiring managers and campus leaders to improve recruitment

satisfaction

• Coordinate with other HR functions (compensation, onboarding, training) to ensure smooth talent

delivery and handover

• Provide ad hoc support to the Shared Service Centre (SSC) on payroll and to the annual performance

review (yearly review) process

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above; degrees in Human Resource Management, Psychology, Business

Administration, or related fields are preferred

• 5+ years of recruitment experience, including 2+ years managing a recruitment team

• Familiar with the full-cycle recruitment process, with a track record of hiring for mid-to-senior and

management roles

• Experience in education, enrichment, childcare or other multi-centre / multi-brand organizations is a

strong plus

• Proficient with LinkedIn, job platforms, and ATS recruitment systems

• Strong data analysis skills, able to use recruitment data to guide decisions

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills

• Responsible, results-oriented, and able to work well under pressure

• Fluent in English and Mandarin; able to work across Singapore and Malaysia teams, with occasional

travel between the two