Recruiting Senior Manager, Avanade APAC Lead

As the Senior Manager, APAC Recruiting Lead, you will oversee end‑to‑end recruitment strategy and execution across Southeast Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Japan, and India, while also supporting Avanade's expansion into emerging APAC markets. With accelerating growth in Japan and newly established market units across the region, you will be a critical member of the APAC Leadership Team-partnering closely with senior executives to shape talent strategies and scale hiring to meet ambitious business goals.

In this role, you will:

• Design and drive APAC-wide recruiting strategies that enable business growth, support diverse market needs, and deliver a high-performing, scalable hiring engine.

• Partner closely with regional and market unit leaders to understand talent priorities and influence workforce planning and strategic talent decisions.

• Enhance and optimize the full recruitment lifecycle, ensuring a seamless and exceptional candidate experience from first touch through onboarding.

• Champion Avanade's employer brand across APAC markets and ensure our value proposition is recognized globally as a top employer in the technology and consulting space.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a geographically dispersed recruiting team, fostering a culture of inclusion, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Establish data-driven metrics and performance frameworks to measure effectiveness, identify opportunities, and continually improve recruiting outcomes.

• Manage recruiting budgets and operational plans, ensuring resources are used strategically and efficiently to support hiring needs.

• Travel as needed to partner with market leaders, support teams, and engage with regional stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive recruitment or talent acquisition experience, including 5+ years leading recruiting teams in large, matrixed, or multinational organizations.

• Experience overseeing full-cycle recruiting across APAC or other diverse, multi-country regions.

• Demonstrated expertise driving high-volume, high-complexity hiring, particularly within technology, consulting, or professional services industries.

• Proven ability to partner with senior executives, influence decision-making, and translate business needs into actionable talent strategies.

• Strong understanding of APAC labor markets, hiring trends, and employment regulations.

• Track record of building and mentoring high-performing teams, ideally across time zones and virtual environments.

• Comfort working in highly dynamic, high-growth environments, with the ability to adapt quickly and lead change.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.

• Ability to travel, as required.