Talent Acquisition Specialist (Luxury/High-end Retail)

Allegis Global Solutions is founded on a culture that is passionate about transforming the way the world acquires talent by delivering client-focused solutions that make a difference for businesses worldwide. From refining how you manage your contingent workforce to strengthening your employer brand to recruit top talent, our integrated talent solutions drive the business results you need. 

As an industry leader, we draw upon decades of experience to design innovative tools, products and processes. We develop competitive practices that position organizations for growth and we deliver the insight needed to succeed in today’s global marketplace.

Come join the AGS family, on this chic and very well-known high-end retail brand in Kuala Lumpur!

The key focus for the Talent Acquisition Specialist is to lead the successful fulfillment of open vacancies with relevant hiring managers and to be the first point of contact for their hiring needs. In this role, you will assist in driving best practices across the recruitment lifecycle and strive to be an ambassador for the Allegis Global Solutions brand at every interaction.

Your duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Undertaking recruitment activities with a focus on direct sourcing.
• Understanding the recruitment delivery process and carrying out activities accordingly to ensure that account KPIs are met.
• Communicating recruitment trends, market intelligence, and acting as a Talent Advisor to hiring managers.
• Identifying and escalating risk or compliance issues.
• Managing requisitions through accurate documentation of all recruitment-related data and information as per current recruitment legislation and agreed client process at all times.
• Monitoring and analyzing recruitment activity of designated business areas for accurate volume forecasting. 
• Coaching candidates on how to prepare for selection stages.
• Providing professional advice and open and honest feedback to candidates in a timely manner and in accordance with recruitment best practices.
• Utilizing specialist market knowledge to assist with the development and ongoing management of pre-qualified talent pools.

• Prior experience (3-5 years plus) in end-to-end recruitment within in-house, RPO, agency/headhunter, corporate recruiting (or mix), preferably with a global organization. Alternatively, we would also consider if you have worked in luxury/high-end retail and would like a career in recruitment.
• Prior experience conducting behavioral-based interviews for a variety of roles.
• Successful experience managing multiple searches, and stakeholders, at different stages of the recruitment lifecycle at the same time.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills.
• Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Prior experience in using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is preferred.
• Ability to write client-oriented communications e.g. emails, job descriptions.
• Tertiary qualification in business or a related discipline is highly desirable - Bachelor’s degree preferred. 

As a workplace, we focus on relationships – with each other, our clients and our candidates - in fact serving others is one of our core values. We support open communication and recognize that giving constructive criticism can be even harder than receiving it. We appreciate the fearless and the passionate, who force us to be better. Everything we do sits on a pillar of diversity - diverse perspectives, backgrounds and ideas drive innovation and make us successful.

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