Head of Technology (Contract Recruitment)

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced senior contract recruitment leader to drive the growth and expansion of our Technology Contract Recruitment business across Southeast Asia.

This role is responsible for leading the development of contract staffing solutions across Singapore, Malaysia, and the wider ASEAN region, with a focus on technology, digital transformation, software engineering, data, cloud, cybersecurity, and infrastructure hiring.

The position requires a commercially driven individual with deep experience in technology contract recruitment, contractor workforce solutions, and business development. The successful candidate will operate in a senior 360 leadership capacity while contributing to the strategic growth of the regional contract recruitment function. NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced senior contract recruitment leader to drive the growth and expansion of our Technology Contract Recruitment business across Southeast Asia.

This role is responsible for leading the development of contract staffing solutions across Singapore, Malaysia, and the wider ASEAN region, with a focus on technology, digital transformation, software engineering, data, cloud, cybersecurity, and infrastructure hiring.

The position requires a commercially driven individual with deep experience in technology contract recruitment, contractor workforce solutions, and business development. The successful candidate will operate in a senior 360 leadership capacity while contributing to the strategic growth of the regional contract recruitment function.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Client Acquisition

• Develop and execute client acquisition strategies across Singapore and Southeast Asia.
• Identify, engage, and secure new contract recruitment opportunities within technology-focused organisations.
• Build and maintain relationships with senior hiring managers, procurement teams, and key decision-makers.
• Generate new business through market mapping, networking, referrals, and targeted outreach.
• Drive account growth through expansion of existing client relationships and cross-selling of contract solutions. Key Responsibilities
• Business Development & Client Acquisition
• Develop and execute client acquisition strategies across Singapore and Southeast Asia.
• Identify, engage, and secure new contract recruitment opportunities within technology-focused organisations.
• Build and maintain relationships with senior hiring managers, procurement teams, and key decision-makers.
• Generate new business through market mapping, networking, referrals, and targeted outreach.
• Drive account growth through expansion of existing client relationships and cross-selling of contract solutions.

Contract Recruitment & Talent Delivery

• Manage the full contract recruitment lifecycle from requirement qualification through to placement and onboarding.
• Source and engage technology professionals across software engineering, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, AI, and digital transformation.
• Conduct interviews, manage offer processes, and ensure successful placement outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines to support ongoing and future client demand.
• Deliver against client SLAs, hiring timelines, and workforce requirements. Contract Recruitment & Talent Delivery
• Manage the full contract recruitment lifecycle from requirement qualification through to placement and onboarding.
• Source and engage technology professionals across software engineering, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, AI, and digital transformation.
• Conduct interviews, manage offer processes, and ensure successful placement outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines to support ongoing and future client demand.
• Deliver against client SLAs, hiring timelines, and workforce requirements.

Contractor Management

• Oversee contractor onboarding, engagement, and lifecycle management.
• Provide guidance on market trends, rate benchmarking, and workforce planning.
• Manage contractor extensions, renewals, and redeployment opportunities.
• Partner with internal operations teams to ensure compliance, payroll, and invoicing processes are executed accurately and efficiently. Contractor Management
• Oversee contractor onboarding, engagement, and lifecycle management.
• Provide guidance on market trends, rate benchmarking, and workforce planning.
• Manage contractor extensions, renewals, and redeployment opportunities.
• Partner with internal operations teams to ensure compliance, payroll, and invoicing processes are executed accurately and efficiently.

Regional Growth & Market Development

• Contribute to the development and execution of the Southeast Asia contract recruitment strategy.
• Provide market intelligence on technology hiring trends, contractor availability, and competitive dynamics.
• Support expansion of the Technology Contract Recruitment capability across Singapore, Malaysia, and ASEAN markets.
• Work closely with regional leadership to identify growth opportunities and improve market penetration. Regional Growth & Market Development
• Contribute to the development and execution of the Southeast Asia contract recruitment strategy.
• Provide market intelligence on technology hiring trends, contractor availability, and competitive dynamics.
• Support expansion of the Technology Contract Recruitment capability across Singapore, Malaysia, and ASEAN markets.
• Work closely with regional leadership to identify growth opportunities and improve market penetration.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with internal recruitment, sales, and operational teams to deliver high-quality client and candidate outcomes.
• Maintain strong relationships across multiple geographies and senior stakeholders.
• Represent the business at industry events, conferences, and client meetings. Stakeholder Management
• Partner with internal recruitment, sales, and operational teams to deliver high-quality client and candidate outcomes.
• Maintain strong relationships across multiple geographies and senior stakeholders.
• Represent the business at industry events, conferences, and client meetings.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in technology contract recruitment, staffing, or workforce solutions.
• Proven experience in the Singapore contract recruitment market.
• Strong understanding of contractor management and contingent workforce models.
• Demonstrated success in business development, client acquisition, and revenue generation.
• Experience managing the full 360 recruitment lifecycle.
• Knowledge of technology hiring markets across Singapore, Malaysia, and Southeast Asia.
• Experience within multinational recruitment or workforce solutions organisations.
• Strong commercial acumen, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. Required Experience & Qualifications
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in technology contract recruitment, staffing, or workforce solutions.
• Proven experience in the Singapore contract recruitment market.
• Strong understanding of contractor management and contingent workforce models.
• Demonstrated success in business development, client acquisition, and revenue generation.
• Experience managing the full 360 recruitment lifecycle.
• Knowledge of technology hiring markets across Singapore, Malaysia, and Southeast Asia.
• Experience within multinational recruitment or workforce solutions organisations.
• Strong commercial acumen, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

Success Measures

• Growth of contract recruitment revenue and gross profit.
• Acquisition of new clients and expansion of existing accounts.
• Growth and retention of contractor headcount.
• Delivery of regional business development objectives.
• Contribution to the long-term scaling of the Technology Contract Recruitment practice across Southeast Asia.