Job Description

We are looking for a hands-on Talent Acquisition Manager to lead our recruiting team in China and strengthen our recruiting capability as the business continues to grow.This role combines people leadership, hands-on recruiting, and functional ownership. The Talent Acquisition Manager will directly manage the China recruiting team while personally supporting selected critical or challenging positions.The role reports directly to the Managing Director, China, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the VP of Asia Operations, ensuring alignment with regional recruiting strategy, standards, technology, and performance goals.We are looking for a strong communicator and people leader who is strategic, analytical, tech-savvy, proactive, and comfortable driving change.

Key ResponsibilitiesLead & Develop the Recruiting Team

• Directly manage, coach, and develop the China recruiting team.
• Set clear expectations and maintain high standards for recruiting quality, candidate assessment, communication, and execution.
• Monitor individual and team performance using recruiting data and KPIs, identify gaps, and drive improvement.
• Build a proactive, accountable, and high-performing recruiting culture.

Recruit Hands-On

• Personally manage selected critical, difficult, or high-priority positions.
• Source, screen, assess, and engage candidates directly.
• Maintain strong knowledge of the local talent market and sourcing channels.
• Step in when searches are not progressing or additional support is needed.

Own Performance & Escalations

• Take ownership of recruiting performance across China and serve as the primary escalation point for recruiting challenges.
• Identify root causes, risks, and bottlenecks and drive appropriate actions.
• Bring solutions and recommendations rather than simply reporting problems.
• Work closely with business teams and hiring managers to improve hiring outcomes.

Drive Strategy & Continuous Improvement

• Develop recruiting and sourcing strategies based on business needs and market conditions.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, quality, and efficiency.
• Introduce new ideas, tools, technologies, AI, automation, and recruiting practices where they can add value.
• Lead change and drive adoption of new ways of working.

Use Data to Drive Decisions

• Analyze recruiting metrics, pipeline performance, sourcing effectiveness, and hiring trends.
• Use data to identify issues, improve performance, and recommend actions.
• Provide clear and meaningful recruiting updates and insights to management.

Partner & Influence

• Understand the business need behind each hiring request and provide appropriate recruiting strategies.
• Communicate challenges, risks, market conditions, and recommendations clearly.
• Influence stakeholders and challenge expectations constructively when needed.
• Maintain close alignment with China leadership and regional Asia Operations.

Qualifications

• Strong Talent Acquisition / Recruiting experience, including significant hands-on recruiting experience.
• Proven experience directly leading and developing a team of recruiters. Senior recruiting experience alone is not sufficient.
• Strong sourcing, interviewing, candidate assessment, and offer-management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong command of Mandarin Chinese and professional working proficiency in English, both verbal and written.
• Able to communicate confidently with candidates, hiring managers, senior leadership, and customers.
• Strong leadership, coaching, influencing, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working with recruiting data, KPIs, and performance metrics.
• Tech-savvy and open to introducing new systems, tools, AI, and automation.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and gain adoption of new ways of working.
• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable taking ownership without waiting for detailed direction.
• High standards for quality, responsiveness, and professionalism.
• Able to balance people leadership, strategic thinking, and hands-on execution.