Talent Acquisition Director

David Kennedy Recruitment is working with a growing outsourcing company that is seeking to onboard a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead and scale its recruitment operations in Manila.

The role focuses on high-volume BPO recruitment across customer service, technical support and specialist operations, with responsibility for TA strategy, team leadership, workforce planning and delivery against hiring targets.

Position: Talent Acquisition Director

Location: Manila, Philippines

Employment type: Full time

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and develop the Talent Acquisition team in Manila

• Build scalable recruitment strategies for high-volume hiring

• Deliver against hiring targets and client ramp-up requirements

• Oversee sourcing, recruitment marketing, referrals and talent pipeline strategies

• Monitor and improve time-to-fill, quality of hire and candidate conversion

• Partner closely with Operations, HR and senior leadership

• Lead workforce planning for new programmes, expansions and hiring waves

• Use recruitment data and market intelligence to support hiring decisions

• Strengthen employer branding and candidate experience

• Manage multiple client requirements and recruitment priorities simultaneously

REQUIREMENTS:

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

• Strong Talent Acquisition leadership experience in the Philippines

• Proven experience managing high-volume recruitment

• Experience leading recruiters, sourcing teams and/or TA managers

• Strong understanding of the Manila talent market

• Experience supporting rapid growth and multiple hiring requirements simultaneously

• Commercial, hands-on and delivery-focused approach

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

BENEFITS:

• Genuine ownership of recruitment strategy and operations

• Leadership responsibility for the Manila TA function

• Opportunity to support high-volume growth across multiple BPO programmes

• Exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

• Opportunity to shape scalable recruitment processes and strategies

• Compensation dependent on experience

• And many more!!!