Executive, Regional Talent Acquisition Leader - APAC

Job Description Summary

The Executive, Regional Talent Acquisition Leader - APAC will spearhead a high-performing team dedicated to delivering exceptional client experiences, driving results, and building credibility while supporting enterprise growth. This leader will cultivate strong partnerships with business and functional leaders, hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and diverse recruitment sources, while maintaining seamless relationships across the Talent Acquisition (TA) function and Centers of Excellence (COEs).

In addition to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development, this leader will inspire the team to strive for excellence. They will lead strategic projects and initiatives that enhance recruitment capabilities, improve scalability, and ensure flawless execution in alignment with business objectives.

• Lead Talent Acquisition Strategy: Oversee the planning, development, and execution of the entire talent acquisition process for the region, ensuring alignment with business needs and organizational goals.
• Build and Lead a High-Performing Team: Recruit, develop, and manage a customer-focused team of Talent Acquisition (TA) Managers and professionals, ensuring they are proactive, business-savvy, and client-oriented.
• Manage a Distributed Team: Lead a remote, geographically dispersed team across multiple sites, states, and countries, ensuring a consistent recruitment approach and best practices across the region.
• Design Recruitment Strategies: Develop and implement recruitment plans and operational programs that incorporate GE Vernova's culture, external labor market trends, and industry best practices to attract the right talent, in the right place, at the right time.
• Influence Global Talent Acquisition Strategy: Play a key role in shaping regional and global talent acquisition strategies, ensuring alignment with broader organizational objectives and goals.
• Attract and Source Top Talent: Partner with Talent Attraction to design and execute innovative and diverse attraction and sourcing strategies, building talent pipelines and increasing the diversity of candidate slates.
• Collaborate with TA Leadership: Partner closely with Talent Branding & Recruitment Marketing, TA Operations, and the Executive TA team to lead recruitment efforts and enhance organizational talent acquisition capabilities.
• Engage and partner with HR & Senior Leaders: Build strong relationships with HR & senior leaders across different divisions within the region to understand their talent needs and provide insights that inform recruitment strategies.
• Provide Expert Guidance: Advise business partners on recruitment processes, policies, technologies, industry trends, and best practices to improve recruitment outcomes.
• Influence Talent Initiatives: Actively influence talent initiatives, such as organizational restructures, ramps, and surge hiring, to ensure talent acquisition aligns with wider business changes.
• Foster Cross-Regional Collaboration: Communicate and collaborate effectively with peers and stakeholders in other regions to ensure consistent practices and outcomes across the organization.
• Utilize Data-Driven Insights: Leverage labor market data, internal hiring trends, and business insights to address talent challenges, and make informed short- and long-term talent acquisition decisions.
• Monitor Recruitment Performance: Track, analyze, and report on talent acquisition metrics for the region, identifying potential issues and implementing solutions before they impact business needs.
• Manage External Partnerships: Oversee relationships with recruitment agencies, contract recruiters, and other external partners to drive candidate sourcing and meet hiring needs.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Continuously refine recruitment strategies to improve efficiency and increase the diversity of candidate slates.
• Stay Updated on Trends and Compliance: Keep abreast of changing employment laws, trends, and policies that impact the recruitment function, ensuring compliance and best practices in recruitment operations.

• 10+ years of experience in talent acquisition or recruitment, with at least 5 years in a leadership or management role overseeing remote or geographically dispersed teams across countries within the APAC region.
• Proven track record of developing and executing comprehensive talent acquisition. strategies at both a regional and global scale while ensuring consistency in processes, practices, and delivery across different sites or countries.
• Significant experience working with senior leadership to align recruitment strategies with overall business objectives and regional needs.
• Ability to navigate complex organizational structures, collaborate with senior business leaders, HR business partners (HRBPs), and functional leaders, and influence decision-making at the highest levels.
• Strong relationship-building skills with key stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and buy-in for talent acquisition strategies.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and executing innovative recruitment strategies, including the development of diverse talent pipelines and the use of advanced sourcing techniques to identify high-quality candidates.
• Strong experience using data and analytics to monitor, assess, and report on the performance of recruitment efforts.
• Ability to leverage external labor market insights, internal data, and business intelligence to proactively solve talent challenges and optimize recruitment outcomes.
• Ability to drive efficiency in recruitment processes, ensuring cost-effectiveness while maintaining a high level of service and delivery.
• A mindset for innovation and adaptability, with a track record of introducing new tools, processes, and techniques to enhance talent acquisition practices.
• Experience ensuring recruitment strategies and practices comply with relevant local, regional, and global regulations while keeping up to date with changes in employment legislation.
• Fluency in English is required.