Applied Materials Talent Acquisition Director South East Asia 

Singapore, Singapore 

813001949

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Applied Material’s recruitment process for South East Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia.

• Be a key member of the APAC Talent Acquisition leadership team and provide input and advisory for the region.
• Work with senior leader stakeholders to understand workforce planning needs and develop proactive strategy to meet forecasted needs.
• Lead the market for early talent hiring on campus and direct, through effective use of recruitment strategies and hiring pipelines.
• Enhance employer branding initiatives to position company as an employer of choice in the competitive labor market.
• Champion a culture of productivity, implementing projects that increase recruiting effectiveness and velocity.
• Lead, mentor, and empower a team of recruitment professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Key Qualifications

• - creating a real and active partnership with both business and operations.
• Organization Change Management –
  proven experience driving change in an organization; ability to manage a successful transition from current to desired culture, practices, structure, and environment.
• Business Acumen
  – exposure to broad business concepts, processes, and practices.
• Strategy Planning
  – experience with different approaches, tools, techniques for solving problems & making sound recommendations.
• PeopleDevelopment/PersonnelManagement/Communication
  – strong leader with the ability to lead teams and provide opportunities to continuously learn & develop
• Flexibility & Adaptability
  – has a style that can use approaches, tools, and techniques for dealing with a rapidly changing environment.
• Data Analytics
  – exposure to data analysis tools to sort through and analyze data identifying factors impacting performance and providing insight into trends.
• Technical Tools
  – familiarity with tools and AI techniques for exploring and evaluating pipelines and results.

Experience & Skills

• First level university degree; advanced university degree preferred.
• 10 + years increasing responsibility in HR with emphasis in talent acquisition or talent/planning management.
• 5 +years leadership experience, including virtual teams, permanent and contract resources.
• Experience working in a complex, global company. Semi-conductor or adjacent industry a big plus.
• Stakeholder management at the executive level.
• Superior communication skills catered to a wide variety of audiences.
• Experience working in a rapidly changing, transformational environment.
• Experience with executive recruiting preferred but not required.