Technical Recruiter

Job Description – Technical Recruiter | APAC

Position: Technical Recruiter – APAC

Location: Hyderabad, India

Work Mode: Work from Office

Experience: Minimum 5 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and highly proactive Technical Recruiter – APAC to join our recruitment team in Hyderabad.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in technical/IT recruitment across APAC markets, particularly Singapore, Malaysia, India, China, and Southeast Asia.

This role is best suited for an out-of-the-box talent sourcer who can independently identify and engage hard-to-find technical talent across multiple countries and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, target-driven startup environment.

The successful candidate should be a strong passive-candidate sourcer who can build talent pipelines using multiple channels rather than relying solely on traditional job portals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end technical recruitment across APAC markets.
• Source technical candidates across Singapore, Malaysia, India, China, and Southeast Asia.
• Develop sourcing strategies for niche, specialised, and hard-to-find technical profiles.
• Leverage LinkedIn, Boolean/X-Ray search, social media, professional communities, referrals, job boards, talent databases, and other innovative sourcing channels.
• Identify and engage passive candidates through creative and unconventional sourcing techniques.
• Build and maintain strong technical talent pipelines across multiple APAC geographies.
• Conduct talent mapping and market research for specific technology skills and locations.
• Develop a strong understanding of APAC talent pools, candidate availability, compensation expectations, notice periods, work authorisation, and local recruitment practices.
• Conduct initial candidate screening against technical, functional, geographical, compensation, and eligibility requirements.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and internal stakeholders to understand hiring requirements.
• Manage candidate communication, interview coordination, feedback follow-ups, and offer-stage engagement.
• Maintain accurate candidate and recruitment data in the ATS/recruitment tracker.
• Manage multiple technical requirements simultaneously while maintaining strong turnaround times and submission quality.
• Meet defined recruitment, sourcing, submission, interview, and hiring targets.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies, technical skill sets, APAC talent trends, and recruitment practices.

Mandatory Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Technical Recruitment / IT Recruitment.
• Strong hands-on recruitment experience across APAC markets.
• Proven experience recruiting in one or more of the following markets:
• Singapore
• Malaysia
• China
• Thailand
• Philippines
• Indonesia
• Vietnam
• Other Southeast Asian markets
• Strong expertise in Boolean Search and X-Ray Search.
• Proven experience using LinkedIn and other social/professional platforms for talent sourcing.
• Demonstrated ability to identify passive candidates through creative sourcing methods.
• Strong understanding of technical roles, technologies, and IT talent markets.
• Ability to understand and assess technical profiles at an initial screening level.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and take complete ownership of recruitment assignments.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with changing priorities.
• Agency Recruitment/ Recruitment consultancy experience is mandatory
• Must be willing to work from the Hyderabad office.

Preferred Candidate Profile

We are particularly interested in candidates who:

• Have successfully managed multi-country APAC technical recruitment.
• Have experience handling both volume and niche technical hiring.
• Are strong passive-candidate sourcers.
• Can independently build candidate pipelines in new APAC markets.
• Understand regional differences in compensation, candidate availability, notice periods, and work eligibility.
• Have experience recruiting for technologies such as Cloud, Data, AI/ML, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Infrastructure, DevOps, ERP, and emerging technologies.
• Are comfortable working with ambiguity and taking ownership.
• Bring an entrepreneurial, hands-on, target-oriented approach to recruitment.
• Have prior experience in agency/recruitment consulting environments and understand client-driven hiring requirements.

Key Skills

Technical Recruitment | APAC Recruitment | IT Recruitment | Singapore Recruitment | Malaysia Recruitment | India Recruitment | Southeast Asia Recruitment | Boolean Search | X-Ray Search | LinkedIn Sourcing | Passive Candidate Sourcing | International Recruitment | Agency Recruitment | Talent Mapping | Market Research | Stakeholder Management

Important

Candidates must be willing to work from the office in Hyderabad.