Talent Acquisition Specialist

ABOUT IIX GLOBAL

IIX (Impact Investment Exchange) is a Singapore-headquartered pioneer in impact investing, connecting capital markets with sustainable development. For over a decade, IIX has been building the infrastructure for impact structuring innovative financial instruments, running donor-funded development programs, and developing digital platforms that serve impact investors, enterprises, and communities across Asia and beyond.

Our work spans impact-linked securities, blended finance, gender-lens investing, and climate finance always with the goal of mobilizing private capital for social and environmental good. We are a lean, missionobsessed team. Everyone here wears multiple hats, moves fast, and cares deeply about the work. If that energizes you, you'll thrive at IIX.

ROLE PURPOSE

IIX is scaling its teams across Asia and we need a senior recruiter who can own hiring end-to-end without waiting for instruction. This role exists to bring the right people into IIX faster and more cost-effectively — running direct sourcing where it works, managing external vendors where it doesn't, and giving hiring managers a partner who pushes back when the brief is wrong. Success in the first year looks like: lower time-to-hire, reduced agency spend, a healthier pipeline for our hardest-to-fill SEA and APAC roles, and hiring managers who treat you as a trusted advisor rather than a coordinator.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Full-Cycle Hiring & Direct Sourcing

Own full-cycle hiring for assigned roles — from intake brief to offer acceptance — across IIX's Investments, Programs, Technology, and Operations functions in India, Singapore, and across SEA/APAC.

Build and execute direct sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, talent communities, referrals, and market mapping; reduce reliance on agencies for roles where in-house sourcing is more efficient.

Run structured intake meetings, calibrate on candidate quality with hiring managers within the first 5 CVs, and push back constructively when briefs are unrealistic or misaligned with market reality.

Vendor & RPO Management Across SEA and APAC

Identify, onboard, and manage external recruiting vendors, search firms, and RPO partners across SEA (Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand) and the wider APAC region.

Negotiate commercials, set SLAs, track vendor performance against time-to-shortlist and quality-ofhire metrics, and consolidate or exit vendors who underperform.

Own the agency PSL (preferred supplier list), contracts, and rate cards; ensure every external engagement is justified against the cost of in-house sourcing.

Stakeholder Partnership & Hiring Process Quality

Coach hiring managers on interview structure, scorecards, and bias-aware decision-making; protect candidate experience throughout the process regardless of outcome.

Report on hiring metrics (time-to-fill, source-of-hire, vendor spend, funnel conversion, offer-accept rates) and use the data to recommend where to invest, where to cut, and where to change approach.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Experience & Skills

10+ years of end-to-end talent acquisition experience, with the majority in global or regional roles hiring across multiple markets. Comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor — this role does not have direct reports, by design.

Demonstrable track record of vendor and RPO management for hiring across South East Asia and the wider APAC region; you know which agencies are worth paying and which aren't.

Strong direct sourcing skills (LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean, market mapping); equally comfortable closing a Director-level candidate as briefing an agency on a hard-to-fill technical role.

Based in Mumbai or Singapore; able to work hours that overlap meaningfully with Singapore and the wider SEA region. Experience hiring for impact investing, financial services, development sector, or technology is a plus but not a hard requirement.

The Person

Self-directed and low-ego. You don't need a team under you to feel senior, and you don't wait for hiring managers to chase you for updates.

Commercially sharp on vendor spend. You treat agency fees like the company's money, not a line item.

Drawn to mission-led work. You want your hiring decisions to compound into something that matters, not just close requisitions.

THE PREM FRAMEWORK

Every IIX team member is a PREM professional. We look for these qualities in everyone we hire:

P

Passionate

Mission-driven & purpose-led

R

Resilient Thrives under pressure & ambiguity

E

EquitableChampions fairness & inclusion

M

Maverick

Bold, entrepreneurial thinker

WHY IIX

Work at the intersection of finance and impact — your contribution directly enables IIX's mission

High-trust, lean team environment — minimal bureaucracy, maximum ownership

Own the TA function end-to-end as the regional anchor for hiring across SEA and APAC — real scope, no layers above you slowing things down.

Direct exposure to founders, investment leadership, and senior stakeholders across multiple markets — your work is visible.

A culture that takes PREM values seriously — you will be seen, heard, and valued

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please send your CV and a brief cover note. In your cover note, tell us about the toughest hire you've closed in the last 2 years across SEA or APAC — what made it hard, and how you cracked it.

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