Talent Acquisition Director, South East Asia

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

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Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. Our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future. To achieve this we employ some of the best brightest and most talented people in the world who work together as part of a winning team.

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Executive to lead recruiting in the South East Asia region based in Singapore. This position provides support to our business leaders to optimize company objectives. He/she is a key member of the Talent Acquisition Team reporting directly to the VP of Global Talent Acquisition.

A successful candidate will require strong collaboration between TA and the Business and drive efforts to improve efficiency and productivity of the organization; partnering with leadership to identify evaluate prioritize and deliver strategic initiatives across the business; and collaborating in creation of long-range talent plans for the business. This role will provide the opportunity to significantly shape and own how we think about Talent Acquisition within the SEA Region as well as being in a great position to directly contribute to the overall global strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Applied Materials 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

• Business Partnering - 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.
• People Development/Personnel Management/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.

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Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin citizenship ancestry religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability veteran or military status or any other basis prohibited by law.