Talent Acquisition Manager, ASEAN

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PRIMARY FUNCTION/OBJECTIVE:

The Talent Acquisition Manager, ASEAN will be responsible for leading recruitment activities in ASEAN (which includes countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines).

The successful candidate will operate across region and multiple departments/functions within Pharma and Aesthetics, planning and delivering on the TA strategy whilst driving day to day full-cycle end-to-end recruitment from intake of requirement definition through offer preparation, negotiation and administration of the hiring process.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• • Support TA Lead in driving global TA priorities, team engagement, and culture building.
  • Subject matter expert for TA for all recruitment activities.
  • Hands-on management of end-to-end recruitment across all functions.
    • Build trust and strong partnerships with internal stakeholders, i.e. business leaders, BHR, Communications, Total Rewards, Talent Deployment, Talent Management & Development, among others.
    • Build trust and strong partnerships with external stakeholders, i.e. candidates, recruitment agencies, industry peers.
    • Develop a complete understanding of business objectives and strategy aligned with hiring needs
    • A trusted advisor to internal clients by providing business intelligence and recommended recruitment strategy.
    • Initiate intake meetings and consult Hiring Managers to understand skill requirements, background and experience of preferred candidates; set and manage expectations of Hiring Managers on the hiring process.
    • In close partnership with HR and business, anticipate, the future needs and potential challenges coming from the market in terms of available candidate pool, skills set required.
    • Responsible for direct sourcing and talent pipelining for critical roles as well as managing agencies as necessary.
    • Keep abreast of the latest recruitment / direct sourcing methodologies as applicable to the type of hires required within each affiliate.
    • Be knowledgeable and aware of necessary Manpower regulations on hiring and work permits, as necessary.
    • Advise ad-hoc sourcing strategies based on current market knowledge, network and existing internal programs, e.g. Employee Referral Program.
    • Proactively identify and resolve issues in the hiring process workflow and strive for continuous improvement.
    • Ensure usage of interview guide tools for all interviews and administering competency-based assessments as appropriate and agreed with relevant key stakeholders.  
    • Vendor management, i.e. manage service level agreements with external parties including but not limited to recruitment agencies’ Master Service Agreements/Preferred Supplier List (PSL), in consultation with Purchasing and Legal.
    • Review Company and Employer Branding activities in ASEAN in alignment with BHR and regional and global EVP to ensure awareness and market interest in joining AbbVie.
    • Timely management of in house Applicant Tracking System.
    • Ensure appropriate and timely communication with candidates in order to keep them engaged while in selection process or on pipeline and/or update reject candidates not selected
    • Provide BHR or business with relevant market insights, analytics and hiring metrics required
    • Manage the company’s Employee Referral Program in collaboration with Business HR
    • Ensure best practice in regards to recruitment and selection activities are maintained with regard to company policy and Local Employment Legislation
    • Lead local TA projects as required.

• At least 8-10 years of experience in in-house corporate recruitment or agency, with a preference for pharmaceutical/healthcare industry background; inclusive of at least 2-3 years in-house recruitment with high focus on direct sourcing
• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Human Resources or equivalent
• Proven track record in driving and owning the Talent Acquisition process ensuring candidate and client management satisfaction
• Experience in direct sourcing and recruiting in the Pharma/Healthcare industry is preferable
• Experience in driving/managing projects and navigating matrix organization
• Strong understanding of the recruitment processes
• Familiar with relevant local Labor Laws relating to recruitment and hiring practices
• Strong ability in building solid relationships with the talent in the market and the business and provide a “consultative” approach throughout the recruitment process
• Fluent in written and verbal English communication,
• Professionalism to deal with senior stakeholders
• Good fit with the ways we work as per below

All for One AbbVie - Interpersonal Savvy

Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.

Decide Smart & Sure - Dealing with Ambiguity

Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.

Agile & Accountable - Managing Vision and Purpose

Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; talks beyond today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to rally support behind the vision; makes the vision shareable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations.

Clear & Courageous - Managerial Courage

Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.

Make Possibilities Real – Planning

Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

• Business partnering experience
• Fast learner and easily adaptable to change
• Steps up and takes leadership to own toughest challenges
• Influencing skills
• Deals comfortably with ambiguity
• A highly motivated team player who is collaborative, flexible, accountable, and efficient
• Ability to self-organize and manage priorities effectively
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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