Senior Recruiter, APAC (Manila, Philippines)

JOB DESCRIPTION – Senior Recruiter, APAC (Manila, Philippines)

Location: Manila, Philippines (Hybrid)

Division: Ticketmaster

Line Manager: Associate Recruitment Manager

Contract Terms: Permanent, Full-Time

THE TEAM

In this role, you will be part of a global recruitment team supporting hiring initiatives across the APAC region. You will partner with business leaders, hiring managers, and HR stakeholders to attract and hire top talent while delivering an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience. You will collaborate with teams across multiple countries and cultures, supporting recruitment strategies aligned with local market conditions while maintaining global recruitment standards.

THE JOB

As a Senior Recruiter, you will play a key role in developing and executing recruitment strategies for complex and competitive hiring needs across the APAC region, with a focus on Engineering and Product roles. This requires strong market knowledge, the ability to navigate challenging talent landscapes, and the ability to partner with hiring leaders to define the right approach to attract and secure top talent.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic recruitment partner who can balance hands-on execution with advising stakeholders on talent availability, market trends, sourcing strategies, and innovative approaches to solve complex hiring challenges.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes across APAC markets, from intake meetings through offer acceptance and onboarding.
• Proactively source and attract top talent in highly competitive markets, using a mix of direct sourcing, networking, and innovative talent attraction strategies
• Partner closely with hiring managers, senior leaders and HRBPs to understand hiring needs, market conditions and define effective recruitment strategies
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines across APAC through proactive sourcing, networking, referrals, and market mapping.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to determine effective recruitment strategies, which may involve advertising, direct sourcing, agencies, and exploring internal solutions.
• Partner with the sourcing team to identify, engage and convert high-quality candidates
• Manage and coordinate all communications with candidates during recruitment process; working to build and maintain strong relationships with active and passive candidates
• Lead offer management and negotiations, using strong influencing skills to secure top candidates in competitive situations
• Coordinate relationships with external agencies when necessary
• Participate in employer branding activities to attract top tech talent and enhance our reputation in the tech industry.
• Emphasize the importance of diversity and equity in the recruitment process
• Attend recruitment events when required, speaking to potential candidates
• Assist with other ad-hoc projects as required
• Mentor any interns or apprentices coming onto the team

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS)

• Proven experience recruiting across APAC markets, preferably supporting multiple countries.
• Multi-language fluency is considered a plus, particularly for supporting diverse APAC markets and candidate populations.
• Strong understanding of APAC talent markets and recruitment practices.
• Experience as a Tech Recruiter with a track record of successfully placing candidates in engineering and product roles
• Demonstrated success sourcing and hiring top talent in competitive markets, particularly for hard-to-fill roles
• Knowledge of the tech industry, technical roles and the latest industry trends
• Advanced knowledge of HRIS, preferably Workday
• Experience partnering closely with hiring manager to deliver hires in timely manner
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within Recruiting
• Demonstrated experience developing recruitment strategies for complex and specialized roles.
• Ability to assess talent markets, identify recruitment challenges, and recommend effective solutions.
• Experience recruiting across multiple APAC countries, with an understanding of regional differences in talent markets and hiring practices.
• Experience using recruitment data and metrics to identify trends, measure effectiveness, and recommend improvements.
• Intermediate to advanced experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools to identify and engage passive talent.

YOU (BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS)

• Advanced sourcing capability, with proven ability to identify and engage top talent in competitive markets
• Strong analytical thinking, able to distil insights and use data to guide hiring strategies
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple roles and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate challenges and act proactively
• Results-driven, with a focus on delivering hires and taking ownership of outcomes
• Collaborative team player, able to support others and work effectively across teams
• Adaptable and flexible, able to manage changing priorities across roles and levels
• Strong candidate and stakeholder focus, delivering a high-quality experience throughout
• Confident communicator with strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Able to operate in a global, multi-time zone environment
• Strategic thinker with the ability to understand business needs and translate them into effective recruitment solutions.
• Strong consulting skills, with the ability to challenge, influence, and advise stakeholders on recruitment strategy.
• Culturally aware and adaptable, with the ability to build relationships across diverse APAC markets
• Confident communicator who can influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and provide recommendations based on recruitment expertise.
• Ability to adapt communication style and approach depending on the audience, including candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, and senior leaders.
• Demonstrated confidence as a subject matter expert, building credibility and trust with stakeholders

LIFE AT TICKETMASTER

We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live entertainment company.

Our vision at Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love. As the world's largest ticket marketplace and the leading global provider of enterprise tools and services for the live entertainment business, we are uniquely positioned to successfully deliver on that vision.

We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams. If you're passionate about live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.

Our work is guided by our values:

Reliability - We understand that fans and clients rely on us to power their live event experiences, and we rely on each other to make it happen.

Teamwork - We believe individual achievement pales in comparison to the level of success that can be achieved by a team

Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent

Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It's talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

HIRING PRACTICES

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Ticketmaster recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Ticketmaster may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms. Ticketmaster may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support application screening and assessment. All hiring decisions are made with human review.

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