About Dentsu Global Services
We are Dentsu Global Services (DGS). We are an integrated global capability delivering world-class, agile services across the dentsu network. With over 7000+ experts in India and the Philippines, we come together to enable innovative solutions that unlock new opportunities for growth and business transformation. From modern creativity to media optimization to transforming customer experiences, we mobilize according to our clients unique needs to deliver truly integrated services.
The role
This role is for a commercially minded talent professional who thinks like a business owner, not just a recruiter. With a strong hunter mentality, they proactively identify talent, opportunities and future workforce needs before they arise. Curious, independent and action-oriented, they use talent intelligence and market insight to drive business growth, strengthen organisational capability, and create lasting impact.
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment and Talent Market Ownership
- Proactively design and implement talent acquisition strategies aligned to DGS business priorities, workforce needs and growth ambitions.
- Bring a strong hunter mindset to sourcing: actively map the market, identify passive talent, build competitive intelligence, and create talent pools ahead of demand.
- Look beyond open requisitions by identifying potential future hiring needs, talent gaps and business opportunities across the broader dentsu group.
- Develop and maintain strong candidate pipelines for core and emerging roles, including market mapping, compensation insights and competitor intelligence.
- Use sourcing channels creatively and commercially, ensuring strategies are fit for purpose, targeted and responsive to business needs.
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing, screening and assessment through to offer, negotiation, requirements completion and onboarding.
- Actively engage with professional networks, industry events and market communities to expand DGS access to high-quality talent and business-relevant insights.
Business Partnership and Opportunity Identification
- Act as a true talent advisor to hiring managers and business leaders by providing data-led insights on talent availability, market trends, hiring feasibility and competitive positioning.
- Develop a deep understanding of DGS operating model, service lines, growth priorities and internal business landscape to anticipate hiring needs before they become urgent.
- Demonstrate curiosity and commercial awareness by asking thoughtful questions, identifying wider internal opportunities, and connecting talent solutions to business outcomes.
- Partner closely with stakeholders to uncover talent opportunities across teams, markets and functions.
- Build trusted relationships with hiring teams, HR business partners, service line leaders and executive stakeholders through clear communication, sound judgement and solution-oriented partnership.
- Challenge assumptions constructively and provide recommendations that balance speed, quality, cost, candidate experience and business impact.
Proactive Ownership and Independent Execution
- Operate with a high level of independence, taking ownership of priorities without waiting for detailed instructions.
- Lean in early when challenges, delays or gaps are identified, and proactively recommend practical solutions.
- Manage multiple requisitions and projects in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong candidate and stakeholder experience.
- Keep stakeholders informed with timely, clear and commercially relevant updates on pipeline health, candidate movement, hiring risks and recommended actions.
- Demonstrate strong judgement in prioritising work based on business urgency, candidate quality, stakeholder impact and revenue relevance.
- Escalate issues appropriately when needed, while taking accountability for driving progress and resolution.
Entrepreneurial and Growth Mindset
- Think and act like a business partner whose work directly contributes to DGS's growth, client delivery and organisational capability.
- Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, strengthen hiring outcomes and create scalable practices across markets or service lines.
- Bring curiosity, initiative and a continuous-improvement mindset to every stage of the recruitment process.
- Seek out new ways to increase talent access, improve speed to hire, unlock internal mobility and support business transformation.
- Treat each role as more than a vacancy to be filled — understanding how the hire contributes to business performance, team capability and future growth.
- Contribute ideas and insights that help TA move from reactive hiring support to proactive workforce and growth partnership.
Qualifications / Success Profile
- 6 to 10 years of experience in talent acquisition, ideally with exposure to global shared services business model, and previous work experience in a tech/niche recruitment agency.
- Strong end-to-end recruitment experience, with the ability to manage multiple roles and competing priorities independently.
- Brings a strong hunter mindset, with the ability to proactively identify talent, market opportunities and future hiring demand.
- Commercially minded and entrepreneurial, with a clear understanding of how talent acquisition contributes to business growth, revenue impact and organisational capability.
- Naturally curious, inquisitive and independent; able to lean in, ask the right questions, challenge assumptions and move work forward without waiting for instructions.
- Proactive and solutions-oriented, with the confidence to partner with stakeholders, anticipate needs and recommend practical talent strategies aligned to business priorities.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to advise, influence and build credibility with senior hiring leaders.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Highly organised, resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Experience using Workday or similar ATS platforms would be an advantage.
Innovating to Impact
At DGS, our diverse and inclusive culture empowers our employees to bring their whole selves to work, fostering innovation and delivering better outcomes for our people, clients, and communities. This culture is key to driving sustainable, transformative results across the business.
We actively encourage applications from people with disabilities and from individuals of all ages, backgrounds, nationalities, and cultures. If you want to be part of a global network where opportunities are limitless, we look forward to welcoming you.
Next Steps
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