Senior Recruiter, APAC

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Ares Management is looking to add a Senior Recruiter, based in either Hong Kong or Singapore, to join the global Talent Acquisition team. The Recruiter will support hiring across the APAC region, covering both investment and non-investment groups. The ideal candidate will lead the full life cycle recruiting process and build long lasting relationships with key stakeholders, hiring managers, and various centres of excellence across the HR function.

The Recruiter will serve as a trusted advisor to business leads and key stakeholders, while sourcing active and passive talent, acting as a sourcing subject matter expert, communicating important market updates, and building out strong diverse talent pipelines. The ideal candidate will lead strategic recruitment and talent sourcing initiatives and provide exceptional client service, promptly addressing all related requests and queries, streamlining, and improving our recruitment processes to ensure best practices in a fast-paced rapidly growing environment.

Primary functions & responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the end-to-end full life cycle recruiting process for all roles across Ares’ APAC businesses.
• Partner with the broader HR team, functions include Talent Acquisition, Talent Management & HR Business Partners, Compensation, DEI, and HR Operations teams to understand talent needs and deliver recruiting strategies and solutions.
• Strategically source and develop candidate pipelines through direct sourcing platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter and Workday ATS
• Manage talent sourcing activities including research, market intelligence and mapping, direct outreaches, networking and screening
• Identify and implement diversity sourcing objectives in partnership with our diversity equity & inclusion team
• Manage the communication flow in a timely manner between hiring managers and candidates
• Advise hiring managers on considerations such as level, compensation, and responsibilities, to help attract, retain and develop top talent
• Provide a high-touch experience to all candidates from application stage to offer
• Understand the financial services industry market and create a strong external brand presence for Ares
• Identify trends, issues and opportunities in the marketplace relevant to your talent pools through internal data and market research
• Identify opportunities to improve the overall recruiting and hiring experience for both managers and candidates

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 5-7 years of recruiting experience, within the financial services industry and experience within corporate, retained and/or contingent recruitment search
• Strong knowledge of Boolean searches, creative & strategic talent sourcing methods
• Experience with effectively negotiating job offers and employment terms
• Proficiency in using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other recruitment platforms (LinkedIn),

General Requirements:

• Professional demeanor with a focus on client and candidate service while maintaining a high level of confidentiality.  
• Comfortable using data to inform recruitment strategies and decisions.
• Addressing challenges and finding solutions throughout the recruiting process
• Adjusting recruiting strategies and approaches based on changing needs and circumstances
• Proven experience and passion for direct sourcing 
• Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and meet department project deadlines
• Dependable, great attitude, highly motivated and thrives in a team environment
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability; demonstrates sound judgement and decision-making

Reporting Relationships

Recruiting Lead, EMEA

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.