**Date Posted:** 2026-01-08 **Country:** Malaysia **Location:** Otis Elevator Company (M) Sdn Bhd, No.53, Jalan Molek 3/20, Taman Molek, Malaysia **Role Overview** We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Talent Acquisition (TA) Lead to oversee recruitment across Southeast Asia. This role is pivotal in driving end-to-end hiring strategies, ensuring operational excellence, and building strong partnerships with business leaders to attract top talent. The TA Lead will manage a team of recruiters, optimize processes, and deliver a best-in-class candidate and stakeholder experience. **Key Responsibilities** + Strategic Leadership + Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with business goals for SEA. + Partner with regional and global stakeholders to forecast hiring needs and workforce planning. + Operational Excellence + Oversee full-cycle recruitment for all SEA countries, ensuring timely and quality hires. + Drive process consistency, compliance, and data integrity across systems (Workday, Avature). + Team Management + Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters to achieve performance targets. + Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across markets. + Stakeholder Engagement + Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing market insights and talent solutions. + Manage agency relationships and negotiate contracts to optimize cost and quality. + Employer Branding + Champion employer branding initiatives and campus engagement programs to strengthen talent pipelines. + Metrics & Reporting + Monitor and report on recruitment KPIs, including time-to-fill, quality of hire, and diversity metrics. + Present insights and recommendations to leadership for continuous improvement. **Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field. + 8+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with at least 3 years in a leadership role. + Proven track record in managing regional recruitment across multiple countries. + Strong knowledge of SEA talent markets and recruitment best practices. + Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. + Proficiency in recruitment systems (Workday, Avature) and data-driven decision-making. + Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrix environment. If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day. Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio. You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company. When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.  We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs. Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here (https://www.otis.com/en/us/our-company/esg) . Become a part of the Otis team and help us #Buildwhatsnext! _Otis is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other protected class according to applicable law. To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at careers@otis.com._ **Privacy Policy and Terms:** Click on this link (https://www.otis.com/corporate/privacy-policy/Job-Applicant/) to read the Policy and Terms We go to great lengths to hire and develop the best people, and offer a supportive environment where employees are motivated and empowered to perform at their full potential. 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