HR & Recruitment Specialist

We are looking for an energetic HR and Recruitment Specialist to take ownership of talent acquisition and help shape the HR department.

Your time will be split roughly 60/40 between recruitment and Learning & Development. On one side, you'll own talent acquisition end-to-end — finding, attracting and hiring great people. On the other, you'll build our L&D function from the ground up: as a growing startup we don't yet have a Learning & Development framework in place, and creating one will be your responsibility.

It's an ideal opportunity for someone who genuinely enjoys the hunt for talent and the challenge of designing development programmes from scratch — a builder who wants real ownership of both hiring and people development within a supportive, fast-moving team.

Working hours ~15:00 - 00:00 (mid-shift)

Fully remote environment

This opportunity is open only to candidates based in the Philippines (Manila)

Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment

• Manage the full recruitment life-cycle — from role intake and job advert writing through sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer and close.

• Proactively source candidates across LinkedIn, JobStreet, Indeed, social media, referrals and talent-pool databases.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements, agree candidate profiles and keep searches on track.

• Screen CVs, conduct initial interviews and coordinate the interview process end-to-end for a great candidate experience.

• Manage offers, background checks and pre-employment requirements; keep the applicant tracking system and pipeline reports up to date.

• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs, including passive candidates.

• Configure, set up and test recruitment software and systems as we build out our tooling

Learning & Development (build it from the ground up)

• Design and build our Learning & Development framework from scratch — as a growing startup, we don't yet have one, and this is yours to own.

• Develop training and development programmes across onboarding, core skills, leadership and role-specific upskilling.

• Assess training needs across teams and translate them into practical, scalable learning initiatives.

• Source, design or facilitate workshops and learning content, and measure their impact as the business grows.

• Establish the foundations — competency frameworks, learning pathways and development planning — that will scale with the company.

HR

• Deliver a smooth onboarding experience for new hires and support their first-weeks integration.

• Support day-to-day HR operations — employee records, contracts, HR queries and general people support.

• Contribute to employer-branding and engagement activities that make us a great place to work.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business or a related field - mandatory

• Fluent in English (verbal and written) - mandatory

• 2–5 years' experience in recruitment / talent acquisition, with exposure to broader HR and L&D.

• A proven track record of sourcing and hiring across a range of roles.

• Exposure to designing or delivering L&D / training programmes — and the initiative to build a framework from scratch in a startup environment.

• Hands-on experience with job boards and sourcing tools popular in the Philippines.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Confident with technology and Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

• Strong organisation and the ability to juggle multiple vacancies and priorities at once.

• Based in or around Metro Manila.