Lead Technical Recruiter (Global)

About BJAK

We build superior application platforms globally with the mission of creating successful businesses while contributing positively to society by making it more efficient.

We developed the first and leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia to digitize the insurance industry, serving over 8 million users across the region. As applications become increasingly integrated with AI, we are expanding beyond insurance and building new, category-defining products globally.

Our team is highly talented, ambitious, and focused on engineering and product excellence within a flat organization. We value ownership, speed, and individuals who are excited to solve complex problems while making a meaningful impact.

The Role

We are looking for a Lead Technical Recruiter (Global) to drive hiring across Engineering, Product, Data, AI, Infrastructure, and other technical functions globally.

This role combines hands-on recruitment execution with leadership responsibilities. You will be responsible for attracting top technical talent, partnering with senior stakeholders on hiring strategy, and helping build a high-performing Talent Acquisition function as the company continues to scale globally.

You will play a critical role in shaping BJAK’s technical workforce while mentoring junior recruiters and establishing best-in-class recruiting practices across the organization.

What You’ll Do

Technical Recruitment Leadership

• Own the end-to-end recruitment process for technical positions across Engineering, Product, Data, AI, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, DevOps, Cybersecurity, QA, and related functions.

• Partner with hiring managers and senior leaders to define hiring requirements, interview strategies, talent profiles, and workforce planning priorities.

• Act as a trusted talent advisor by providing market intelligence, talent mapping, compensation insights, and hiring recommendations.

• Drive recruitment outcomes for complex, senior, niche, and business-critical technical positions globally.

• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to identify and engage top passive talent across competitive international markets.

Talent Pipeline & Market Intelligence

• Build and maintain strong technical talent pipelines to support both immediate and future hiring needs.

• Conduct talent mapping exercises across target companies, industries, and markets.

• Stay current on technical hiring trends, market conditions, compensation benchmarks, and talent availability across key regions.

Team Development & Process Excellence

• Mentor and support junior recruiters, helping improve sourcing capability, candidate assessment quality, and stakeholder management effectiveness.

• Establish and continuously improve recruitment processes, sourcing methodologies, interview calibration standards, and hiring best practices.

• Review recruitment performance, pipeline quality, and hiring outcomes to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Contribute to the growth and development of the global Talent Acquisition team as the organization scales.

Recruitment Operations & Reporting

• Maintain accurate ATS data, candidate records, and recruitment reporting.

• Track key recruitment metrics including pipeline health, time-to-hire, source effectiveness, and hiring quality.

• Ensure a positive, professional, and consistent candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

• Support compliance with local hiring regulations and recruitment best practices across multiple regions.

The Right Fit Has

• 5-8 years of full-cycle recruitment experience, with significant exposure to technical hiring.

• Proven track record recruiting for Software Engineering, Product Management, Data Science, AI/ML, Infrastructure, DevOps, Cybersecurity, or related technical functions.

• Demonstrated success hiring senior and difficult-to-fill technical positions in competitive talent markets.

• Strong sourcing expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, networking, referrals, and other advanced sourcing techniques.

• Experience managing multiple high-priority requisitions simultaneously while maintaining quality and speed.

• Strong understanding of technical talent markets, technical role requirements, and engineering organizational structures.

• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing hiring decisions through data, insights, and market expertise.

• Experience mentoring, coaching, or guiding junior recruiters is highly preferred.

• Familiarity with global hiring practices, compensation structures, and recruitment across multiple countries.

• Strong proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment analytics.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and project management skills.

• Experience in high-growth technology companies, startups, internet businesses, or fast-scaling organizations is strongly preferred.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently delivers high-quality technical hires across multiple functions and regions.

• Builds strong, sustainable talent pipelines for critical technical roles.

• Serves as a trusted hiring partner to technical leaders and executives.

• Improves recruitment efficiency, hiring quality, and candidate experience.

• Successfully develops junior recruiters and contributes to building a scalable Talent Acquisition function.

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities, ambitious hiring goals, and a high degree of ownership.

Why Join BJAK

• Above-market remuneration.

• Fast-track career growth and leadership opportunities.

• High ownership, autonomy, and direct impact on business growth.

• Opportunity to build world-class technical teams globally.

• Exposure to complex international hiring across multiple markets.

• Flat organization where ideas and execution matter more than titles.

• Meaningful work that directly contributes to the future of technology and AI-enabled products.