Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

About Rakuten Viki

Rakuten International manages seven distinct businesses employing over 4,000 professionals around the globe. The brand is renowned for leadership and innovation across e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment, and communications, servicing a membership base exceeding one billion worldwide. Rakuten Viki is a prominent streaming service specializing in Asian entertainment content, offering shows and films subtitled in more than 150 languages. With headquarters in San Mateo, California, and offices in Singapore, Seoul, and Shanghai, it maintains a strong global presence and a close connection to Asian culture enthusiasts. Joining Rakuten Viki means immersing yourself in a diverse community passionate about culture, creativity, and international connection.

Position Overview

Located in Singapore, the Senior Talent Acquisition Partner will report to the Senior Director of Human Resources and will be accountable for crafting and driving talent acquisition strategies across Rakuten Viki's worldwide offices.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate and execute comprehensive talent acquisition strategies.
• Build and nurture a network of potential candidates through proactive market analysis and sustained relationship management.
• Lead talent branding initiatives including social media outreach and partnerships with educational institutions and relevant associations to attract premier talent.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of both regional markets internally and externally.
• Collaborate with HR to collect and analyze recruitment trends and metrics reflecting hiring quality, diversity, and retention within the client groups.

Candidate Requirements

• A university degree or equivalent experience, accompanied by over six years of regional talent acquisition expertise.
• Extensive hands-on knowledge managing the full recruitment lifecycle in a corporate, matrixed setting.
• Outstanding organizational abilities and independent judgment in prioritizing tasks and solving complex problems with effective solutions.
• Meticulous attention to detail and excellent time management abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Committed work ethic with a sense of accountability and ownership over assigned tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build and maintain professional relationships at all management levels.
• Demonstrated project management experience handling multiple concurrent projects successfully.
• Capability to objectively analyze talent acquisition metrics and implement data-driven improvement strategies.

Diversity and Inclusion

Rakuten is an equal opportunity employer, firmly prohibiting discrimination or harassment in any form. Recruitment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Core Principles

• Continuously pursue improvement and advancement (Kaizen).
• Maintain a highly professional and driven approach to work to achieve excellence.
• Apply the Rakuten Cycle: Hypothesize, Practice, Validate (Shikumika) to navigate new challenges.
• Focus on maximizing customer satisfaction as a key success metric.
• Operate with urgency and clear goal-setting to ensure speed and efficiency.