Assistant Director (Talent Acquisition) - Digital and Intelligence Service

Role Overview

This position involves spearheading the comprehensive recruitment process for Singapore's Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS). You will lead a focused team dedicated to attracting and securing mid-career technology talent. The role blends hands-on operational leadership with strategic influence, data-driven analytics, policy updates, and developing pioneering talent sourcing methods.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and guide a compact, dynamic team of talent acquisition professionals managing the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle.
• Design, maintain, and utilize talent acquisition dashboards to monitor essential performance indicators.
• Analyze complex external employment trends and internal personnel turnover to produce actionable insights and advisory reports for senior leaders.
• Evaluate and update recruitment policies, compensation frameworks, and assessment criteria to modernise hiring practices.
• Detect structural inefficiencies and streamline recruitment procedures while maintaining organizational safeguards.
• Develop and trial innovative recruitment channels and strategic partnerships with professional organisations.

Challenges

• Recruiting highly sought-after mid-career technology experts.
• Balancing the demands of recruitment operations while influencing senior leadership through evidence-based reporting and policy change.

Candidate Profile

• Academic background in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Information Systems, or similar fields.
• A minimum of 10 years’ comprehensive experience in talent acquisition covering all aspects of the recruitment life cycle.
• At least 2 years of leadership experience managing or leading a team.
• Proven ability to recruit mid-career and senior professionals with strong skills in candidate engagement and salary negotiations.
• Competency in extracting and interpreting data from Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and spreadsheets, translating metrics into impactful executive presentations.
• Experience drafting formal recruitment policies, SOPs, and broader organizational guidelines.
• Expertise with digital recruitment platforms (such as LinkedIn Recruiter) and working knowledge of corporate ATS systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills suited for interacting with senior military officials.
• A solutions-driven approach that effectively manages institutional bureaucracy and innovates to overcome structural recruitment obstacles.

Additional Information

Only candidates shortlisted for further consideration will be notified.