Talent Consultant (AI Recruitment Agency)

Company overview

Persevio is a Singapore-based, AI-first recruitment startup working to make hiring faster for employers, more cost-effective, and more personal for candidates. The company is centered around Viona, an AI recruiter that manages the high-volume and structured parts of recruitment such as initial contact and prescreening, allowing the team to concentrate on relationship-building and nuanced human judgment. The business is externally funded and operates with a small team culture focused on outcomes rather than busywork.

Role overview

This position is Persevio’s first Talent Consultant focused on candidate delivery. You will act as the human counterpart to the company’s AI tools, guiding candidates from first outreach through to final placement. The role is centered on the delivery side of mandates, with a strong emphasis on presenting opportunities, aligning expectations, and closing offers rather than handling routine administration.

Key responsibilities

• Use AI-supported outbound sourcing to find and approach passive candidates across LinkedIn and other platforms, while keeping outreach personal and relevant.
• Take full responsibility for the candidate journey after entry into the process, including interview coordination, objection handling, and overall candidate care.
• Support successful placements by advising candidates, managing expectations, and leading negotiation conversations through to closure.
• Work with leadership to improve internal processes, identify friction points in AI-enabled workflows, and help shape the operating playbook for an AI-assisted recruitment model.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in outbound sourcing, with a clear record of identifying and engaging passive talent beyond inbound or job-board applicants.
• Experience managing candidates across the full recruitment cycle, from first contact through negotiation and successful placement.
• Strong English communication skills for interaction with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• A self-starter mindset that is comfortable with uncertainty, excited by startup environments, and open to testing AI tools and new ways of working.
• Agency recruitment experience is an advantage, especially in fast-paced delivery-focused settings.
• Business Mandarin is strongly preferred for working with internal stakeholders and candidates who communicate in Mandarin.
• Experience in an early-stage company or technology startup is beneficial.

Why this role may appeal to you

You will spend less time on administrative work and more time on the highest-value parts of recruitment, including relationship-building, storytelling, and closing. As the first hire in this function, your work will help define how Persevio operates going forward. You will also work closely with the founder in a high-trust, high-accountability environment and gain exposure to cutting-edge AI recruitment methods.

Location

The role is based in Singapore at MacDonald House and follows a hybrid working arrangement.