Assistant Manager - Recruitment & Performance Enablement

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Talent Acquisition (End-to-End Ownership):

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle, from workforce demand clarification to offer and onboarding handover.
• Drive recruitment turnaround time with urgency, discipline, and prioritization of critical roles.
• Ensure hiring decisions are values-aligned, capability-based, and evidence-driven.
• Hold hiring managers accountable for interview quality, feedback, and decision timelines.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for key and future-critical roles. Performance Enablement (Framework & Discipline):
• Own the performance management framework, standards, and annual cycle governance.
• Set clear expectations for quality objective setting and performance conversations.
• Coordinate performance calibration processes to ensure fairness and consistency.
• Enable managers to manage performance confidently and constructively. Talent Quality & Risk Management:
• Identify early performance and talent risks linked to hiring or role misalignment.
• Use performance insights to refine recruitment approaches and selection criteria.
• Escalate systemic issues impacting performance culture or accountability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field
• Professional HR qualification (CIPD, SHRM, IHRM, CHRP) preferred
• 5–7 years HR experience
• 3–4 years hands-on recruitment or talent acquisition experience
• Practical exposure to performance management cycles or calibration
• Experience in a structured or regulated environment (banking/financial services preferred)