Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

SGS, a global testing, inspection and certification company, is hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist for its Korea office in Seoul. You will lead end-to-end recruitment for SGS Korea, which has more than 1,000 employees, while working with business leaders, Regional and Global TA teams and overseas Hiring Managers on domestic and global positions.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Hiring Managers to understand their needs, define target talent profiles and write compelling job descriptions.
• Collaborate on domestic and global recruitment, including intake, talent search, candidate communication, interview coordination and senior-level or business-critical hires.
• Build and run sourcing strategies, manage pipeline quality and follow-up until candidates are secured.
• Deliver a good candidate experience through timely communication, thoughtful assessment and clear offer discussions.
• Own the full-cycle recruitment process from intake to joining and early onboarding.
• Develop talent pipelines and employer visibility through job fairs, campus recruiting, events, content and university and industry relationships.
• Use recruitment tools, data and insights to improve sourcing, pipeline management, analytics and hiring efficiency.

Required profile

• Fluent Korean with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Legally authorized to live and work in Korea without visa sponsorship.
• 7 to 10 years of total HR experience, including at least 3 years in recruitment or talent acquisition.
• Demonstrated ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle, including direct work with Hiring Managers or clients.
• Ability to communicate in English with global stakeholders and collaborate frequently across borders.
• Candidates from in-house recruitment, RPO or executive search backgrounds who have managed recruitment needs independently are welcome.

Preferred qualifications

• Multinational company experience or work with overseas Hiring Managers, Regional or Global TA teams.
• Success filling difficult-to-hire, niche, senior-level or business-critical positions.
• Direct sourcing and pipeline management experience across several channels.
• Strong relationship-building skills and learning agility toward a future HR Business Partner career.