Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition

Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition (South Korea)

Reports to: Director, Talent Acquisition  

Location:  Seoul office 

Overview:

The APAC TA team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition, to execute a best-in-class recruitment strategy and selection approach that reflects our firm’s culture, values, and success factors, for South Korea.

As a Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition at GLG, you will be part of global TA team and responsible for elevating the relationship with the business unit managers and requires thorough understanding of business needs and priorities to translate them into practical recruiting.  

Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

• Constantly identifying ways to further the teams' strategic offerings and abilities to best meet the ongoing hiring demands of the business. 
• Manage and recruit for a portfolio of positions across levels. 
• Strive for exceptional and best-in-class candidate experience 
• Work with HRBPs, to develop strong internal relationships and performance measures.
• Work with Talent Acquisition Team, Business Unit Managers and HRBP’s to execute workforce plan with recruitment budgets in mind 
• Involved in TA transactional and ad-hoc projects  

An ideal candidate will have the following: 

• 4+ years of experience in managing high-volume recruitment as well as proven direct sourcing experience in commercial and corporate functions with a focus on early and mid-career hiring  
• Fluency in both Korean and English, with Excellent written & verbal communication skills. Business-level proficiency in Japanese will be an added advantage.
• A flexible approach and ability to operate in a fast-moving and demanding environment.
• A great team player with a strong sense of urgency and solid problem-solving skills 
• Ability to translate business requirements into strategic talent acquisition actions with positive, measurable business impacts 
• Ability to quickly gain an understanding of the business needs and strategy and articulate the needs of a position 
• High level of attitude awareness, positive energy and hungry for success  
• Solid relationship building skills and able to work with stakeholders regionally and globally  

About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group

GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).

We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.

GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.

To learn more, visit www.GLGinsights.com.

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.