Senior Recruiter

As a Senior Recruiter based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, you will play a key role in attracting, engaging, and hiring top talent for Oliver Wyman Asia Pacific Region (APR) with a primary focus supporting OW’s investment and growth plan.

The role will support campus, early careers and experienced hiring, for consulting and specialist roles as well as provide broader HR operations support where needed. This is a varied role where you will drive graduate hiring recruitment initiatives and events and support-function needs.

You will partner closely with Japan business leaders and work as part of the wider Asia Pacific Recruitment team to develop sourcing strategies, deliver an exceptional candidate experience, and strengthen Oliver Wyman's employer brand in the Japan market.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle across campus, experienced-hire and support-professional roles, from sourcing through offer and onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders in Japan to develop and execute effective hiring and attraction strategies aligned with business needs.
• Lead campus recruiting initiatives for domestic and international universities, including talent-attraction strategies, campus and candidate engagement, recruitment-event planning, networking, internship programmes, and interview coordination.
• Build and expand relationships with universities, career centres, student organisations, and external partners to strengthen Oliver Wyman's talent pipeline, including identifying new sourcing channels and recruiting platforms.
• Source high-quality candidates using market mapping, networking, LinkedIn, BizReach, Gaishishukatsu, referrals, search firms, and other relevant channels.
• Deliver an outstanding candidate experience through proactive communication, interview coordination, and effective stakeholder management.
• Drive continuous improvement of recruiting processes, assessment methodologies, interview frameworks, and selection criteria to enhance efficiency, consistency, and candidate experience.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines and market intelligence to support current and future Japan hiring needs.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through targeted sourcing and hiring strategies.
• Manage recruiting data, reporting, and applicant-tracking-system records, including Workday, to provide insights and support data-driven decision-making.
• Support selected Human Capital operations and projects, including onboarding, employee-lifecycle activities, HR process improvements, reporting, and other people initiatives as required.
• Contribute to recruiting best practices, employer-branding initiatives, recruitment events, and strategic ad hoc talent-acquisition projects in partnership with the wider Asia Pacific Recruitment team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Proven recruitment experience, ideally within professional services, consulting, financial services, executive search, or a multinational organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Japanese-language skills and prior experience recruiting in or for the Japan market are preferred, but not essential.
• Experience managing multiple hiring processes across a variety of functions and seniority levels, including campus and experienced hiring.
• Strong sourcing capabilities using LinkedIn Recruiter and other direct-search techniques.
• Excellent stakeholder-management, influencing, networking, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to represent Oliver Wyman confidently and build strong partnerships with candidates, universities, and industry contacts through networking and recruiting events.
• An entrepreneurial, self-driven, and proactive mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities, build talent pipelines, and engage with candidates and external partners.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative team player who works effectively across business functions and in a matrixed, regional environment.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems, such as Workday Recruiting, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Benefits

• Be Part of Our Growth Journey: Join a growing Japan business with the opportunity to help shape recruitment strategy, strengthen our employer brand, and support continued business and headcount growth.
• Make a Visible Impact: Take ownership of recruitment initiatives, work directly with business leaders, and help attract the talent that will shape the future of our Japan business.
• Collaborative and Inclusive Culture: Thrive in a flat, entrepreneurial, and supportive environment where ideas are valued, collaboration is encouraged, and everyone has the opportunity to make a difference.
• Leverage Regional and Global Strengths: Benefit from the support, expertise, resources, and best practices of the wider Asia Pacific Recruitment team, Oliver Wyman, and Marsh while partnering with regional and global colleagues.
• Grow Your Career: Benefit from ongoing learning, mentorship, and development opportunities while building a rewarding career in talent acquisition within a leading global consulting firm.
• Join Oliver Wyman in a 12-month fixed-term role, with the potential to convert to a permanent position as our APR business continues to grow.