Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs.
We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.
We operate 3 business segments:
Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 450 staff with an intact startup mindset.
We have achieved >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years and as a result have been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Singapore.
Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp. Since we started our journey in 2017, we’ve been committed to building Sleek as a force for good. In just over 5 years, we’ve joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy. We have planted over 29,271 trees to reforest our ecosystem and saved 7 tons of paper from landfills by processing over 1.4M pages through SleekSign. We aim to be Carbon Neutral by 2030.
About the role
We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Lead who is excited about the below Mission and Outcomes over the next 3 months.
Mission:
The mission of the Talent Acquisition Lead is to secure top-quality candidates for key positions, foster a culture of engagement and contribute to global talent initiatives. The TA Specialist will play a crucial role in supporting business growth by ensuring smooth onboarding, maintaining open communication, and upholding HR standards across regions.
Outcomes:
1. Successfully fill key vacancies with a primary focus on Sales and Marketing roles in SG, AU and HK teams within 3 months
2. Successfully fill key supporting roles in India and the Philippines to support our SG ,HK and AU teams focusing on positions in operations, administrative support, and client service to enhance business operations
3. Achieve an average time to hire of 21-30 days for all roles, ensuring a swift and efficient hiring process
4. Ensure the smooth and successful onboarding and integration of new joiners into the business, while leading the roll-out and implementation of Sleek’s Hiring and Onboarding Playbooks
5. Data-Driven and Detail-Oriented: Leverage metrics to optimize hiring strategies, ensure accuracy in ATS updates and candidate records, maintain compliance with standardized workflows, and balance speed with precision to keep stakeholders informed.
To succeed in this role, you will need a minimum of 5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with a proven track record in sourcing, recruiting, and onboarding top talent. You should have experience in managing full-cycle recruitment processes, including interviewing, negotiating offers, and collaborating with hiring managers. A solid understanding of recruitment best practices essential. Additionally, you will be based in the Philippines and will play a key role in driving the company's talent strategy and building a strong candidate pipeline.
Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek, and we will be looking for candidates that have a proven track record of embodying the below attributes in their recent roles:
Ownership: This shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know that everyone will see things through to completion and proactively help to get things back on track when challenges arise. Accountability is really important to us.
Humility: There is so much we don’t know. Humility allows for open-mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It paves the way for collaboration and creates a positive work environment. It is a key ingredient of self awareness and emotional intelligence.
Structured Thinking: Our business is complex with many layers (many services, many countries, many cultures). Regardless of whether you’re more analytical or creative in nature, being able to show sound judgement is important to us. It ensures solutions are pragmatic and balance the needs of the organisation, team and customers.
Requirements
Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruiting.
Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, interviewing, and hiring candidates across various functions and levels.
Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of industry trends and labor market conditions, with the ability to identify and implement effective recruitment strategies.
Stakeholder Management: Experience in collaborating with senior leadership and hiring managers to align talent acquisition strategies with business goals.
Technology Proficiency: Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), HRIS systems, and other recruitment technologies. Proficiency in MS Office and other relevant software.
Recruitment Strategy: Experience in developing and executing recruitment campaigns, talent pipelining, and employer branding initiatives.
Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders and external candidates.
Diversity and Inclusion: A deep commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, with experience in implementing inclusive recruitment practices.
Problem-Solving: Ability to identify issues and implement solutions in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Benefits
Benefits
Humility and kindness: Humility is a core attribute we hire for, which means we have a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also incredibly important. We are committed to creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment.
Flexibility: You’ll be able to work from home. If you need to start early or start late to cater to your family or other needs, we don’t mind, so long as you get your work done and proactively communicate.
Financial benefits: The compensation for this position would be 65000 Pesos to 85000 Pesos and provide staff with generous paid time off and holiday schedules. Some additional benefits include HMO (health maintenance office), mandatory benefits and 13th month pay.
Personal growth: You’ll get a lot of responsibility and autonomy at Sleek - we move at a fast pace so you’ll be making decisions, making mistakes and learning. There’s also a range of internal and external-facing training programmes we run. We’re also at the forefront of utilising AI in our space and are developing a regional centre of AI excellence. It is our intention that if you leave Sleek, you leave as a more well-rounded person and professional.
Interview Process:
The successful candidate will participate in the below interview stages.
Whether the interviews are held over video call or in person will depend on your location and the role.
Introductory call:
A ~30 minute video call with a member of our HR team to discuss your application and dive into some recent work situations to understand how you think and work
Career deep dive:
A ~60 minute chat with the Head of Hiring
We’ll discuss your last couple of roles to understand your experience in more detail
Reference interviews:
We’ll have 2-3 short phone or video calls with references that you provide to us
So as to not delay your offer, we may ask your permission to have these calls earlier on in the interview process
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