Blackpanda
Blackpanda
Blackpanda is a cybersecurity SaaS company serving organizations across the Asia–Pacific region with tools and services for cyber incident response and resilience. Its IR-1 subscription brings together 24/7 incident response credits, attack surface management, vulnerability scanning, dark web monitoring, and platform-based access to cyber insurance in one offering. Blackpanda also supports MSPs, distributors, and enterprise customers through incident response consulting, digital forensics, compromise assessments, tabletop exercises, and other preparedness services. With a team of 11–50 employees, the company offers opportunities for professionals interested in cybersecurity, consulting, insurance technology, and operational resilience.

Talent Acquisition Manager - Singapore (Hybrid)

Lead regional talent acquisition for Blackpanda, a cyber incident response company serving Asia. Recruit technical, commercial, operational, and leadership talent across five markets.

Description

  • Lead end-to-end recruitment across Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines, and Malaysia
  • Manage intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, assessments, references, offers, and closing for technical, commercial, operational, and leadership positions
  • Structure hiring-manager intakes around role purpose, six- and twelve-month success measures, scorecards, compensation bands, and interview plans
  • Develop talent pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, DFIR and SANS communities, industry events, referrals, and direct outreach
  • Screen applicants, including through AI-assisted CV review, and deliver evidence-based shortlists
  • Support the VP People and Culture and C-Suite with senior and executive searches, top-grading interviews, candidate presentations, and case studies
  • Oversee compensation benchmarking, equity explanations, counter-offer considerations, negotiations, and transitions to contracts, work passes, and onboarding
  • Create and maintain structured interview kits, scorecards, case studies, reference-check templates, and debrief formats
  • Train hiring managers to conduct interviews and apply scoring consistently
  • Maintain BambooHR ATS as the authoritative record for requisitions and candidates
  • Report on open positions, pipeline health, time to fill, hiring sources, funnel conversion, offer acceptance, and cost per hire
  • Coordinate background checks and apply regional, SOC compliance, and data protection standards
  • Identify non-compete, non-solicitation, and notice-period risks and coordinate with Legal
  • Manage recruitment agencies and search firms, including agreements, fees, briefs, and performance
  • Operate the employee referral programme
  • Strengthen Blackpanda’s employer brand through job descriptions, careers content, conferences, communities, and universities
  • Maintain a strong candidate experience through timely communication at every stage
  • Report to the VP People and Culture while partnering with the People & Culture Manager

Requirements

  • Five to eight years of recruitment experience
  • At least three years of in-house recruitment experience
  • At least two years of hiring across multiple Asia-Pacific countries
  • Demonstrated success recruiting technical professionals, including cybersecurity, digital forensics, engineering, or similarly scarce talent
  • Experience recruiting for commercial and sales positions
  • Strong direct-sourcing capability, including Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Experience in a high-growth or scaling organization where recruitment was handled directly
  • Exceptional attention to detail, project and task management ability, and reliable execution
  • Experience creating structured interview processes and scorecards
  • Confidence challenging hiring managers when decisions lack supporting evidence
  • Proficiency with ATS and HRIS platforms, spreadsheets, and reporting
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Absolute discretion when handling confidential information
  • Willingness to travel regionally several times per year and adjust working hours across time zones
  • Preferred: direct recruitment experience in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines, or Malaysia
  • Preferred: executive or leadership search experience, including top-grading or comparable structured assessment methods
  • Preferred: combined agency and in-house recruitment experience
  • Preferred: an established Asia-Pacific cybersecurity or DFIR network
  • Preferred: experience recruiting for a newly entered country
  • Preferred: working proficiency in a regional language in addition to English
  • Preferred: relevant professional certification or a degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related discipline
  • Candidates who progress beyond the Interview stage may need to complete a Case Study

Benefits

  • 40 days of paid leave annually, including public holidays
  • A limited Work From Anywhere allowance of five days per quarter from alternate locations, subject to teammate coverage and manager approval
  • Comprehensive corporate medical and dental coverage through a direct-billing network
  • Opportunities for inter-office travel
  • A required annual week-long Tribe Onsite gathering
  • Quarterly week-long leadership Offsites
  • A USD 5,000 annual professional training budget, subject to manager approval and a 12-month retention requirement
  • Competitive base pay with performance-based variable compensation linked to market results
  • Equity participation in Blackpanda’s growth

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