Talent Acquisition Lead

Join Spotify’s Talent Acquisition team and help us find and engage the people who will shape what comes next. As a Talent Acquisition Lead, you’ll partner closely with leaders and teams across JAPAC & SAMEA to understand their talent needs, proactively build thoughtful hiring strategies, and create an engaging experience for candidates and internal partners.

You’ll be a trusted talent partner to the business, bringing strong stakeholder management, recruiting expertise, mentorship and market insight to hiring decisions. You’ll balance strategic partnership with hands-on execution, helping teams make clear, informed decisions while keeping the candidate experience at the heart of what we do.

What You'll Do

• Partner closely with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to understand their business priorities and translate them into effective hiring strategies.

• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders, using data, market knowledge, and sound judgment to influence hiring decisions.

• Advise hiring teams on talent mapping, market dynamics, candidate expectations, and recruiting best practices.

• Create an inclusive, consistent, and engaging candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.

• Use recruiting data and insights to proactively identify opportunities, measure progress, and continuously improve how we hire.

• Manage recruiters across the JAPAC/SAMEA Talent Acquisition team, sharing expertise, providing coaching, and helping raise the bar for how we work together.

• Collaborate with global Talent Acquisition colleagues and cross-functional partners across Spotify, sharing knowledge and contributing to broader talent initiatives.

• Own end-to-end recruitment for roles across your area, from intake and talent mapping through interviews, offer, and close.

Who You Are

• You have experience managing end-to-end recruitment in a fast-moving, complex organization.

• You build trusted relationships with hiring managers and senior stakeholders and are comfortable constructively challenging thinking and processes when it leads to better hiring decisions.

• You can translate business priorities into clear and practical talent strategies.

• You communicate with clarity and empathy and can adapt your approach to different audiences and situations.

• You know how to manage competing priorities while maintaining a thoughtful and high-quality stakeholder experience.

• You use data, market insight, and human judgment to anticipate needs, inform decisions and influence.

• You care deeply about equitable and inclusive hiring and look for ways to build fairness into recruiting processes.

• You are collaborative, curious, and comfortable navigating change and ambiguity.

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in Singapore.

• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best ! There will be some in-person meetings but it still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come to the office 3 times per week.