PIMCO

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

PIMCO is looking for a VP APAC Talent Acquisition Lead to join our team with a focus on managing full lifecycle recruiting projects, with an emphasis on creative sourcing of top talent for a variety of positions across our front office teams. Within this role the individual will partner with senior managers to provide recruitment support throughout the entire hiring process. The Senior Recruiter will be responsible for recruiting qualified individuals to fill a variety of front office and business management openings including in but not limited to Account Management, Portfolio Management, Product Strategy, Marketing and Compliance, etc. This individual will also ensure that every search has diversity sourcing component and that we are effectively partnering across HR to best serve our internal clients.

The individual will also be responsible for day to day management of the team and ensuring the roll out of global and local talent acquisition strategies across lateral and in partnership with our global campus teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full-life cycle recruiting for a range of roles and career levels across our front office business.
• Advise senior stakeholders on the Talent Acquisition process including but not limited to market intelligence, sourcing strategies, search execution, answering candidate’s questions, and offer negotiation
• Advise stakeholders on the market, be able to preempt risk with the ability to run complex offers across the region.
• Identify and implement creative, impactful and cost-effective sourcing strategies to identify top talent
• Source, screen and assess candidates for open positions at all levels within Business Management against open requisitions as well as opportunistically.
• Drive recruiting activities at various levels; develop and maintain strong relationships with prospective candidates as well as business unit leaders and respective HR colleagues within PIMCO.
• Develop and execute search strategy and workflow in collaboration with senior management for all open positions including direct sourcing and search firm engagement
• Partner with the Compensation team, HR Business Partner, and hiring teams to formulate and deliver offers
• Provide direction and partner with Recruiting Associate regarding job postings, interview scheduling, interview feedback collection,
• onboarding activities, etc.
• Actively partner with the campus recruiting and EMEA talent acquisition teams to share best practices and provide a seamless service to internal clients

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be client centric, highly collaborative, and possess a team-first attitude
• At least five years’ experience in the asset management industry
• 8+ years of hands-on recruiting experience within a corporate and/or progressive search firm, including sourcing and full-life cycle covering front office positions.
• Demonstrated track record with creative sourcing methods via networking, organizations, internet, referrals, investment data providers, and direct recruiting
• Proven ability to provide outstanding customer services to the candidates as well as client base; serve as an ambassador, representing PIMCO in the candidate market
• Solid understanding of local nuances, visa requirements etc. 
• Proven ability of working with senior stakeholders at MD level.
• Strong credibility and presence, and the ability to influence hiring managers across a variety of personalities
• Strong interviewing/assessment skills and ability to influence and close candidates in highly competitive situations
• Experience in team management and leadership
• Highly motivated, self-starter with strong organizational skills; strong prioritization skills with proven track record of adapting to quickly changing business needs 
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication and relationship-building skills required
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems, Internet recruiting (e.g., LinkedIn), and MS Office Suite: Word, Outlook, and Excel
• Undergraduate degree required, preferably in Business, Management or Finance; advanced degree a bonus
• Additional language skills such as Mandarin or Japanese are of interest but not essential 

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.

Applicants with Disabilities

PIMCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system due to a disability and you would like to request an accommodation, you may contact us at 949-720-7744 and leave a message. This is a dedicated line designed exclusively to assist job seekers with disabilities to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.