Talent Lead, ANZ

Who are we?

Outsized is a leading talent-on-demand marketplace dedicated to Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East bridging the gap between high-quality professional independent talents and enterprise clients in growth markets.

Outsized is not your average company. We’re a high-growth, well-funded disruptor in the fast-evolving talent economy, boasting a team that’s as skilled as it is welcoming! With a focus on Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East, we're revolutionising the talent economy and creating a new model for work. Our technology-driven talent platform connects highly skilled professional independent talent with global consulting firms, Financial Services Institutions and large enterprises across our core regions.

Values matter to us. Our commitment to Passion, Integrity, and Accountability isn't just talk — it shapes our daily interactions within our team, with clients, and with our independent talent. Heard it all before? Don’t take our word for it; check out our reviews on Trustpilot and Glassdoor to form your own opinion.

Role Overview

As Talent Lead, ANZ, you will be responsible for maximising the value of on-platform talent by expanding the network of high-quality independent talents and driving talent advocacy across ANZ. This includes executing talent build-up campaigns, forming partnerships with boutique firms, and ensuring quality assurance to grow a strong talent pool. Additionally, you will proactively advocate for on-platform talent by curating talent pools and supporting talent-driven sales initiatives. This is an individual contributor role.

Key responsibilities include:

Talent Campaigns

• Through partnering with Sales & CS teams and conducting extensive market research, develop a view on the skills in demand across ANZ
• Develop & implement strategies to maximise the number of in-demand, high-quality ANZ independent talents signing up onto our platform
• Track & monitor the performance of the campaigns and continuously iterate and innovate on them

Talent Pool/Bench Building

• With guidance from Sales, develop pools/benches for in-demand skills
• Manage the end-to-end talent pool/benches development, including QA, CV screening, profile building, and onboarding

Partnerships

• Identify and engage with talent growth partners (e.g., boutique firms, certification bodies, job platforms, etc.)
• Build strong partnerships to expand the talent network in ANZ

Support Talent-driven Sales

• Proactively advocate for available, high-quality talents by sharing their profiles with Sales to showcase to clients periodically

Quality Assurance

• Ensure that the profiles we accept onto our platform are relevant and of high quality

Whom will you work with?

COO and directly reporting to the Global Talent Lead

Ideal candidates

• Possess 2-5 years of total work experience, with some in talent acquisition/recruitment
• Thrives in a start-up environment (strong sense of ownership, adaptable, resourceful, tenacious, etc.)
• Passionate about the future of work, disruptive talent models, and deliver an amazing experience for independent talent
• Excellent command of English (both written & verbal)
• Strong stakeholder and project management skills
• Preferably with experience recruiting high-calibre candidates, in terms of industry & seniority (strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity & high-growth start-ups; Director level to CXOs)

Who are we?

Outsized is a leading talent-on-demand marketplace dedicated to Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East bridging the gap between high-quality professional independent talents and enterprise clients in growth markets.

Outsized is not your average company. We’re a high-growth, well-funded disruptor in the fast-evolving talent economy, boasting a team that’s as skilled as it is welcoming! With a focus on Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East, we're revolutionising the talent economy and creating a new model for work. Our technology-driven talent platform connects highly skilled professional independent talent with global consulting firms, Financial Services Institutions and large enterprises across our core regions.

Values matter to us. Our commitment to Passion, Integrity, and Accountability isn't just talk — it shapes our daily interactions within our team, with clients, and with our independent talent. Heard it all before? Don’t take our word for it; check out our reviews on Trustpilot and Glassdoor to form your own opinion.

Role Overview

As Talent Lead, ANZ, you will be responsible for maximising the value of on-platform talent by expanding the network of high-quality independent talents and driving talent advocacy across ANZ. This includes executing talent build-up campaigns, forming partnerships with boutique firms, and ensuring quality assurance to grow a strong talent pool. Additionally, you will proactively advocate for on-platform talent by curating talent pools and supporting talent-driven sales initiatives. This is an individual contributor role.

Key responsibilities include:

Talent Campaigns

• Through partnering with Sales & CS teams and conducting extensive market research, develop a view on the skills in demand across ANZ
• Develop & implement strategies to maximise the number of in-demand, high-quality ANZ independent talents signing up onto our platform
• Track & monitor the performance of the campaigns and continuously iterate and innovate on them

Talent Pool/Bench Building

• With guidance from Sales, develop pools/benches for in-demand skills
• Manage the end-to-end talent pool/benches development, including QA, CV screening, profile building, and onboarding

Partnerships

• Identify and engage with talent growth partners (e.g., boutique firms, certification bodies, job platforms, etc.)
• Build strong partnerships to expand the talent network in ANZ

Support Talent-driven Sales

• Proactively advocate for available, high-quality talents by sharing their profiles with Sales to showcase to clients periodically

Quality Assurance

• Ensure that the profiles we accept onto our platform are relevant and of high quality

Whom will you work with?

COO and directly reporting to the Global Talent Lead

Ideal candidates

• Possess 2-5 years of total work experience, with some in talent acquisition/recruitment
• Thrives in a start-up environment (strong sense of ownership, adaptable, resourceful, tenacious, etc.)
• Passionate about the future of work, disruptive talent models, and deliver an amazing experience for independent talent
• Excellent command of English (both written & verbal)
• Strong stakeholder and project management skills
• Preferably with experience recruiting high-calibre candidates, in terms of industry & seniority (strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity & high-growth start-ups; Director level to CXOs)