Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Who We Are

NEXT Ventures is where ambition takes shape and movement becomes momentum. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world’s most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm—220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.

Your Role in Our Mission

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, you will take full ownership of end-to-end recruitment across critical business functions in Malaysia. You will operate as a strategic hiring partner—aligning closely with business leaders to drive quality, speed, and process discipline across every hire.

Beyond transactional recruitment, this role requires strong sourcing depth, employer branding engagement, and structured ATS ownership. You will help build pipelines, improve hiring predictability, and elevate NEXT’s positioning in the Malaysian talent market.

How You’ll Make an Impact

End-to-End Recruitment Execution

• Manage the complete hiring cycle—from intake planning and sourcing strategy to offer rollout and onboarding handover.

• Partner closely with hiring managers across Trading, Sales, Marketing, IT, Compliance, and Customer Support to define role scope and hiring timelines.

• Apply structured screening methodologies to assess qualifications, capability, and cultural alignment.

• Maintain disciplined feedback loops to ensure timely and well-informed hiring decisions.

Sourcing Strategy & Pipeline Development

• Execute targeted sourcing strategies through LinkedIn Recruiter, headhunting, referrals, and industry-specific channels.

• Build and maintain proactive pipelines for recurring, niche, and strategic roles.

• Engage and nurture passive candidates to maintain long-term hiring readiness.

• Develop sourcing playbooks tailored to fintech and regulated business environments.

ATS & Process Ownership

• Maintain accurate recruitment data within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

• Track pipeline metrics and generate reporting insights to support data-driven hiring decisions.

• Coordinate interview scheduling, documentation, and compliance tracking with operational precision.

• Ensure structured recruitment workflows aligned with internal SOPs and governance standards.

Employer Branding & Market Engagement

• Drive LinkedIn engagement strategies to position NEXT as an employer of choice in Malaysia.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop authentic narratives about life at NEXT.

• Support expatriate hiring processes, including coordination with visa vendors and internal compliance teams.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of recruitment experience, with at least 3 years in-house within fintech or fast-paced environments.

• Strong expertise in LinkedIn sourcing and headhunting methodologies.

• Demonstrated experience managing recruitment pipelines through ATS platforms.

• Solid understanding of Malaysian labor laws; familiarity with expatriate visa processes is preferred.

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Excellent communication and candidate experience capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

Your X-Factor

• Thinks strategically about talent pipelines rather than reacting to vacancies.

• Balances hiring speed with quality and long-term fit.

• Uses metrics to improve recruitment predictability and process discipline.

• Maintains professionalism and structured communication across stakeholders.

• Operates with maturity, ownership, and accountability.

Your Journey after Applying

• 30 minute HR interview with the Talent Acquisition team member

• Assessment stage

• 45 minute Problem Solving Interview (with talent acquisition team & department front line manager)

• 60-minute Bar Raiser Interview (with head of department & talent acquisition lead)

• People Management & Hiring Interview

Why Join NEXT

At NEXT Ventures, we believe the right talent fuels breakthrough innovation. If you're driven to connect great minds with big ideas and want to shape the future of fintech, we’d love to meet you. Join our team of bold thinkers where technology meets transformation.

Apply now and be part of our journey — the future is calling, and it starts with you.