Senior/Lead Talent Acquisition Partner - APAC

About Power Integrations
Power Integrations is seeking an experienced and highly consultative Senior/Lead Talent Acquisition Partner to lead recruiting efforts across the APAC region.
This role serves as the primary talent acquisition partner to hiring managers and business leaders, driving end-to-end recruitment strategy and execution for technical, engineering, semiconductor, and business-critical positions. The successful candidate will combine strong full-cycle recruiting expertise with a strategic mindset, influencing hiring decisions, providing market intelligence, and helping leaders attract and secure top talent in competitive markets.
This is not a recruiting operations or coordination role. The position is focused on full-cycle recruiting, talent acquisition strategy, stakeholder partnership, and hiring outcomes across APAC.
Key Responsibilities
Regional Talent Acquisition Leadership
Lead recruiting activities across the APAC region, supporting hiring managers and leadership teams in multiple countries.
Develop and execute recruiting strategies aligned with business objectives and workforce plans.
Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers regarding market conditions, hiring strategies, candidate availability, compensation trends, and talent landscape insights.
Drive consistency and excellence in recruiting processes across the region.
Full-Cycle Recruiting
Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from intake through offer acceptance.
Partner closely with hiring managers to define hiring requirements, candidate profiles, interview processes, and selection criteria.
Drive efficient hiring processes while ensuring an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.
Maintain ownership and accountability for requisition management, candidate pipelines, interview coordination, offer management, and hiring outcomes.
Technical Talent Identification and Sourcing
Recruit for highly technical positions including:
· Semiconductor Engineering
· Analog and Mixed Signal Design Engineering
· Power Electronics Engineering
· Applications Engineering
· Product Engineering
· Manufacturing Engineering
· Software Engineering
· Technical Operations
· Corporate and Commercial Functions
Develop proactive talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, market research, networking, referrals, industry associations, and advanced sourcing methodologies to identify passive talent.
Business Partnership and Stakeholder Influence
Establish strong partnerships with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and business leaders.
Influence hiring decisions through data, market intelligence, and talent insights.
Coach hiring teams on interview effectiveness, candidate evaluation, and competitive recruiting practices.
Challenge assumptions when appropriate and provide consultative guidance to achieve successful hiring outcomes.
Talent Market Intelligence
Provide regular updates on market trends, competitor activity, talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and recruiting effectiveness.
Build talent pools and succession pipelines for critical business functions.
Deliver strategic insights to support workforce planning discussions.
Recruiting Metrics and Operational Excellence
Monitor recruiting performance metrics, including time-to-fill, quality of hire, pipeline health, and candidate conversion rates.
Ensure compliance with company policies and local employment regulations.
Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and recruiting innovation.
Required Qualifications
Experience
10+ years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience.
Significant experience recruiting for technical and engineering positions.
Experience supporting multiple countries and geographic markets within APAC.
Demonstrated success managing complex and difficult-to-fill searches.
Proven experience partnering directly with hiring managers and senior business leaders.
Technical Recruiting Expertise
Strong experience recruiting within semiconductor, electronics, technology, manufacturing, engineering, or highly technical environments.
Deep understanding of technical talent markets and sourcing methodologies.
Proven ability to identify, attract, and engage passive technical talent.
Business Partnership Skills
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Ability to build credibility quickly with leaders and hiring managers.
Excellent consulting, communication, and relationship-building capabilities.
Ability to operate independently and effectively in a fast-paced global environment.
Systems and Tools
Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), such as Ashby, Workable, Greenhouse
Advanced LinkedIn Recruiter capability.
Experience utilizing talent intelligence, sourcing, and market mapping tools.
Strong reporting and data interpretation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Semiconductor industry recruiting experience.
Experience supporting engineering organizations.
Experience partnering with executive and senior leadership teams.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
Success Profile
The successful candidate will be:
A strategic talent acquisition partner rather than a recruiting coordinator.
A highly capable full-cycle recruiter with deep technical recruiting expertise.
Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and driving hiring decisions.
Skilled at proactively identifying talent rather than relying on applicant flow.
Capable of owning recruiting outcomes across an entire region.
Able to balance recruiting execution with business partnership and workforce planning discussions.