At Horizons, we're building the infrastructure to power borderless teams. By handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance, our technology enables businesses to hire anyone anywhere compliantly at the push of a button.
If you're interested in adding to our vision of enabling people to work in dream jobs, for every company, and from anywhere in the world, apply now!
We're committed to building a global, diverse team representing different and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, or disability. Being a Horizoneer means being part of a growing, international family.
About Horizons
Horizons is a leading Employer of Record (EOR) and recruitment services provider, enabling companies to hire and manage top talent in over 180 countries. With a global team of experts, we help organizations expand internationally with speed, compliance, and efficiency.
We are now looking for a Principal Consultant – APAC to join our recruitment services team and support our growing client base across the region.
Role Overview
As a Principal Recruitment Consultant, you will play a key leadership role in driving both business development and end-to-end recruitment delivery across APAC. You will leverage your deep regional knowledge and extensive experience to develop new client relationships, manage strategic accounts, and deliver top-quality recruitment services.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead business development initiatives to acquire new clients and grow existing accounts in the APAC region.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients on talent acquisition strategies, market insights, and workforce planning.
- Manage the full recruitment cycle: sourcing, interviewing, assessing, and presenting top candidates.
- Build strong candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing and networking.
- Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis to support client decision-making.
- Collaborate with colleagues across EMEA, LATAM, and North America to serve multinational clients.
- Maintain strong performance metrics with a balance of business development and recruitment delivery.
Requirements
- ~10 years of experience in recruitment and business development, preferably within an international environment.
- Strong expertise recruiting in the APAC region across multiple industries (e.g., IT, engineering, professional services, or others).
- Proven success in developing new business and managing key client relationships.
- Excellent sourcing and interviewing skills.
- Ability to lead, coach, and motivate junior team members.
- Fluent in English and Mandarin.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, global environment.
Our service & product. We're a technology company, not an accountancy, payroll provider, recruitment firm or similar. We build a workforce management platform that allows our customers to hire the best talent in minutes, without worrying about compliance, payroll, or HR admin.
Our amazing team and environment. Working at Horizons means you're working on something very exciting: Allowing every person on the planet to have access to equal opportunities in living a fulfilled work and personal life. We believe in hiring from within and going the extra mile to retain top talent. As the company continues to grow extremely fast, you will be given the opportunity to develop and grow alongside.
Our benefits and perks. Being a Horizoneer means that you get the benefit of:
- A competitive salary
- An asynchronous working environment
- A "Remote-First" company environment (or Hybrid) - based on the nature of the job
- The ability to work from abroad for a short period of time
- Growth opportunities within the company
- We provide all new joiners with the necessary hardware to ensure you have the tools you need to succeed from day one
Please fill out the form and upload your CV in a PDF format.
If you don’t have an up-to-date CV but you are still keen to reaching out, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.
Need help? Get in touch with us at: [email protected]
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What We Do
Horizons is a leading international Employer of Record (EOR) technology company, revolutionizing the way companies hire talent from around the world. With our innovative platform, you can now easily hire anyone, anywhere, with confidence. Our platform enables you to find top talent, while we handle all the compliance, payroll and payment complexities through our already-established local infrastructure in over 100 countries. Whether you're looking to hire independent contractors or full-time employees, we've got you covered. And the best part? Getting set up takes just a few minutes. With a commitment to be most customer-centric employer of record, Horizons has become a trusted partner to over 2,000 businesses, from small and medium-sized enterprises to publicly traded companies. Our diverse customer base is a testament to our ability to meet the unique needs of businesses of all sizes, making global hiring easier and more accessible for everyone
