Talent Acquisition Lead

The Group: Morningstar’s corporate functions play an essential role in supporting our company’s strategic initiatives, day-to-day operations and infrastructure. The People and Culture team is the steward of Morningstar’s unique culture. We design and deliver the end-to-end programs and experiences that support the entire talent lifecycle. By helping Morningstar employees succeed, we contribute to Morningstar’s growth and success.
The Role: Recruiting and retaining great people is critical to Morningstar’s future. You will play a key role as our Talent Acquisition Lead covering the APAC region (excluding India), with a primary focus on Greater China and other Asian markets. We seek someone who is passionate about attracting and hiring the best talent, values creating an excellent candidate experience, and understands the importance of finding people who share our mission to create great products that help investors reach their financial goals. You will partner closely with business leaders and HR Business Partners across the region to understand hiring needs and deliver effective recruitment solutions. This position is based in our Shenzhen office.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners across APAC to understand business needs, clarify hiring requirements, and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, and offer management.
• Act as a trusted talent advisor by providing market insights, challenging assumptions constructively, and recommending practical hiring solutions.
• Leverage recruitment data and market intelligence to identify hiring challenges, communicate trade-offs, and influence stakeholder decisions.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing and professional networks.
• Manage multiple hiring priorities while delivering a positive candidate and stakeholder experience.
• Utilize recruitment technologies and AI-enabled tools to improve sourcing, efficiency, and recruitment effectiveness.
• Support employer branding and broader talent acquisition initiatives as needed.

Requirements

• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to confidently engage and influence international stakeholders.
• At least 5 years of professional experience, including 3 years in recruitment. Both in-house and agency backgrounds are welcome.
• Proven experience independently managing end-to-end recruitment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with a consultative approach and the confidence to provide recommendations beyond executing hiring requests.
• Ability to interpret recruitment data and market information to support hiring decisions.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable working across different business functions and cultures.
• Regional or global recruitment exposure is an advantage, but not essential.
• Bachelor's degree or above.

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.