Title:  Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Working in Global HR at Munich Re for Reinsurance & Specialty Group means being part of a dynamic, globally connected team that plays a critical role in shaping the future of our organization. As an HR professional, you contribute to the success of our business by supporting people strategies that drive transformation, foster collaboration, and enable sustainable growth.

Our Global HR function is evolving to meet the needs of a fast-changing world. We operate in a connected, collaborative, and forward-thinking Global HR matrix community that values empathy, initiative, and a global mindset—where every team member plays a role in delivering effective services and solutions and creating meaningful impact.

Whether your focus is talent, rewards, analytics, business partnering, services, or any other area of HR, you will work across regions and functions to co-create solutions that support our people and business. You will be empowered to collaborate, innovate, and grow—contributing to a culture that values diversity, continuous learning, and shared success.

Join us in building the future of Global HR.

Job Summary

The APAC MEA Talent Acquisition (TA) team is responsible for the proactive planning and sourcing of talent to meet the requirements of the business, for 20 locations across the region. Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition APAC MEA, you will be responsible for the recruitment and employer branding for the Greater China and Australia businesses, as well as contributing to the direction and strategy of the wider APAC MEA TA team.

Please note; this role can be based in Hong Kong, or Beijing.

Your Role

• Ultimate responsibility for the end to end recruitment process for all hiring in the Greater China and Australia businesses. This will range from Early-Career to Senior Executive level hiring.
• Lead hiring managers through the process, as required, ensuring professional standards are maintained, and SOP’s followed at all times.
• Proactively source candidates for active vacancies, as well as talent pipelining for future requirements. This includes networking with potential future talent.
• Ownership for the employer branding of the businesses under your remit; proactively suggesting content, working with the Head of TA, APAC MEA and the internal communications team on campaigns, as required.
• Responsible for utilising and maintaining the ATS (SuccessFactors).
• Building relationships with the broader HR team to facilitate the smooth handover for an efficient onboarding process.
• Ensuring that hiring practices are fair and inclusive, with DEI being a key component of the decision-making process.
• Acting as a senior member of the regional APAC MEA TA team, offering input to meetings, supporting on ad hoc projects, and guiding more junior team members as required.

Your Profile

• Minimum of 8 years’ dedicated recruiting experience, with at least 2 years’ spent in-house.
• Previous experience in the (re)insurance industry would be highly advantageous.
• Experience of recruiting in several international markets (essential).
• Fluency in Mandarin and strong English communication (essential).
• Strong interviewing skills, with experience of conducting HR interviews.
• Exceptional internal and external stakeholder management capability.
• Takes a data-driven approach to hiring.
• Strong capability to report recruiting data.
• Experience of taking responsibility for Employer Branding.
• Commitment to providing a high quality service to stakeholders, with proactive and prompt communication.
• Demonstrable experience of proactively sourcing talent.

Employee Benefits

• Competitive annual leave entitlement
• Comprehensive life and health insurance coverage
• Market-competitive retirement scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Employee assistance program

About Munich Re

As the world's leading reinsurance company with more than 11,000 employees at over 50 locations, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance. By turning uncertainty into a manageable risk we enable fundamental change. Join us working on topics today that will concern society tomorrow, whether that be climate change, major construction projects, medical risk assessment or even space travel.   

Together we embrace a culture where multiskilled teams dare to think big. We create the new and the different for our clients and cultivate innovation.  

Does this sound like you? Push boundaries with us and be part of Munich Re.  

At Munich Re, we embrace, and value, the interaction of diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and thought. This interaction is our foundation. Of our open culture and spirit of partnership. Of how our teams are built and cultivated. Of how we are supported and developed. And at the centre of this interaction is each of us.