Recruitment Delivery Lead

Lead and scale Novara's Philippines delivery team. Own the day-to-day management of recruiters and sourcers, drive candidate quality and speed to fill, and free the founder to focus on business development and client relationships. This is a hands-on leadership role — you will be managing people, actively driving delivery outcomes, and shaping how the team operates as we scale from 2 to 6 people over the next year.

Job Details

• Work from Home
• Monday to Friday: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM (Manila Time) - please take note that flexibility is required to support operational needs.
• Following Singapore holidays

Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Manage the day-to-day work of the recruitment team — set priorities, allocate requisitions, track progress.
• Coach and develop team members through weekly 1:1s, real-time feedback, and structured training.
• Recruit, onboard, and integrate new team members as the team scales.
• Set clear performance expectations and hold the team accountable to them.
• Build a team culture aligned with Novara's values: fairness, directness, loyalty, earning trust through action.

Delivery Ownership

• Own the pipeline for all active client requisitions — from brief through to placement.
• Ensure candidates are sourced, screened, and submitted within target timelines.
• Quality-check all candidate submissions before they go to clients — no CV goes out below Novara standard
• Drive candidate quality across the desk: relevance, accuracy, motivation, availability, right-to-work.
• Manage candidate experience — response times, communication cadence, professional engagement throughout.

Process and Systems

• Own the operational rhythm of the delivery team — weekly standups, pipeline reviews, hand-offs.
• Optimise use of Vincere (CRM) — ensure data hygiene, pipeline visibility, and candidate tracking discipline.
• Design and refine sourcing playbooks for each specialism (survey, ROV, subsea, inspection marine).
• Build the internal knowledge base — market maps, competitor mapping, key candidate networks.

Client Interface

• Take direct client briefs where appropriate, freeing the CEO to focus on new business.
• Manage ongoing client communication on active roles — status updates, submission tracking feedback loops.
• Represent Novara professionally in all client-facing communication.

Reporting to CEO

• Weekly delivery reports covering pipeline health, submissions, feedback, and blockers.
• Flag issues proactively — client concerns, candidate risks, team performance, operational bottlenecks.
• Contribute to strategic decisions on team structure, hiring, and process evolution.

Qualifications

Experience

• 8+ years in recruitment, with at least 3 years in a team lead, senior recruiter, or delivery management role.
• Proven track record of managing recruitment teams (2–6 people minimum)
• Direct experience in one or more of: offshore energy, oil & gas, marine, subsea, ROV, survey, inspection, or infrastructure recruitment (strongly preferred).
• Experience recruiting for international clients — not purely domestic Philippines placements.
• Contract or freelance recruitment experience (not just permanent placements).

Skills

• Strong candidate quality judgement — able to assess CVs, screen calls, and identify strong candidates quickly.
• Excellent English (written and spoken) — direct communication with UK, EU, Singapore, and Australian clients.
• Proficient with a modern ATS / CRM (Vincere preferred; Bullhorn, JobAdder, or Loxo acceptable).
• Comfortable using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean sourcing, and industry-specific databases.
• Data-literate — able to read pipeline metrics and identify what's working and what isn't.

Leadership

• Direct, honest management style — comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
• Proven ability to build team culture and develop junior team members.
• High personal accountability — takes ownership of outcomes, does not deflect.
• Comfortable operating with autonomy — you will run the delivery function while the CEO focuses on BD.

Personal

• Fairness, directness, and integrity as core operating principles.
• Long-term orientation — you want to build something, not just tick boxes.
• Bias to action — solves problems rather than raising them without solutions.
• Committed to full-time exclusive employment with Novara — this role does not accommodate outside commercial commitments.

Nice to Have

• Existing network in offshore energy / marine recruitment in Southeast Asia or Europe.
• Experience with contract redeployment models (contractor lifecycle management).
• Familiarity with international mobility, tax treatment, and compliance for offshore contractors.
• Prior experience working with a lean, founder-led business rather than large corporate agencies.

About the Working Relationship

You will work directly with the founder / CEO of Novara Search. This means

• Real autonomy and ownership from day one.
• Direct visibility of business decisions and strategy.
• Fast feedback loops — no layers to work through.
• High expectations on quality, speed, and integrity.
• A commitment on our side to invest in your growth as the business grows.