Join ASM as a
Specialist, Talent Acquisition and become a high-impact headhunter in top innovation. In this role, you will focus on identifying, engaging, and building relationships with top-tier technical talent - including PhDs, industry talents and highly specialized engineers and scientists. You will proactively hunt, map, and persuade talent in highly competitive markets.
What You'll Be Responsible For:Proactive Headhunting & Direct Outreach
- Identify and approach high-caliber, passive candidates across industry, academia, and adjacent sectors
- Conduct career conversations with senior engineers, PhDs, and emerging technical leaders, with a strong "why ASM" conversation
- Craft tailored outreach that speaks to impact, learning, and long-term trajectory
Competitor & Talent Market Mapping
- Build and maintain talent maps of competitors, research labs, and academic ecosystems,
- Track where critical skills sit, how talent moves, and where new pockets of expertise are emerging, proactively feeding this information to relevant stakeholders
- Contribute insights that help hiring leaders decide who to target and why
PhD & Research-Driven Talent Identification
- Identify PhD, post-doc, and research-active talent through publications, labs, conferences, and technical communities
- Translate business needs into talent pipelines in partnership with senior TA partners and hiring managers
- Help bridge research to industry pathways for exceptional candidates
Early-Career & University Pipeline Support
- Support targeted Masters and PhD pipeline efforts (select universities, labs, professors, and student communities),
- Build and attend curated campus, research, or technical events
Candidate Experience & Conversion
- Maintain high-touch engagement with top prospects over weeks or months
- Capture motivations, reservations, and timing considerations to support successful offers
- Schedule interviews, career conversations, informal meetings for top talent
- Ensure clean documentation and handoff so talent pipelines are reusable and scalable
Talent Intelligence & Insight Sharing
- Share structured insights on market trends, competitor hiring activity, and candidate sentiment
- Help turn sourcing activity into actionable hiring intelligence for the business
What Success Looks Like- High-quality talent pipelines built ahead of demand
- Increasing number of hires coming from proactive headhunting, not inbound applicants
- Strong engagement rates with senior and PhD-level talent
- Hiring leaders view you as a trusted talent scout
Who We're Looking ForRequired- Bachelor or Master's degree ( HR, STEM, analytics or business preferred)
- Strong intellectual curiosity and ability to quickly understand technical domains
- Confidence engaging senior, highly educated professionals at various levels
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High ownership mentality - comfortable working without rigid scripts or templates
Preferred- Exposure to recruiting, research, consulting, sales, business development, or academia
- Interest in semiconductors, deep tech, advanced manufacturing, or applied research
- Experience with LinkedIn sourcing, research tools, or market analysis
Why This Role Is Different- This is not a traditional recruiter or coordinator role
- You will not be measured on volume or admin tasks
- You'll gain early exposure to:
- Experienced industry professionals and PhD talent
- Market intelligence and competitor analysis
- High-stakes, business-critical hiring
This role is designed as a launchpad into strategic recruiting, executive search, or talent intelligence, working in a creative, driven team and highly supportive environment
Apply today to be part of what's next.
