Talent Acquisition Specialist

OKX$143K — $178K *
Staffing
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting or dedicated sourcing experience with a focus on building talent pipelines from scratch.
  • Hands-on experience in APAC hiring, familiar with local platforms and candidate behavior.
  • Experience recruiting across multiple regions, including US and LATAM.
  • Advanced sourcing skills, using tools like Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter.
  • Strong written communication skills for impactful outreach.
  • Proficient with ATS and CRM systems, ensuring data hygiene.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Own top-of-funnel sourcing for US, LATAM, and especially APAC talent.
  • Develop deep talent maps and outreach strategies specific to key APAC regions.
  • Produce market intelligence reports to influence hiring strategies.
  • Engage candidates effectively through thoughtful outreach and maintain their interest.
  • Build and sustain evergreen talent pipelines for challenging roles.
  • Collaborate with hiring managers and HR teams across different regions.
  • Track sourcing metrics to enhance recruitment strategies.
  • Promote OKX's employer brand to attract passive talent.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package.
  • Learning and development programs with education subsidies.
  • Team building initiatives and company events.
  • Wellness and meal allowances.
  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits for employees and dependents.
Full Job Description
Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist who lives in the top of the funnel. This is a hands-on, sourcing-first role focused on building and owning talent pipelines across the US, LATAM, and APAC - with the heaviest emphasis on APAC, where our fastest hiring growth is happening and where deep market knowledge is hardest to buy.

You will spend the majority of your time proactively identifying, engaging, and converting passive talent - not processing inbound applications. You will map markets, build long-term talent communities, and become the person hiring managers come to when they need to know who's out there. If you are energized by outreach that actually lands, by knowing a market better than anyone else in the room, and by building pipelines before the req even opens, this role is for you.

What You'll Be Doing
  • Proactive Sourcing (Core Focus): Own top-of-funnel sourcing across US, LATAM, and APAC. Build and execute multi-channel sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean and X-ray search, GitHub, Behance, Dribbble, Telegram, Discord, WeChat, Maimai, BOSS Zhipin, referrals, alumni networks, and crypto-native communities.
  • APAC Pipeline Building: Serve as the sourcing engine for APAC hiring. Develop deep talent maps across key hubs - Singapore, Hong Kong, mainland China, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, and India - and build region-specific outreach strategies that account for local platforms, languages, notice periods, and compensation norms.
  • Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence: Produce competitor org maps, talent availability reports, and compensation benchmarks by region. Translate market data into practical guidance that shapes role scoping, level calibration, and hiring plans.
  • Candidate Engagement & Conversion: Write and test outreach that gets replies. Own the candidate experience from first touch through handoff, running screens that assess motivation, mobility, and fit while keeping candidates warm through long hiring cycles.
  • Pipeline Ownership & Nurture: Build and maintain evergreen pipelines and talent communities for recurring and hard-to-fill roles. Keep silver-medalist and passive-candidate pools active so we are never starting from zero when a req opens.
  • Stakeholder Partnership: Partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and regional HR teams across time zones. Run intake and calibration sessions, share pipeline reviews, and set realistic expectations grounded in market reality.
  • Sourcing Data & Reporting: Track and report on sourcing funnel metrics - outreach volume, response rate, screen-to-submit, submit-to-onsite, and pipeline health by region. Use the data to redirect effort toward the channels that convert.
  • Employer Brand in Market: Represent OKX to passive talent. Support regional recruiting events, meetups, and community engagement, and help position OKX as the destination employer in crypto across every market you cover.
What We Look For In You
  • 3+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting or dedicated sourcing experience, with a demonstrable track record of building pipelines from scratch rather than working inbound applicant flow.
  • Hands-on APAC sourcing experience strongly preferred - you have hired into at least one major APAC market and understand its platforms, candidate behavior, and hiring norms.
  • Experience recruiting across multiple regions and time zones, ideally including US and LATAM alongside APAC.
  • Advanced sourcing toolkit: Boolean and X-ray search, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, portfolio platforms, and region-specific channels. Comfortable finding talent where it is not looking for you.
  • Strong written outreach skills - you can craft personalized, high-response messaging at volume.
  • Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems and sourcing CRMs; disciplined about data hygiene and pipeline tracking.
  • Comfortable operating with ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • Nice to have: crypto, Web3, or fintech recruiting experience; additional language capability relevant to APAC markets (Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Bahasa); experience building talent communities or running sourcing jams and hiring events.
Perks & Benefits
  • Competitive total compensation package
  • L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
  • Various team building programs and company events
  • Wellness and meal allowances
  • Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependents
  • More that we love to tell you along the process!


  • The salary range for this position is $143,111 - $178,888
  • The salary offered depends on a variety of factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. In addition to the salary, a performance bonus and long-term incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via OKX internal or external careers site.


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