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title: 'Assistant Recruitment Manager at Bjak'
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# Assistant Recruitment Manager at Bjak 

- **Company:** [Bjak ](https://feeny.ai/companies/bjak)
- **Location:** United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bjakcareer/87e69cd3-09be-4568-9ff3-40ee60b3b01c

## Job description

## About ActAI

There are over 5 billion users using basic applications today such email, notes, tasks, calendar and they're not AI-native. Our mission is to build proactive applications for anyone in the world, who are not used to complex prompting. We aim to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising and workflows, with minimal to no prompting. Our product focuses on achieving high reliability for long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion. We believe products will greatly reduce hallucinations Our objective is to organise anyone's life, allowing us all to spend time on valuable and meaningful things

## About the Role

As Assistant Recruitment Manager , you will own ActAI's global technical recruiting function and be accountable for building the engineering and AI teams required to scale the company.

## What You Will Be Doing

- Own technical hiring across ActAI, including AI/ML, backend, infrastructure, web, mobile and engineering leadership.
- Build the technical recruiting strategy, team structure, hiring priorities and operating cadence required to meet company hiring goals.
- Personally lead searches for critical and senior hires, from market mapping and headhunting through assessment, offer negotiation and closing.
- Set the standard for candidate quality, ensuring recruiters evaluate actual technical contribution, complexity and relevance rather than relying on titles, companies or keywords.
- Partner directly with engineering and company leadership to define hiring bars, target profiles, interview processes and final hiring decisions.
- Build and coach a high-performing technical recruiting team, reviewing pipelines and raising the quality of sourcing, assessment and candidate management.
- Use recruiting data and market intelligence to identify bottlenecks, challenge ineffective searches and continuously improve hiring quality, speed and conversion.
- Build scalable recruiting processes and talent networks across the US, Europe and Asia without allowing process to replace judgement or execution.

## What You Will Need

- 10+ years of recruiting experience with deep experience hiring software engineering, AI/ML or other highly technical talent.
- Proven track record building and leading technical recruiting for a high-growth technology company while remaining hands-on with critical searches.
- Strong understanding of engineering and AI talent markets, with the ability to assess the substance and relevance of highly technical profiles.
- Demonstrated success hiring senior engineers, technical leaders and other scarce talent through proactive headhunting.
- Experience building, managing and raising the performance of technical recruiting teams.
- Ability to work directly with founders and engineering leaders, challenge assumptions and translate company priorities into executable hiring plans.
- Strong judgement on talent, high execution speed and clear accountability for hiring outcomes.

## Nice to Have

- Experience leading technical recruiting at an AI company, AI-native startup or high-growth technology company.
- Direct experience recruiting AI researchers, ML engineers, applied AI engineers and senior engineering leaders.
- Strong existing networks across global AI and engineering communities.
- Experience building technical teams across multiple markets, particularly the US, Europe and Asia.

## About Bjak 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Bjak is Southeast Asia’s leading digital insurance platform, enabling users to compare, purchase, and manage insurance policies and automotive services through a single, AI-powered interface.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed Stage)
- **Headquarters**: Selangor, Malaysia
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Insurtech / Financial Services (with a growing automotive service vertical)
- **Target customers**: B2C (individuals seeking insurance and car repairs), B2B (partnerships with 16 insurers and workshop networks)
- **Mission**: “To develop technology‑based solutions to improve financial inclusion.”

## Products & Services
- **Insurance Platform (SaaS / Marketplace)**: Compare quotes from 16 insurers, purchase policies, manage claims, and access 24/7 VIP support. Supported by an AI agent.
- **Car Repair & Service (Marketplace)**: Nationwide online workshop booking for repairs, maintenance, tyre balancing, and more. Includes pay‑later options (installments from RM10/month).
- **Roadside Assistance**: 24/7 towing, flat‑tyre/dead‑battery support, and free replacement car.
- **Extended Warranty**: Coverage for major engine, gearbox, and suspension repairs.
- **Digital Tools**: Insurance Calculator, NCD (No Claim Discount) Checker, Roadtax Calculator.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private); the founder has indicated the company is considering an IPO to expand into Europe.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue estimated at $25 M–$50 M (LinkedIn data for FY2025). Funding raised: Seed round (2019, amount undisclosed, from a single investor).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Seed investor not named; partners include 16 Malaysian insurers and a nationwide network of workshops.
- **Growth Signals**: 8 M+ users across Southeast Asia; 32.2% YoY headcount growth (100 employees); 356 open positions (up 278.7% YoY); expanding into 9 countries (Indonesia, UK, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Spain, and Malaysia).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Largest insurer network in Malaysia**: Single platform aggregating 16 insurance providers.
- **Integrated ecosystem**: Combines insurance, roadside assistance, and car repair – a one‑stop shop for vehicle ownership.
- **AI & automation**: Uses AI agents to simplify policy selection and claims processes.
- **Speed and user experience**: Quote in under 2 minutes, instant claims handling, and 24/7 support.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic expansion**: Entering European markets, with an IPO under consideration.
- **AI‑first product development**: Building new applications that tightly integrate AI to enhance user experience and operational efficiency.
- **Diversification**: Deepening automotive services (repair, warranty, roadside) to increase customer lifetime value.
- **Talent scaling**: Aggressively hiring across engineering, product, marketing, and operations to support growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Results first” – outcomes over effort; direct feedback; flat organization with minimal bureaucracy; high ownership and speed.
- **Work Environment**: Remote‑friendly with a “distributed team of experts” and offices in Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, and the UK. Recruiting globally.
- **Engineering Focus**: Lean, autonomous teams that prioritise product excellence and swift delivery.
- **Career Growth**: Rapidly scaling company with 356 open roles (including Lead, Founder’s Office, iOS Engineer, DevOps, ML Engineer) – opportunities for impact and advancement.
- **Note on Employer Rating**: Current Glassdoor-style rating is 2.3/5 (198 reviews) – potential concerns around work‑life balance and compensation. Candidates should verify recent employee sentiment during interviews.

## Sources
1. [bjak.my](https://bjak.my/en) – Official website (product overview, mission)
2. [bjak.my/en/career](https://bjak.my/en/career) – Career page (culture, values)
3. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/bjakcareer](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bjakcareer) – Active job listings and team descriptions
4. [linkedin.com/company/bjak](https://my.linkedin.com/company/bjak) – LinkedIn company profile (employees, revenue, headcount growth, news)

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