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# Lead Recruiter (Commercial & Corporate Hiring) at Bjak 

- **Company:** [Bjak ](https://feeny.ai/companies/bjak)
- **Location:** Malaysia
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bjakcareer/f3b602bd-deb2-47cd-8eed-20d1adbd47ec/application

**Skills:** Applicant Tracking Systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, Recruitment Analytics, Talent Mapping, Sourcing

> Lead recruitment across global corporate functions including Operations, Finance, and Marketing. Partner with business leaders to define hiring strategies, build talent pipelines, and mentor junior recruiters while establishing recruiting best practices.

## Job description

## About BJAK

The original mission of BJAK is we believe people deserve smarter ways to plan, save and grow their money. This is the origin of our name.

Started in 2019, we built the first mobile-first, insurance platform, enabling insurance to be accessible online by millions in the region. Today, its the leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia.

Today, we are expanding ways to help people in the region — this includes spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more. Our mission is help people get more from their money every day.

We have teams working around the world, with over 20 nationalities from our offices and remotely, who truly enjoys their work. We are looking for the most talented and driven people we can find. We are looking for people who work for their passion, not counting hours. Who loves building great next-generation products, not status quo. Who cares about redefining how everyone around us can get the best financial applications, not for an exclusive few.

If you're this person, we'd love to talk to you.

## The Role

We are looking for a Lead Recruiter (Commercial & Corporate Hiring) to lead hiring across Operations, Finance, Marketing, Creative, HR, Legal, Strategy, CEO Office, and other corporate functions globally. This role combines hands-on recruitment execution with leadership responsibilities. You will partner closely with business leaders to attract high-impact talent, drive hiring strategy, and help build a scalable Talent Acquisition function capable of supporting BJAK’s rapid global growth. You will play a critical role in shaping the organization by hiring exceptional talent while mentoring junior recruiters and establishing recruiting best practices across the business.

## What You’ll Do

Business Recruitment Leadership

- Own the end-to-end recruitment process for business and corporate functions globally, including Operations, Finance, Marketing, Creative, HR, Legal, CEO Office, and other key functions.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and senior leaders to define hiring priorities, organizational needs, role requirements, and workforce planning strategies.
- Act as a trusted talent advisor by providing market intelligence, compensation insights, hiring recommendations, and talent market trends.
- Lead recruitment efforts for senior, niche, confidential, and business-critical positions across multiple regions.
- Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to attract high-caliber passive candidates in competitive talent markets.

Talent Pipeline & Market Intelligence

- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines across key business functions to support both current and future hiring needs.
- Conduct talent mapping exercises across target companies, industries, and markets.
- Develop strong understanding of global labor markets, compensation trends, and talent availability across multiple countries.

## Team Development & Process Excellence

- Mentor and support junior recruiters, helping improve sourcing effectiveness, candidate assessment quality, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Establish recruiting best practices, interview calibration standards, sourcing frameworks, and hiring processes across business functions.
- Review recruitment performance, pipeline quality, and hiring outcomes to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support the development and scaling of the global Talent Acquisition team.

Recruitment Operations & Reporting

- Maintain accurate ATS data, candidate records, and recruitment reporting.
- Track recruitment metrics including pipeline health, time-to-hire, source effectiveness, offer acceptance rates, and hiring quality.
- Ensure a professional, positive, and consistent candidate experience across all recruitment stages.
- Support compliance with local labor regulations and recruitment best practices across multiple regions.

The Right Fit Has

- 5-8 years of full-cycle recruitment experience across multiple business and corporate functions.
- Proven success recruiting for functions such as Operations, Finance, Marketing, Creative, HR, Legal, Strategy, Consulting, CEO Office, or other business-critical roles.
- Demonstrated ability to hire senior, niche, and difficult-to-fill positions across multiple markets.
- Strong expertise in sourcing passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, talent mapping, referrals, and other advanced sourcing techniques.
- Experience managing multiple high-priority requisitions simultaneously while maintaining quality and speed.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence hiring decisions and challenge hiring assumptions when necessary.
- Experience partnering with senior leaders on hiring strategy, organizational design discussions, and workforce planning initiatives.
- Experience mentoring, coaching, or guiding junior recruiters is highly preferred.
- Familiarity with global hiring practices, compensation structures, and recruitment across multiple countries.
- Strong proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment analytics.
- Excellent communication, project management, and relationship-building skills.
- Experience in high-growth technology companies, startups, internet businesses, consulting firms, or fast-scaling organizations is strongly preferred.

What Success Looks Like

- Consistently delivers high-quality hires across multiple business functions and regions.
- Builds sustainable talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill business roles.
- Becomes a trusted advisor to business leaders and hiring managers.
- Improves recruitment efficiency, hiring quality, and candidate experience.
- Successfully develops junior recruiters and contributes to building a scalable Talent Acquisition function.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities, ambitious hiring goals, and a high degree of ownership.

## Why Join BJAK

- Above-market remuneration.
- Fast-track career growth and leadership opportunities.
- High ownership, autonomy, and direct impact on business growth.
- Exposure to global hiring across multiple countries and functions.
- Opportunity to work directly with senior leadership on critical business hiring initiatives.
- Flat organization where ideas and execution matter more than titles.
- Meaningful work that directly contributes to building and scaling world-class teams.

## 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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