Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs.
We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.
We operate 3 business segments:
- Corporate Secretary: Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations
- Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service
- FinTech payments: Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses
Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 450 staff with an intact startup mindset.
We have achieved >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years and as a result have been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Singapore.
We are looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition that is excited about the below Mission and Outcomes over the next 6-12 months.
Mission: To inspire and develop the Talent Acquisition team so that Sleek can source, interview and easily/quickly close great talent in every department and in every market that we operate in.
Outcomes:
- Track and improve our time to close: Ensure all roles are filled within SLA timelines (14-21 days for non-leadership roles, 30-45 days for leadership/technical positions)
- Track and improve our pipeline building activities: Ensure key positions have the required pre-qualified candidates “in reserve” at all times.
- Communicate proactively:
- Conduct monthly check-ins with key hiring managers to
(a) enable the Talent Acquisition team to stay ahead of staffing needs across the business and
(b) gather feedback from business stakeholders on our hiring processes. - Share a weekly report with the Head of HR and/or Leadership
- Continuous refinement of our hiring process: Schedule a working session each month with selected Leadership team members to reflect on our hiring process and implement improvements.
- Manage and nurture the team:
- Conduct weekly 1:1s with each TA, hearing their challenges and providing the appropriate level of guidance and autonomy to help them grow.
- Look after your team’s wellbeing, ensuring they have the tools and emotional support they need to succeed.
- Gather succinct 360 feedback each quarter on each TA (including yourself) from stakeholders to identify areas for enhanced communication and/or collaboration between the TA team and the business.
- Manage underperformance promptly and with kindness
To do this, you will have a minimum of 7 years experience as Head of Talent Acquisition and you will most likely be located in Singapore.
About the interview process
The successful candidate will participate in the below interview stages (note that the order might be different). We anticipate the process to last no more than 3 weeks from start to finish.
The interviews will most likely be held over video call and the final interview will be held in person at the Sleek office.
Career deep dive
A ~60 minute chat with the Hiring Manager. They’ll discuss your last 1-2 roles to understand your experience in more detail.
Behavioural fit assessment
A ~60 minute chat with a member of the HR or leadership team, where they will dive into some of your recent work situations to understand how you think and work.
Offer + reference interviews
We’ll make a non-binding offer verbally or over email, followed by a couple of short phone or video calls with references that you provide to us.
We are offering S$10, 000 to $12,000 monthly remuneration for this role, along with the other financial, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits mentioned earlier in the job description.
Requirement for background screening
Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and as such is required to perform different levels of background checks on staff depending on their role.
This may include using external vendors to verify the below:
- Your education
- Any criminal history
- Any political exposure
- Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history
We will ask for your consent before conducting these checks. Depending on your role at Sleek, an adverse result on one of these checks may prohibit you from passing probation.
By submitting a job application, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Data Privacy Statement for Candidates, found at sleek.com.
Some other great things about working at Sleek…
Humility and kindness: Humility is a core attribute we hire for, which means we have a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also incredibly important. We are committed to creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment.
Flexibility: You’ll be able to work from home [2-3] days per week. If you need to start early or start late to cater to your family or other needs, we don’t mind, so long as you get your work done and proactively communicate. You can also work fully remote from anywhere in the world for 1 month each year
Financial benefits: We pay competitive market salaries and provide staff with generous paid time off and holiday schedules. [Additionally, you’ll be able to access our S$1,200/HKD$7,000/A$1,200/£650 pa flexi benefits scheme for home office equipment or health and fitness expenditure]. Certain staff at Sleek are also eligible for our employee share ownership plan and can share in the upside of our stellar growth trajectory as we work toward listing on a prominent stock exchange in the Asia Pacific region.
Personal growth: You’ll get a lot of responsibility and autonomy at Sleek - we move at a fast pace so you’ll be making decisions, making mistakes and learning. There’s also a range of internal and external facing training programmes we run. We’re also at the forefront of utilising AI in our space and are developing a regional centre of AI excellence. It is our intention that if you leave Sleek, you leave as a more well-rounded person and professional.
Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp. Since we started our journey in 2017, we’ve been committed to building Sleek as a force for good. In just over 5 years, we’ve joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy. We have planted over 29,271 trees to reforest our ecosystem and saved 7 tons of paper from landfills by processing over 1.4M pages through SleekSign. We aim to be Carbon Neutral by 2030.
