What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recruiting & Onboarding Specialist - Sydney, Australia position at Accommodations Plus International?
Location: Sydney Office (hybrid)
API is looking for a dynamic and results-driven Recruiter & Onboarding Specialist to support our growth across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. In this role, you will manage full-cycle recruitment, compliance and onboarding, ensuring a seamless and professional experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
If you’re passionate about talent, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to help shape the future of our company, we’d love to hear from you!
Hybrid opportunity requiring a minimum of 3 days in the office
Success in This Role:
You excel in an agile environment, bring creativity to sourcing exceptional talent, and build trusted partnerships with leaders. You understand how strategic hiring drives business transformation and take ownership of delivering high-quality outcomes.
What You’ll Do:
As a leading SaaS Technology & Services company, you will:
- Manage full-cycle, end-to-end recruitment across APAC for a variety of roles.
- Partner closely with business leaders and HR stakeholders to understand hiring needs.
- Draft and post job ads and job descriptions
- Source and engage passive candidates using innovative sourcing strategies
- Conduct phone screens and assess candidate suitability. Coordinate interviews and manage candidate communication throughout the process
- Gather interview feedback and support hiring managers with selection decisions
- Extend offers and negotiate compensation in alignment with HR and management
- Ensure recruitment practices align with global standards while meeting local market requirements
- Provide regular reporting on hiring progress, time-to-fill, and recruitment metrics
- Deliver a seamless onboarding experience for all APAC new hires
- Prepare employment contracts, onboarding packs, and compliance documents
- Coordinate onboarding logistics with IT, payroll, and relevant teams
- Ensure all pre-employment checks are completed accurately and on time
- Support global HR teams to maintain consistency in onboarding practices
What You’ll Bring:
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field preferred.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in full cycle recruiting.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience recruiting across multiple APAC countries.
- Experience working in a global, matrixed, or private equity-backed organization preferred.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite. Advanced Excel skills are required.
- Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems and comfortable learning new technical systems as needed.
- Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies leveraging a strong working knowledge of LinkedIn Recruiter, with proven ability to headhunt and identify passive talent across diverse roles and industries.
- Knowledge of regional hiring practices and employment regulations.
- Proven ability to manage multiple roles across different countries and time zones.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and cultural awareness
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure
- Resourceful, solutions-focused, and process-driven with a continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Compensation:
A$85,000 – 95,000 10% bonus super.
Final compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications, skill set, and location, as well as internal equity and external market benchmarks.
Who We Are
API is the global leader for crew accommodation solutions, and we are changing the way businesses manage travel. Our technology platform streamlines the entire crew planning process, making day-to-day operations more efficient and elevating the crew layover experience. API’s proprietary technology, mobile solutions and our experienced team are positioned to offer our clients a complete, end-to-end platform that integrates seamlessly into their process. We are looking for dynamic, creative, and tech savvy individuals to join our team. If you are passionate about hard work, providing impeccable service, technology, and solutions to our clients then API may be a great fit for you!
Other Duties
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time according to business needs.
The performance of additional responsibilities if you are designated as a Data Protection Champion (DPC), Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) or Information Assurance Accounting Officer (IAAO).
Work Environment
This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
AAP/EEO Statement
Accommodations Plus International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.