Want to build a team across Asia or the Middle East?

Hiring across these markets usually means juggling multiple agencies, EOR providers, and vendors just to fill a handful of roles.

GoAsia Talent operates as a single point of contact across every major APAC market and the Gulf. We cover retained executive search, contingent staffing, and fixed-fee capability centre builds up to 200+ hires.

Where Employer of Record is needed, we integrate with established EOR partners so compliance, payroll, and hiring stay connected.

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One partner. Every engagement model. Every level.

Retained Executive Search

Full-cycle search for Director to C-suite roles. Shortlists built on market mapping, not database matching.

Contingent Staffing

Zero upfront risk. Ideal for market entry, one-off specialist roles, or clients testing a new geography.

Volume Capability Centre Builds

200+ headcount programmes under fixed cost per hire models. Predictable spend, accountable delivery.

Talent Acquisition as a Service

Embedded recruitment capacity scaled to your hiring plan, without the cost of a permanent in-house team.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

We own the hiring process end to end. Defined SLAs, reporting, and full accountability for delivery.

Staff Augmentation & Contracting

Contract, temp, and project-based professionals across technical and commercial functions.

Bilingual & Multilingual Search

Mandarin, Malay, Thai, Bahasa, Tagalog. We work the language networks most agencies cannot access.

Chinese Client Specialist

Established capability serving Chinese-headquartered multinationals expanding across APAC and the Middle East.

Regional Market & Compensation Analysis

Salary benchmarks, market maps, and hiring feasibility studies across every country we operate in.

EOR Partner Integration

Where Employer of Record is needed, we work seamlessly alongside established EOR providers across APAC and the Gulf. We do not deliver EOR directly, so your compliance sits with a specialist.

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Three engagement models. Matched to the mandate.

Every search is different. So is every commercial model. We agree the engagement type based on the risk profile, timeline, and seniority of the role, not a one-size template.

Retained Search

Full-cycle accountable delivery with contractual guarantees. Preferred for senior, niche, or high-volume mandates where quality and speed both matter.

Contingent

No placement, no fee. Zero financial risk for clients exploring a new market, testing a search, or filling a one-off specialist role.

Fixed Fee Programme

Agreed cost per hire across a volume mandate. Fully predictable recruitment spend on capability centre builds of any scale.

Every function. Across Asia and the Middle East.

Technology

Software engineering, cloud and DevOps, data and AI, cybersecurity (GRC, threat, IGA),SAP, infrastructure, and QA. Mid to senior and specialist.

Banking & Financial Services

Analysts,risk, compliance, relationship managers, operations, and front-to-back office across retail, corporate, and private banking.

Go-to-Market

Sales leadership, business development, key account management, and marketing. Including bilingual commercial hires across APAC and the Gulf.

Post-sales

Customer success, account management, implementation, and technical support. Individual contributors through to leadership.

Accounting & Finance

FP&A, controllership, audit, tax, and treasury. Qualified (ACCA, CPA, CA) and transactional roles across shared services and in-country finance.

Product

Product management, product design, and product marketing. For B2B SaaS, fintech, and platform businesses.

Operations & Logistics

Supply chain, manufacturing operations, plant leadership, quality (Lean, ISO, SixSigma), logistics, and procurement. Including OT / MES and federal construction.

Human Resources

HRBPs, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, and HR operations. Regional and country-specific mandates.

Defence & Federal Construction

Project managers, P6 schedulers, project engineers, and site coordinators. NAVFAC and federal contract delivery standards.

Industrial Manufacturing

Plant managers, quality managers, manufacturing engineers, and process engineering leaders. Including bilingual cross-cultural leadership for Chinese manufacturers in SEA.

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Not sure which engagement model fits your hire?

Most clients start with a short call to discuss the role, the market, and the right commercial model. No obligation, no pitch deck.

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Frequently asked questions

What does GoAsia Talent actually do?

We are a Singapore-based specialist recruitment firm operating across APAC and the Middle East. Services include retained executive search, contingent staffing, volume capability centre builds, RPO, and market and compensation analysis. We do not deliver EOR or payroll directly, but we integrate with EOR partners when clients need that alongside hiring.

What countries and sectors do you cover?

We cover every major APAC market, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, India, and Indonesia, plus Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the wider Gulf. Current live mandates span technology, financial services, industrial manufacturing, F&B, data centre infrastructure, federal construction, and aviation.

What engagement models do you offer?

Three. Retained search (accountable delivery with contractual guarantees, preferred for senior or niche mandates), contingent (no placement, no fee, ideal for market entry or one-off specialist roles), and fixed fee programme (agreed cost per hire across a volume mandate, for capability centre builds).

What makes GoAsia Talent different from other recruitment firms?

We take on the briefs most generalist agencies decline. Niche technical roles (OT/MES, P6 scheduling, federal construction, MRO, GRC), bilingual and trilingual searches, cross-cultural senior hires, and large-scale capability centre builds under fixed-cost models. If a mandate is genuinely hard, we are built for it.

Do you run bilingual or multilingual searches?

Yes. Mandarin, Malay, Thai, Bahasa, Tagalog, and Vietnamese are all languages we regularly source in. We also handle cross-cultural senior mandates, particularly for Chinese-headquartered companies expanding into SEA and the Gulf, where language is only one part of the fit.

Do you work with Chinese-headquartered companies?

Yes, this is a named specialism. We have placed senior operational and quality leadership for Chinese manufacturers expanding across Southeast Asia, and KA sales leadership for Chinese industrial groups entering Saudi Arabia. Most of these searches are bilingual or trilingual.

How do you handle compliance and local employment law?

Each APAC and Middle East market has its own labour laws, visa rules, and compliance requirements. Our recruitment work sits upstream of employment. Where clients need a compliant employment vehicle (no local entity, or a short-term hire), we refer to and integrate with specialist EOR partners across the region.