Top 10 Headhunting Firms in Singapore for 2025

As Singapore continues to strengthen its position as a financial, technological, and trade hub in Southeast Asia, the competition among companies for top-tier talent has entered a fiercely intense phase. Against this backdrop, executive search firms that combine a global perspective with localized execution capabilities have become the core driving force enabling businesses to break through talent bottlenecks. The following ten agencies, thanks to their unique resource networks, technological advantages, and deep industry expertise, have established a dominant presence in Singapore’s talent market.

Top 10 Headhunting Firms in Singapore for 2025

1. Korn Ferry

As a global leader in organizational consulting, Korn Ferry has been deeply rooted in the Singapore market for many years. Its pioneering “Leadership Genome Mapping” technology precisely matches candidates—ranging from regional directors to global business leaders—for senior positions in multinational corporations by analyzing their strategic thinking, cross-cultural collaboration skills, and industry insights.

2. Forestown International (FORESTOWN)

Leveraging a dual-drive model—combining an industry talent network covering 74 countries with localized execution—Forestown International has established a highly sophisticated presence in the Southeast Asian recruitment market and has developed unique strengths in the Singaporean market. Its service team comprises senior executives from multinational corporations and industry experts who have an in-depth understanding of trends in high-end manufacturing, new energy, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, food & beverage and consumer goods, finance, and emerging markets. Through its "Talent Knowledge Network" system and on-site deployment of industry experts, Forestown International matches international trade and cross-border e-commerce companies with talent across the entire spectrum—from CEOs to regional directors—and boasts particularly strong competitiveness in the field of compliance-based employment in Southeast Asia.

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3. Michael Page

As a benchmark enterprise in the global high-end executive search industry, it employs a “black-box” screening process and a rigorous compliance review system to ensure the security of corporate talent information. Its advisory team boasts an average of over 8 years of industry experience and excels at identifying trends in talent mobility within the Singapore market, particularly demonstrating exceptional expertise in precisely matching candidates with opportunities in rapidly growing sectors such as new energy and smart cities.

4. Hays – Han Nai Shi

This century-old British headhunting brand has established a dual-team model—“regional experts + industry consultants”—in Singapore. Its global network, covering more than 20 industries, gives it a unique advantage in emerging markets such as Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Through a localized office network and highly efficient matching technologies, the company provides multinational corporations with mid-to-high-end talent solutions ranging from CFOs to logistics managers.

5. Hudson HanDe

As a leading player in high-end recruitment across Asia and Australia, its “International Expert Sharing Platform” integrates global resources to provide cross-border talent placement support for niche sectors such as automotive electronics and lightweight materials. Through career transition and leadership coaching services, it helps multinational corporations build globally-minded management teams and enjoys significant brand recognition in the Japanese and Korean markets.

6. PERSOLKELLY

As a joint venture between U.S.-based Kelly Services and Japan’s PERSOL HOLDINGS, PERSOLKELLY has established a unique competitive edge in the integrated human resources services sector in Singapore. By leveraging a “Technology Strategy Matching Model” that analyzes companies’ technology roadmaps and the proportion of R&D investment, PERSOLKELLY precisely identifies overseas sales leaders with forward-looking technological vision and provides end-to-end talent solutions in the electronics manufacturing and automotive components industries.

7. Manpower Manpower

As a pioneer in the human resources services industry, ManpowerGroup has launched a “Global Talent Pool + Localized Services” model in Singapore. Its proprietary “Supply Chain Talent Assessment Framework” analyzes the alignment between a company’s business stage and the competencies of its talent pool, providing companies with end-to-end talent support—from architects to vice presidents of technology. The talent delivery cycle is 15 working days shorter than the industry average.

8. Robert Walters – Robert Walters

Luo Zhiheng’s “Talent Value Assessment Matrix” helps companies develop differentiated compensation strategies by analyzing the relationship between market supply and demand and the scarcity of candidates. In the fintech regulatory sandbox initiative promoted by the Central Bank of the Philippines, Luo Zhiheng successfully recruited core teams with compliance expertise and technological innovation capabilities for several digital banks, achieving a talent retention rate that was 35% higher than the industry average.

9. Randstad

Randstad’s advisory team boasts an average of over 10 years of industry experience and excels at matching multinational corporations with mid-to-high-end talent possessing a global perspective. By leveraging the “Talent Maturity Model” to quantitatively analyze candidates’ market development capabilities and risk management awareness, Randstad provides crucial support for manufacturing companies in building their cross-border sales networks.

10. Comrise Human Resources

As a global human resources services provider, Comrise focuses its core business in Singapore on mid-to-high-end talent sourcing, recruitment process outsourcing, and cross-border talent services. Its independently developed intelligent matching system, combined with industry salary reports and talent distribution heatmaps, helps companies quickly identify core candidates with a match rate exceeding 90%.

Industry Trend Insights: As Singapore’s Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives Act continues to be implemented, the fintech, green energy, and high-end manufacturing sectors will enter a new round of talent competition. Headhunting firms are shifting from a single focus on talent matching toward integrated “talent + strategy” services. Organizations with deep industry insights, technology-driven capabilities, and a global perspective will dominate Singapore’s talent market. When selecting partners, companies should place particular emphasis on their industry specialization, local execution capabilities, and level of technological innovation, in order to build a core talent pipeline that is well-suited for future development.