Qiu Yuan Tan

An Asia-focused executive search and selection firm with dedicated expertise in mid to senior-level appointments in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Japan.

• Partnering closely with consultants to understand client mandates, hiring priorities, and ideal candidate profiles.
• Building and maintaining detailed talent maps and organisational charts across targeted institutions and sectors.
• Conducting first-level candidate outreach, engagement, and screening to assess fit against role requirements.
• Producing candidate briefing notes, market intelligence reports, and search strategy documents to support client presentations and meetings.
• Managing search pipelines, tracking progress, and updating internal databases with candidate and market insights.
• Supporting pitch preparation and business development efforts with relevant talent and market data.

Key Achievements:

• Successfully mapped over 300+ investment and sales professionals in Asia, supporting multiple concurrent searches.
• Delivered shortlist-ready candidates within 2 weeks for a high-priority VP-level investment role at a leading sovereign wealth fund.
• Identified and engaged a passive MD-level candidate who was later placed into a key leadership role, generating USD $100k in placement revenue.
• Recognised internally for building an extensive organisational chart covering all front office teams at Tier-1 and Tier-2 IBs in APAC.

• Conducting organizational assessments and identifying areas for improvement across DBS's Asia-wide workforce.
• Managing external vendors like Kincentric to execute employee engagement surveys and analyze survey results to inform strategic decisions.
• Supporting performance management initiatives, including succession planning and talent development.
• Analyzing data from internal initiatives and external surveys to measure effectiveness and recommend adjustments.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to foster a high-performance culture and strengthen leadership capabilities.

Key Achievement

• Spearheaded the engagement survey analytics across 6 countries and 13,000 employees, enabling Group HR to identify targeted improvement areas by function and geography.
• Partnered with Kincentric to deliver a refreshed, mobile-first engagement survey experience, achieving a 99% response rate, one of the highest in the region.
• Developed and delivered a regional insights dashboard for C-Suite review, which influenced strategic priorities in employee retention and leadership development.