Dyson is a world-leading technology company renowned for its breakthroughs in consumer electronics, robotics, energy systems, and advanced manufacturing. Singapore is home to Dyson’s Global RDD (Research, Design & Development) hub—one of the business’s most significant engineering centres worldwide.

As Dyson continues scaling its innovation footprint across Asia, the company identified the need for senior leadership within Talent Acquisition to support rapid R&D growth and highly specialised engineering hiring.

The Challenge

Dyson assigned Space Executive the search for a critical leadership role:

Role Assigned

Asia Talent Acquisition Director – Global RDD (Research, Design & Development)

This position plays a key role in:

• Leading TA strategy across Asia for all RDD functions
• Driving hiring for highly specialised engineering, robotics, hardware, software, and scientific talent
• Partnering with global RDD leadership and senior executives in Singapore
• Building a scalable, data-driven talent model to support Dyson’s innovation pipeline
• Overseeing regional TA teams and ensuring operational excellence

The challenge included sourcing a leader with:

• Deep experience in Asia-wide TA across engineering and R&D-heavy environments
• Proven ability to operate at executive level
• Strong credibility with technical leadership (CTO, Heads of RDD, advanced engineering teams)
• Ability to drive volume, niche, and frontier tech hiring simultaneously

Space Executive’s Positioning

Space Executive aligned with Dyson to:

• Map senior TA leadership talent across Asia (Singapore, China, Japan, India)
• Identify candidates with proven experience leading TA in complex engineering or R&D organisations
• Build a shortlist with strong stakeholder management capability and a track record in high-tech, innovation-led companies
• Prepare for an in-depth face-to-face meeting next week to explore wider partnership opportunities beyond this role

This ensures both an immediate solution for the TA Director search and a long-term foundation for broader collaboration.

Outcome

• Space Executive is actively engaged on the Asia TA Director, Global RDD search
• A face-to-face meeting is set for next week to explore additional partnership areas
• Alignment established with Dyson leadership on profile, scope, and hiring strategy