Timolty Chai

Senior Recruiter | Talent Acquisition Leader | Specialist in Sales & Marketing function | Building High-Performance Teams

Singapore

About

I’m a recruiter with over a decade of proven success helping businesses build high-performance teams in the Sales, Marketing, and Events/Exhibitions sectors. I’ve led specialist teams, closed high-value placements, and helped mid-to-senior professionals land their next big career move. My approach combines industry insight, relationship-driven networking, and a focus on results — whether it’s scaling a new market team from scratch or filling a mission-critical leadership role. Core strengths: Executive search & mid-to-senior talent acquisition Specialist in consumer, events, and marketing industries Business development & client relationship management Building and leading recruitment teams As a PR & Communications graduate turned headhunter, I bring both a strategic storytelling lens and commercial drive to every placement. 📩 Let’s connect — [email protected]

Experience

  • Practice Lead, Sales & Marketing at Quess Selection & Services
    Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    As part of Quess Singapore, I contribute to a leading B2B business services powerhouse that specializes in delivering digital-first staffing and workforce solutions. With over 20 years of experience, Quess Singapore empowers businesses across APAC to become more agile and competitive through modern, on-demand recruitment and workforce management services. Our core service offerings include: IT Staff Augmentation General Staff Augmentation Managed Services Provider (MSP) Talent Selection and Services HR Outsourcing Solutions Please reach out to me at [email protected] for more information

  • Personal goal pursuit at Career Break
    Dec 2025 - Feb 2026 · 3 mos

    Taking a short career break + pursuing personal interest

  • Senior Manager, Search Division at TG Singapore
    Oct 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Billing Manager Co-Lead Search Team - TG Singapore Head of Non Industrial (Consumer) Division Team Management & Mentorship Business Development Recruiting for Clients Strategic Growth for clients' teams

  • JAC Group ()
    • Team Leader, Sales & Marketing
      Jan 2023 - Sep 2023 · 9 mos

      Leading Sales & Marketing Team Overall Team Management P&L Mentorship of Team Achievements: Feb 2023 - 2nd Top Team, 201% Feb 2023 - Top 10 Biller

    • Principal Consultant - Sales & Marketing
      Jun 2022 - Jan 2023 · 8 mos

      Specialising in Sales & Marketing, Senior Level and C-Suite assignments. Events/MICE sector specialist in JAC Singapore. 2022 Achievements: Top Biller, July 2022 - 541% Best Performing Team, July 2022 - 179% September 2022 - 101% Q3 Overall - Runner Up Q3 Top Team - Highest %, Sales & Marketing Q3 Top Team - Deals, Sales & Marketing Achieved 120% YTD 2022

    • Principal Consultant - Consumer Goods & Services
      Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr

      JAC Recruitment is a specialist permanent recruitment consultancy, operating across multiple industries and disciplines, of specialist mid-to-senior level professionals. We are committed to building connections between talented professionals and companies seeking their expertise. With over 1,400 expert consultants across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Hong Kong SAR, Vietnam, India, UK, Germany, and Japan, JAC Recruitment operates with a deep cultural understanding of the markets in which it operates. Originally founded in London in 1975, JAC Group is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO:2124) and is the third-largest specialist permanent recruitment brand in Japan (NFI-base). With its expansion across Asia and into contracting recruitment, it also ranks as an FT 2021 Asia-Pacific High-Growth Company. Achievements: 2021: October 2021 - Top 6 Biller November 2021 - Top 8 Biller 2022: February 2022 - Top 4 Biller, 253% over target March 2022 - Achieved 156% over target Q1 2022 - Overall Top 9 Ranking JAC Top Billers' Club - Q1 2022

  • Senior Consultant at Gateway Search
    Oct 2020 - Jul 2021 · 10 mos

    Gateway Search. Gateway to Talent. Gateway Search is about identifying the best talent in the market. A preferred strategic search partner for many glocal clients looking at first-rate qualified professionals, Gateway Search is chosen for its track record of placing talents with precision, speed and success in high retention ratings. We believe through our extensive network, deep relationships across the specializations we recruit, coupled with a flexible yet robust search methodology - We are the gateway to talent.