Contract Length/End Date: 12 months with potential to extend
Setup: Mainly remote but the successful candidate will ideally work from the local office 1 day per week.
Were seeking a Regional Talent Acquisition Team Lead (South Africa) to join our growing team. This is a dual role that combines hands-on recruitment with team leadership. Youll manage your own requisitions while also coaching and supporting a small distributed regional recruiting team. Its ideal for someone who loves both the strategic side of talent and the energy of day-to-day deliveryand wants to play a key role in shaping how we attract talent in the region.
What you will do:
- Coach mentor and give feedback to our South Africa-based recruiters to help them grow while ensuring smooth delivery across live roles
- Set priorities manage workload and ensure smooth delivery across live roles while also driving continuous improvement.
- Champion best practices compliance with local laws and an inclusive team culture.
- Act as the regional point of contact for global TA leadership.
- Manage the full recruitment cycle for critical regional hires mainly across marketing creative tech and communications.
- Build strong pipelines and deliver an excellent candidate experience from outreach to offer.
- Partner with hiring managers as a trusted advisor aligning hiring with business growth goals and client needs.
- Represent our employer brand positively in the market.
- Monitor recruiting KPIs and team performance.
- Use data and market insights to track performance share updates and shape strategy with the global TA team.
- Share regular updates with the global TA team on wins challenges and opportunities.
Qualifications :
- 57 years of full-cycle recruitment experience with proven success managing multiple searches end-to-end simultaneously.
- At least 12 years in a team lead coaching or supervisory capacity including providing feedback mentoring recruiters and overseeing projects or delivery priorities.
- Experience recruiting in agency and/or global in-house environments.
- Strong track record hiring across marketing creative tech and communications roles.
- Skilled communicator with a focus on stakeholder engagement coaching conversations and giving constructive feedback.
- Excellent project management and time-management skills able to set priorities track progress and ensure timely delivery across competing demands.
- Proficient with ATS platforms and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Working knowledge of South African (and ideally UK/EUR) employment compliance requirements.
- A proactive leader who leads by example adapts quickly and thrives in fast-paced distributed/remote environments.
Additional Information :
Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country the position is based in without requiring sponsorship.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. Please note only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
HelloKindred is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion gender gender identity/expression sexual orientation national origin disability age or veteran status.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract