Talent Acquisition Team Leader
About this role
Job Opening: Recruitment Manager
Location: Remote (South Africa) - Working US Hours (9am-5pm EST)
Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are looking for a highly driven, hands-on Talent Acquisition Team Leader to lead a fast-paced recruitment team supporting international clients. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional talent quickly without compromising on quality.
You will be responsible for leading, coaching, and motivating a team of recruiters to consistently meet aggressive hiring targets while maintaining an outstanding client and candidate experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists, ensuring high performance and accountability.
- Drive daily recruitment activity to meet tight turnaround times and client SLAs.
- Monitor team productivity, pipeline health, and hiring metrics to ensure delivery targets are achieved.
- Prioritise urgent vacancies and allocate resources effectively across the team.
- Conduct daily stand-ups and regular one-on-one coaching sessions.
- Review candidate quality and provide ongoing feedback to improve screening and selection standards.
- Identify bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve recruitment efficiency.
- Work closely with Sales, Account Management, and Client Success teams to understand hiring priorities and changing client requirements.
- Ensure accurate and timely updates within the ATS and maintain recruitment compliance.
- Build a culture of urgency, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Support escalations and proactively resolve recruitment challenges.
- Drive process improvements and identify opportunities for automation and increased efficiency.
Requirements
- 5 - 10 years' recruitment experience within an agency or fast-paced staffing environment.
- Minimum 2 years' experience leading or managing a recruitment team.
- Proven track record of managing high-volume recruitment with multiple concurrent vacancies.
- Strong experience recruiting for international markets (US experience advantageous).
- Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining quality.
- Excellent coaching, leadership, and performance management skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, target-driven environment.
- Experience using ATS platforms such as Zoho Recruit, Workable, Bullhorn, Greenhouse, or similar.
Benefits
- Comfortable working U.S. hours
- Remote work from home
Fraud Disclaimer: ReWorks Solutions will never request payment during recruitment or require in-person office visits. All official communication will come from a ReWorks Solutions email address. Please verify any suspicious messages with our team directly.
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