Johannesburg or Cape Town - Hybrid
About The Role
Playroll is seeking an experienced and dynamic Talent Acquisition Partner to join our growing People team. In this strategic role, you will be key to driving Playrolls ambitious growth by attracting and securing top talent to support our scaling operations. You'll build trusted partnerships with stakeholders, ensuring our hiring processes are effective and continuously optimized. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution, focusing on sourcing, headhunting, recruitment strategy, interviewing, and onboarding top talent locally and internationally.
Youll need both technical expertise and creativity to excel in this fast-paced environment, helping to drive the rapid expansion of our headcount. This position offers international exposure, professional growth, and the chance to collaborate with a forward-thinking team where your input is valued, and challenging the status quo is encouraged daily.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead full-cycle recruitment efforts for senior and specialized positions across various departments.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand their talent needs and develop customized recruitment strategies.
- Proactively source and engage passive candidates through innovative channels (LinkedIn, networking events, etc.).
- Manage the candidate experience from sourcing to offer, ensuring an exceptional journey for all applicants.
- Drive an objective, fair, and effective interview and selection process that focuses on identifying top talent while minimizing unconscious bias.
- Collaborate with hiring managers to continuously improve their interviewing skills, providing training and coaching to ensure best practices are followed.
- Utilize data-driven insights to refine recruitment strategies and improve the efficiency of the hiring process.
- Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for future hiring needs.
- Collaborate with HR and other cross-functional teams to ensure smooth onboarding processes for new hires.
- Champion Playrolls commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all hiring practices.
- Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices to ensure Playroll remains competitive in attracting top talent.
- Proven track record of successfully managing full-cycle recruitment for high-impact positions.
- Strong ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
- Experience with various sourcing methods and recruitment tools.
- Expertise in driving objective, structured, and effective interview processes to ensure unbiased and successful selection decisions.
- Experience in training and coaching hiring managers on interview techniques and assessment best practices.
- Ability to analyze recruitment metrics and adapt strategies accordingly.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple hiring projects simultaneously.
- Desirable: Experience in startups or fast-scaling environments.
- Passion for creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
What youll get:
- Competitive packages: Earn above market salary
- Eligibility to participate in Playrolls employee Growth Share scheme - as we grow you will grow.
- Generous Vacation Policy: We think time off is essential... and we encourage it!
- Hybrid Working: We offer you an autonomous environment to perform at your highest level; whether its in-office or remote.
- International career growth and development in a rapidly growing organization.
- Flat structure and highly collaborative teams.
- Better Than Yesterday -We embrace challenges, question the status quo, and dedicate ourselves to continuous progress. The ultimate goal is to be better today than yesterday, with a plan to become even better tomorrow
- One Playground -The Playground is our shared space to create, innovate and win, together. We are a global team with a global vision, breaking down barriers to work to a common goal.
- Impact Over Input - Making an impact is everyone's role. Each of us are not just responsible for our actions but also for their outcomes.
- Obsession For Excellence - Excellence is earned. We aim to achieve the extraordinary, and in our pursuit, we are relentless. We set ourselves high standards and deliver through accuracy, expertise and the highest standards of service.
Application Process
- Interview with the Hiring Manager - an exploration of your relevant experience and the skills youll bring to the challenge of the role with our Talent Acquisition Manager, as well as answer your questions and establish a great mutual fit for the role.
- Case Study & Presentation - a chance to showcase your capabilities and how you like to work with the Head of People.
- Value Fit Interview - a final discussion with your future colleagues to align on expectations and set you up to succeed.
