Talent Acquisition Team Leader

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.

Originally posted on Himalayas