Remote Talent Acquisition Manager – Uganda & Africa

M-KOPA; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

M-KOPA is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead end-to-end hiring across Uganda and beyond, partnering with leadership to build a scalable recruitment function.

You will shape briefs with deep market insight, develop sourcing pools, and run hiring like a product, measuring quality and candidly adjusting briefs to market realities.

This remote role requires travel to the office at least one day per week and works across UTC-1 to UTC+3 time zones, reporting to the Head of TA.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable end-to-end recruitment experience in Uganda.
• Experience with high-volume and specialist hiring.
• Strong sourcing via adverts, referrals and networks.
• Deep knowledge of the Ugandan labour market and counter-offers.
• Ability to shape briefs and partner with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own hiring across a broad mix of roles in Uganda and beyond, partnering with leadership.
• Build sourcing engine: pools, referrals, and professional relationships.
• Run recruitment like a product; measure quality and align briefs to market.
• Leverage AI tools to raise quality of work (Claude, Notion, Ashby).

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

High-volume hiring

Specialist hiring

Sourcing via adverts/referrals/network

Ugandan market knowledge

Remote collaboration

Job description

M-KOPA is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead end-to-end hiring across Uganda and beyond, partnering with leadership to build a scalable recruitment function.

You will shape briefs with deep market insight, develop sourcing pools, and run hiring like a product, measuring quality and candidly adjusting briefs to market realities.

This remote role requires travel to the office at least one day per week and works across UTC-1 to UTC+3 time zones, reporting to the Head of TA.