Recruitment Manager

Remote Legal Staff; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Lots of paid time off

Health and wellness stipend

Performance-based bonuses

Paid time off

Job summary

A fast-scaling legal talent firm is seeking a Recruitment Manager to lead and manage their external recruiting team. You will be responsible for sourcing and placing offshore legal talent for U.S. law firms, ensuring quality and efficiency. The ideal candidate has extensive recruiting experience and a strong ability to assess candidates. This position offers a leadership role with competitive compensation and a globally distributed team, perfect for those who thrive in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• 2+ years managing or leading recruiters.
• Proven ability to assess candidates beyond resumes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage external recruiting team.
• Set and enforce candidate evaluation standards.
• Improve recruiting systems and workflows.
• Review shortlists, interview feedback, and hiring recommendations.
• Coach recruiters on sourcing strategy, screening judgment, and communication.
• Identify performance gaps and take corrective action quickly.
• Partner with Operations and Client Success to align on role expectations.
• Improve recruiting systems, workflows, scorecards, and documentation.
• Maintain visibility across multiple live pipelines without losing control.

Skills

Strong recruiting instincts

Attention to detail

Strong written and verbal communication

Candidate assessment

Tools

Slack

Google Workspace

ATS tools

Job description

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RemoteLegalStaff is a fast‑scaling, founder‑led company helping U.S. law firms grow with exceptional offshore legal talent. Our external staff powers our clients’ success, and behind them is a tightly run internal operation that demands precision, judgment, and speed. We’re lean, global, and obsessed with quality. We move fast, hold a high bar, and trust strong operators to own their lane fully. This isn’t a corporate environment. It’s a place for people who take responsibility seriously and enjoy building something that scales.

The Role

We’re hiring a Recruiting Manager to own and lead our external recruiting function. This role is not about recruiting internal RLS employees; instead, you will manage, guide, and hold accountable our external recruiting team responsible for sourcing and placing offshore legal talent for U.S. law firm clients. You are accountable for recruiting quality, speed, and consistency—setting standards, improving systems, coaching recruiters, spotting issues early, and ensuring every candidate presented meets the RLS bar.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage the external recruiting team responsible for client placements
• Own recruiting quality, consistency, and speed across all active roles
• Set and enforce clear candidate evaluation standards
• Review shortlists, interview feedback, and hiring recommendations
• Coach recruiters on sourcing strategy, screening judgment, and communication
• Identify performance gaps and take corrective action quicklyPartner closely with Operations and Client Success to align on role expectations
• Improve recruiting systems, workflows, scorecards, and documentation
• Maintain visibility across multiple live pipelines without losing control

You’ll Thrive Here If You…

• Have strong recruiting instincts and trust your judgment
• Care deeply about candidate quality, not just filling roles
• Are comfortable managing recruiters and holding them to a high bar
• Move with urgency and push processes forward without being asked
• Communicate clearly, directly, and with context
• Think in systems, patterns, and root causes
• Take ownership when things aren’t working instead of making excuses
• Enjoy building structure in fast‑moving environments

This Isn’t for You If…

• You prefer executing tasks instead of leading people
• You avoid difficult feedback or accountability conversations
• You rely heavily on templates without understanding context
• You struggle to say no to weak candidates
• You need constant direction or reminders to follow up
• You move slowly or avoid decisions

Requirements

• 3+ years of full‑cycle recruiting experience
• 2+ years of experience managing or leading recruiters
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills
• Proven ability to assess candidates beyond resumes
• High attention to detail and follow‑through
• Comfortable working across Slack, Google Workspace, ATS tools, and hiring dashboards
• Startup, staffing, or high‑volume recruiting experience is a plus

What We Offer

• A leadership role in a fast‑growing, performance‑driven company
• Full ownership of a mission‑critical function
• Remote, globally distributed team
• Competitive compensation based on experience and impact
• Lots of paid time off
• Health and wellness stipend
• Performance‑based bonuses
• Ongoing training and professional development
• And more!

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