Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Midnite; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 675,000 - 825,000; Full time

Job summary

Midnite in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager to lead end-to-end technical recruitment across engineering, product, data, and related disciplines. This role starts as a six-month fixed-term contract with the potential to go permanent, reporting to the Talent Acquisition Lead.

You will partner with senior stakeholders and apply Ashby from day one to drive hiring efficiency. Responsibilities include building proactive sourcing across South Africa and international markets,

Qualifications

• Significant in-house technical recruitment experience in a high-growth scale-up.
• Experience hiring across multiple engineering or technical disciplines and levels.
• Commercial hiring alongside a technical remit is a plus.
• Excellent sourcer with ability to build pipelines beyond inbound applications.
• Confidently advise and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Use data and market insight to improve hiring decisions.
• Very organized, capable of managing multiple complex searches.
• Thrives in ambiguity and takes ownership from brief to offer.
• Cares about quality of hire and candidate experience.
• Strong hands-on Ashby experience and contribution from day one.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end hiring across engineering, product, data, infrastructure, and related technical disciplines.
• Support commercial hiring across Growth, Marketing, Operations when required.
• Partner with hiring managers to define roles, build scorecards, and design interview processes.
• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies across South Africa and international markets.
• Qualify candidates thoroughly and manage an excellent experience from first contact through to offer.
• Use Ashby from day one to manage data hygiene, workflows, templates, automation, and reporting.
• Provide market insight, pipeline updates, and hiring recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Coach hiring managers on structured interviewing and evidence-based decision-making.
• Own additional Talent Acquisition projects and drive improvements to internal processes.
• Help drive AI adoption and automation within the Talent Acquisition team.

Skills

Ashby experience

End-to-end hiring

Sourcing strategies

Stakeholder management

Data-driven hiring

Interview coaching

Tools

Ashby

Job description

Why Midnite?

Midnite is a next-generation sports betting and gaming platform built for a new wave of players.

We combine sharp product thinking, bold brand, and fast execution to create experiences that feel modern, intuitive, and built for how people actually play today.

Over 400,000 players have already made the move, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re a high-performance team operating at pace. High ownership. Constant iteration. No hiding behind processes. We move quickly, test relentlessly, and turn ambitious ideas into real impact. If you’re driven, creative, and thrive in fast-moving environments where you can shape meaningful outcomes - keep reading.

Not your grandad’s bookie.

The Role

Title: Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Team: Talent Acquisition

Location: Cape Town, South Africa - full-time on-site

Contract: Six-month fixed-term contract, with the opportunity to progress into a permanent, full-time role

Salary: Up to ZAR 750,000 per year for the right candidate

We’re looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager to help Midnite scale our teams during an important period of growth. Technical recruitment will be at the heart of this role, with additional ownership of commercial hiring as business priorities evolve. This will begin as a six-month fixed-term contract, with the opportunity to progress into a permanent, full-time role.

Reporting to Louis Curry, Talent Acquisition Lead, you’ll take immediate ownership of end-to-end technical searches, partner directly with senior stakeholders, and help strengthen our internal processes, project delivery, and adoption of AI within the Talent Acquisition team. We need someone with strong hands-on Ashby experience who can hit the ground running and contribute from day one.

You will:

• Own end-to-end hiring across engineering, product, data, infrastructure, and related technical disciplines
• Support commercial hiring across Growth, Marketing, Operations, and other business functions when required
• Partner with hiring managers to define roles, build scorecards, and design effective interview processes
• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies across South Africa and relevant international markets
• Qualify candidates thoroughly and manage an excellent experience from first contact through to offer
• Use Ashby confidently from day one to manage data hygiene, workflows, templates, automation, and reporting
• Provide clear market insight, pipeline updates, and hiring recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Coach hiring managers on structured interviewing and evidence-based decision-making
• Own additional Talent Acquisition projects and support improvements to internal team processes
• Help drive practical AI adoption and automation within the Talent Acquisition team

The next Midniter:

• Has significant in-house technical recruitment experience within a high-growth scale-up environment
• Has hired across multiple engineering or technical disciplines and levels
• Has credible experience hiring commercial roles alongside a technical remit
• Is an excellent sourcer who can build pipelines beyond inbound applications
• Can confidently advise and challenge senior stakeholders
• Uses data and market insight to improve hiring decisions
• Is highly organised and comfortable managing multiple complex searches
• Thrives in ambiguity and takes ownership from brief through to signed offer
• Cares deeply about quality of hire and candidate experience
• Has strong hands-on Ashby experience and can contribute effectively from day one

Winnings

• Shape our future: Play a key role in our team's success, where your voice matters, and you'll have a direct impact on shaping Midnite's future.

At Midnite, we’re committed to creating equal opportunities for everyone. We actively strive to build balanced teams that reflect the diversity of our communities, including ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTQIA+ community, and all genders.

We aim to provide an inclusive and supportive interview experience for all candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know in advance so we can ensure you feel comfortable and set up for success.