Senior Talent Acquisition Partner New Cape Town, South Africa

Bvnk Ltd; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services innovator in Cape Town is looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to enhance their recruitment efforts across Engineering, Product, and Tech roles. This role is pivotal in identifying and hiring talent to meet ambitious growth goals while ensuring a world-class candidate experience. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience and knowledge of the Tech landscape. The firm offers competitive pay, flexible working hours, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Fair and competitive salary

Employee option scheme

Flexible working hours

Opportunities to travel

Qualifications

• 5+ years full-cycle recruitment experience, specialising in Engineering, Product, and Tech roles.
• Ability to discuss technical details with stakeholders and candidates.
• Deep understanding of the Tech talent landscape.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for multiple roles.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of candidates.
• Deliver a world-class experience for candidates.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment experience

Technical understanding

Stakeholder management

Results-oriented

Agility

Tools

Greenhouse

Slack

Google Meets

Job description

We believe the next generation of financial services will be powered by stablecoins.

Founded in

• , our mission at BVNK is to accelerate global money movement.

We're building stablecoin-native infrastructure so businesses can move value instantly across borders and networks.

With global licenses and T1 bank partnerships, we facilitate billions in transactions for enterprise clients like Worldpay, Deel, LianLian Global, and Rapyd.

Our technology is how businesses operate globally by eliminating payment delays, reducing costs, and unlocking trapped capital.

We're a diverse team spread across EMEA, North America, and APAC, with a shared belief that stablecoins are the new infrastructure layer for financial services, and that BVNK is at the forefront of this shift.

In

• , we secured strategic investment from Visa, following our $50 million Series B with Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Avenir and Tiger Global.

With the backing of these leading investors, we're accelerating our growth – and we're looking for smart, ambitious people to help us build the future of financial services.

We're incredibly honored to have made Newsweek's list of The Top Global Most Loved Workplaces three years running (most recently in

• ) and to have been recognised by LinkedIn as one of the Top 20 Startups in the UK in

About this role in the team :

BVNK is a rapidly growing organisation committed to building a world‑class team that fosters innovation and drives impact.

We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to attract top‑tier talent across all levels of Engineering, Product, and Tech roles, as well as support general recruitment needs on an ad‑hoc basis to fuel our ambitious growth goals.

Reporting to the VP of People & Talent, you will be pivotal in shaping the future of BVNK by identifying, engaging, and hiring exceptional talent.

You will partner closely with the Engineering, Product, and Tech leadership to deeply understand their needs and deliver hiring solutions that align with our mission.

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Strategic Hiring: Manage the end‑to‑end recruitment process for Engineering, Product, Tech, and general roles, maintaining a strong focus on talent quality.
• Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, crafting captivating job descriptions, providing insights, market data, and talent strategy guidance.
• Candidate Experience: Deliver a world‑class experience for candidates, ensuring BVNK's values and culture are represented at every touchpoint.
• Sourcing: Build and maintain a strong pipeline of passive and active candidates through creative sourcing strategies, including networking, referral programmes, and market mapping.
• Process Optimisation: Continuously improve recruitment processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and speed.
• Data‑Driven Decisions: Track and report on key hiring metrics to evaluate performance and optimise strategies.

What we need from you

• Experience: 5+ years full‑cycle recruitment experience, specialising in Engineering, Product, and Tech roles, with additional experience in fast‑growing or startup environments as a plus.
• Technical Understanding: Be able to talk tech with both internal stakeholders and candidates to ensure technical alignment.
• Mastery of Consultation: Conduct informed, consultative discussions with engineers and managers to accurately align candidate skills with specific technical requirements.
• Market Knowledge: Deep understanding of the Tech talent landscape, sourcing tools, and techniques.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to build strong relationships with senior leaders and influence hiring decisions.
• Results‑Oriented: Demonstrated success in effectively owning recruitment processes and projects, delivering high‑quality hires within tight timelines.
• Agility: Adept at managing multiple roles and competing priorities, with the flexibility to adapt seamlessly to shifting demands.

Culture Add

• Passionate about fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Nice to haves

• Previous experience in the Payments, Crypto, or FinTech sectors would be a big plus.

Talent Tooling

• Greenhouse as our ATS, but we are in the process of migrating over to Revolut People.
• Metaview for detailed interview summaries and note taking.
• Slack for internal communication.
• Google Meets is our video communication service of choice.

Engineering tech stack

• Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka.
• Frontend Engineering: React & Nextjs, Tailwind CSS.

Infrastructure

• Terraform.

What you can expect from us

• Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth.
• Meaningful ownership in the business through our employee option scheme.
• Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart.
• Culture built on passionate growth‑minded people.
• Flexible approach to holiday.
• Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world.
• An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets.

At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team.

While you may not meet all of our requirements, we'd encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations.

You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.

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