Strategic Talent Acquisition Lead

SolarAfrica Energy Pty Ltd; Irene; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

SolarAfrica Energy Pty Ltd is seeking a Talent Manager to own the talent strategy, translate it into workforce plans, and lead the Talent Acquisition team to deliver end-to-end hiring. You will partner with leaders on role design, market insights, and salary benchmarking while driving reporting and employer branding.

The role requires hands-on delivery with strategic leadership, ensuring a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers and building pipelines for critical functions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in talent acquisition across professional, technical and leadership roles, including executive and specialist hiring.
• Proven experience leading a TA team in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Track record implementing recruitment strategies and workforce plans with senior leaders and executives.
• Digitally driven, with strong ATS, reporting and AI-enabled sourcing skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement SolarAfrica's talent strategy and keep hiring plans current against business growth forecasts.
• Work with leaders to bring annual and quarterly workforce plans and talent together, including talent risks, skills shortages and succession needs.
• Continuously improve TA processes, tools and practices.
• Carry a live vacancy load and recruit hands-on alongside the team, stepping in wherever delivery needs support.
• Build pipelines for critical functions and support internal mobility.
• Deliver an efficient, compliant, high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers.
• Act as a trusted talent advisor to leadership teams.
• Challenge and guide hiring managers on role design, market insight, salary benchmarking and hiring decisions.
• Facilitate hiring discussions and talent reviews.
• Produce monthly, quarterly and annual TA dashboards on hiring metrics, pipeline health and workforce trends.
• Track agency spend, sourcing effectiveness and recruitment ROI, and share insights with leaders.
• Drive employer branding that positions SolarAfrica as an employer of choice in renewable energy.
• Use AI and automation to speed up sourcing, screening, scheduling and reporting.
• Lead, coach and develop the Talent Acquisition team, setting objectives and monitoring delivery.
• Build a high‑performance, customer‑focused function aligned to SolarAfrica's values.
• Grow team capability and succession.

Skills

Talent acquisition leadership

Strategic workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

AI-enabled sourcing

Education

Degree in HR/Industrial Psychology/Business Management or related field

Tools

ATS

Recruitment analytics

AI-enabled sourcing tools

Job description

SolarAfrica Energy Pty Ltd is seeking a Talent Manager to own the talent strategy, translate it into workforce plans, and lead the Talent Acquisition team to deliver end-to-end hiring. You will partner with leaders on role design, market insights, and salary benchmarking while driving reporting and employer branding.

The role requires hands-on delivery with strategic leadership, ensuring a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers and building pipelines for critical functions.