Talent Acquisition Specialist

Weaver Fintech Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Weaver Fintech Ltd is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage the full recruitment lifecycle, partnering with leaders to align hiring with growth and culture. You will build pipelines, drive employer branding, and deliver a superior candidate experience in a fast-paced fintech environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in talent acquisition, including tech/digital roles, and experience with ATS/tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Industrial Psychology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of talent acquisition experience.
• Experience recruiting across multiple business areas (Operations, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Product, Tech, Data).
• At least 2 years focused on contact centre recruitment.
• LinkedIn Certified Recruiter or Talent Acquisition Strategy certification is advantageous.
• Fintech/Financial Services or Digital Tech sector experience is a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office and ATS/sourcing platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment lifecycle from workforce planning to onboarding.
• Forecast hiring needs with department heads and develop recruitment plans.
• Build and maintain a talent pipeline for critical roles.
• Coordinate interviews and provide timely feedback to candidates.
• Lead employer branding initiatives and improve candidate experience.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment policies and data integrity.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Sourcing

Interviewing

Employer branding

ATS/procurement tools

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree

LinkedIn Certified Recruiter

EVP awareness

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

The team: The People team forms an integral part of the FinChoice business, responsible for the people strategy. Our aim is to attract and retain top talent, that is nurtured in an inclusive, empathetic culture that rewards and recognizes high performance whilst promoting well-being to ensure sustainability for our people and the business.

Role Purpose

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle from workforce planning and sourcing to selection, offer management, and onboarding. This role partners closely with leaders across all departments to design and deliver effective hiring strategies that support the company’s growth objectives and culture.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in talent acquisition within a fast-paced or high-growth environment, with exposure to tech, product, and digital roles.

More about the role

• Partner with department heads and hiring managers to forecast hiring needs and develop recruitment plans.
• Provide market intelligence and talent insights to support workforce and succession planning.
• Ensure alignment of recruitment strategies with business and transformation objectives.
• Building of Talent Pipeline for all levels and roles within the business unit.

Recruitment Delivery

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process such as job briefing, advertising, sourcing, screening, interviewing, reference checks, and offer negotiation.
• Source and attract high-quality candidates using direct sourcing, networking, job boards, and digital platforms (LinkedIn Recruiter, etc.).
• Headhunting for scarce/hard-to-fill roles.
• Ensure quality and consistency in the application of recruitment policies, procedures and practices
• Continuously review recruitment tools, processes and systems with a view to recommend and establish candidate life-cycle best practice
• Development of recruitment strategies in consultation with your leader/BU Exec. These strategies must be able to deliver on recruitment targets in accordance with the volume and deadlines
• Coordinate interviews and handling of all application from candidates in a professional and timeous manner to ensure an excellent candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Analyse roles to create and/or update role profiles according to the vacancy requirements, experience and skills
• Coordinating with hiring managers to identify recruitment improvements
• Maintain and update the vacancy tracker and ensure data integrity.
• Ensuring that efficient feedback is provided to candidates whether they were successful or unsuccessful
• Support the design and delivery of structured and competency-based interviews including screening CV’s, telephonic calls, assessments and in-person interviews.
• Coordinate and implement relevant assessments and checks (ITC, Criminal, Qualification and Reference) in line with the agreed service levels and communicate results accordingly
• Contribute to the company’s employer branding initiatives.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of future-fit candidates for critical and hard-to-fill roles.
• Employer branding utilizing media, educational resources, online resources and publications in order to attract the best talent.
• Continuously update and maintain website, online career portals and intranet and update recruitment templates and documentation.
• Represent the company at career fairs, universities, and industry events from time to time.

Reporting & Compliance

• Track and report on recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, source effectiveness, candidate conversion rates, and quality-of-hire).
• Ensure compliance with EE, POPIA, and other labour legislation.
• Support HR audits and ensure consistent documentation across recruitment processes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field such as Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in talent acquisition, including familiarity with EVP and employer branding
• Proven track record in recruiting across varied business areas (e.g., Operations, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Product, Technology, and Data)
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience focused on contact centre recruitment.
• Certification in LinkedIn Certified Recruiter, Talent Acquisition Strategy, or similar will be advantageous.
• Experience recruiting within Fintech, Financial Services, or Digital Technology sectors advantageous.
• Good computer literacy skills with a proficiency in MS Office
• Experience in role profiling, competency and behavioral interviewing techniques, assessment tools
• Knowledge of and experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and Sourcing platforms e.g. LinkedIn, Simplify HR etc.