Talent Associate

Snatch | Accounting & Finance Headhunters; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 240,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Snatch | Accounting & Finance Headhunters in Stellenbosch is seeking a Talent Associate to support the Talent Acquisition team. You will source and engage candidates for open roles, build talent pools, and ensure a smooth onboarding process.

This entry-level recruitment path offers strong growth potential and an annual OTE that scales with performance. The role is hybrid (3 days in office) with progression from Year 1 OTE R240k–R300k to Year 3 and beyond.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Tech savvy and quick to pick up new tools.
• Strong interpersonal and customer-service mindset.
• Willingness to learn the finance recruitment landscape.
• Based in Stellenbosch and able to be in the office 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Source and engage candidates for assigned job orders.
• Hunt for talent beyond job boards and map the market.
• Develop and own talent pools for your desk.
• Screen candidates by phone and email to match client expectations.
• Coordinate interviews and onboard candidate profiles in the CRM.

Skills

English communication

Tech savviness

Education

Completed degree

Job description

• Opportunity to kickstart your career in recruitment
• Join a fast-growing, specialist headhunting firm
• Be part of a high-performance team, where getting to your best is the whole point
• Stellenbosch, hybrid (3 days a week in office)
• Year 1 OTE (on-target earnings): R240k–R300k (R20k–R25k/month by year end)
• Year 2+: OTE R300k–R420k+ (R25k–R35k/month), climbing from there

We’re a Specialist Accounting & Finance Headhunting firm founded in 2018.

We help ambitious CEOs & CFOs find the best finance talent in South Africa.

We’re a 15+ person team: driven, high performing, and on a mission to grow fast. We want you to grow with us.

Purpose of Role

The Talent Associate is part of the Talent Acquisition function and provides important support to your pod and Team Lead.

The main function will be to source and engage the right candidates for assigned job orders, and to make sure the candidate engagement and onboarding process is run effectively.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Dive into the world of headhunting, using your insights and innovative tools to identify potential stars for our clients
• Actively hunt for talent that isn’t on job boards, building targeted lists and mapping the market
• Develop and own the talent pool for your desk
• Assist with screening of candidates by phone and email to determine if they match our client expectations
• Build candidate shortlists to the standard our consultants can send to clients
• Arrange interviews and run reference and background checks
• Onboard candidate profiles in a complete and accurate manner to our database, so we’re able to match candidates with open jobs
• Actively participate in creating a great candidate experience when engaging with applicants
• Communicate effectively with candidates, both successful and unsuccessful applicants, to ensure a great experience with our company and brand
• Post and review your job adverts on multiple platforms
• Keep our CRM data accurate and audited, because it’s the one source of truth
• Learn the finance market: designations, salaries and career paths
• Provide support to the consultants in your pod

Who We Think Would Be a Great Fit

• A completed degree, or completing your studies by December 2026
• You DON’T have previous experience in Recruitment, that’s IDEAL for this role
• You like working with people (customer service is GREAT experience)
• High levels of hunger, urgency, curiosity, eye-for-detail and resilience
• Structured, process driven and detail oriented
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills (non-negotiable)
• Tech savvy and quick to pick up new tools
• Based in Stellenbosch, and able to be in the office 3 days a week
• South African Citizen (beneficial)
• We’re looking to hire the right ATTITUDE more than the right SKILL.

Your Growth Path

• Year 1: Learn, train, and grow into OTE R240k–R300k (R20k–R25k/month)
• Year 2: Promotion to Talent Consultant, with OTE R300k–R420k (R25k–R35k/month)
• Year 3: Promotion to Senior Talent Consultant, with OTE R420k–R540k (R35k–R45k/month)
• Beyond: Run your own specialist desk or build your own team. No ceiling.

Each step up isn’t just a bigger commission: your base goes up, your share goes up, and the roles you work on get bigger. Promotion is earned against written benchmarks, not time served.