Director of Talent & People

About the role

This senior position will shape and scale the people function for a fast‑growing, technology‑driven organization based in South Africa. You will own talent strategy, people operations, and employee experience while building systems that enable teams to thrive in a globally distributed environment.

Key responsibilities

• Own and evolve the overall Talent and People strategy, ensuring structure, processes, and capabilities support continued growth.
• Lead company‑wide talent acquisition strategy, workforce planning, and recruiting operations to improve hiring quality, speed, and predictability.
• Manage and develop the recruiting team, creating scalable processes for multi‑function and multi‑region hiring.
• Support executive and leadership‑level hiring initiatives, enhancing interview processes, candidate experience, and evaluation frameworks.
• Build and maintain scalable people‑operations systems covering onboarding, offboarding, documentation, policies, and employee support.
• Create a strong employee experience throughout the lifecycle, clarifying roles, responsibilities, reporting structures, and expectations.
• Partner with leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, team structures, and operational improvements.
• Develop performance management, feedback, career development, and retention programs to boost growth and engagement.
• Establish visibility into organizational health through people metrics, insights, and proactive risk identification.
• Act as a strategic partner to executives, providing practical solutions and building infrastructure for long‑term growth.

Required profile

• 5‑10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, People Operations, HR, or related leadership roles.
• Proven experience supporting organizations with 100+ employees, ideally in high‑growth startups, agencies, technology companies, or rapidly scaling environments.
• Experience leading recruiting teams and managing end‑to‑end hiring operations.
• Strong understanding of people operations within remote‑first or globally distributed organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to build recruiting systems, onboarding frameworks, and performance processes.

Required skills