Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Old Mutual

Job Description

• Lead the organization’s end-to-end recruiting function, from proactive workforce planning and sourcing to interviewing, hiring and onboarding, to ensure the company attracts and hires the talent needed to meet its business objectives. This role serves as a bridge between business strategy and talent strategy, aligning recruitment plans with long-term goals and fostering a positive employer brand and candidate experience.

Responsibilities will include the following:

Develop Talent Strategies

• Formulate and implement comprehensive talent acquisition strategies aligned with the organization’s business goals and workforce plans. This involves long-term workforce planning and designing recruiting initiatives to meet those needs.

Build Talent Pipelines

• Proactively source and cultivate talent pipelines of qualified candidates for current and future openings. This means engaging passive candidates, leveraging networks, and maintaining relationships to ensure a steady flow of potential hires.

Oversee Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Manage the entire recruitment process from job posting through onboarding. This includes sourcing applicants, screening and interviewing candidates, coordinating with hiring teams on selection, and ensuring a smooth onboarding transition for new hires. Manage high-priority or senior-level searches directly while guiding the team on others.

Lead the Recruiting Team

• Manage and mentor the recruitment team, providing training, setting performance targets, and offering guidance to achieve hiring objectives. Ensure the recruiting staff follows best practices and develops professionally, which in turn improves hiring outcomes.

Collaborate with Hiring Managers

• Work closely with department heads and hiring managers to understand role requirements and business talent needs and advise on hiring decisions. This collaboration ensures alignment between the recruitment process and the team’s expectations and helps in creating effective job descriptions and interview criteria.

Employer Branding

• Drive employer branding initiatives to market the company as an employer of choice. This can involve crafting a compelling employer value proposition, managing recruitment marketing, attending career fairs, and ensuring that candidates have a positive impression of the organization’s culture and opportunities.

Metrics and Process Improvement

• Track and analyze recruitment metrics (such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, offer acceptance rate, and quality-of-hire) to identify areas for improvement. Use data-driven insights to refine sourcing strategies, streamline workflows, and address bottlenecks in the hiring process.

Candidate Experience Management

• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.

Compliance and DEI

• Ensure recruiting practices comply with employment laws and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring. Stay up to date on labor regulations and implement fair hiring practices. Lead or support initiatives to attract diverse candidate pools and reduce bias, aligning the talent strategy with the organization’s DEI goals.

Talent Management

• Coordinate a process or project of moderate complexity to implement diverse talent management strategies and programs.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills required:

Bachelor’s Degree

• 5-8 years’ experience in Talent Acquisition
• 5 years’ experience in the management of people
• Technical Proficiency- Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Skills

• Action Planning, Brand Development, Data Analysis, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Management, Evaluating Information, Executing Plans, Human Capital Management Systems, Learning and Development (L&D), Oral Communications, Professional Presentation, Recruiting, Report Review, Talent Acquisition, Talent Attraction, Talent Management, Talent Management Software, Talent Strategy

Competencies

• Attracts Top Talent
• Business Insight
• Communicates Effectively
• Decision Quality
• Develops Talent

Financial Acumen

• Manages Complexity
• Optimizes Work Processes

Education

• NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date

13 January 2026 , 23:59