Talent Acquisition Specialist at DigiCert, Inc.

Position Summary

As Talent Acquisition Specialist you will play an important role in helping the Corporate hiring within EMEA and US. This is a six month contract.

What You Will Do

• Recruit and source for a variety roles for our Corporate teams (Product, Sales, Support, Engineering) for EMEA and US
• Partner closely with Corporate Leaders in Cape Town and US to grasp and understand their requirements and hiring timelines.
• Build quality engineering talent pipelines through creative and effective sourcing techniques outside of LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Consultative rapport building with international hiring managers across EMEA and US.
• Develop relationships with professional engineering societies or associations, as well as best-in-class universities in South Africa.
• Focus on diversity hiring while maintaining a high quality of hire bar to align with employment equity goals.
• Frequent meetings with hiring teams to guide them through the recruiting process.
• Perform competitor landscape analysis and build candidate target lists.
• Use Greenhouse to gather data to drive hiring decisions.
• Generate weekly recruiting reports.
• Perform background checks on new hires.
• Onboard new hires via Greenhouse Onboarding and JIRA
• Partner with our global service desk to ensure that equipment is available for new hires
• Develop relationships with external recruiting partners for short-term contract hiring (when required)

What You Have

• Tertiary qualification
• 3+ years’ full cycle recruitment across South Africa and US (essential)
• Proven hunter success track record with a focus on Corporate roles (essential)
• Internal tech company and/or IT recruitment agency experience (preferred)
• Strong talent hunter mentality with a solid tech community network to tap into
• Creative employer branding strategy experience
• Resiliency, ability to work independent, trustworthiness, creativity, solution-orientation, results-orientation, and passion for technology recruiting
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to adapt and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment (15-20 roles)
• Tool Experience: LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Greenhouse Onboarding, ADP, JIRA, HireRight (advantageous)

Bonus Points For Experience With The Following

• Experience scaling fast-growing teams within a technology company
• Experience in diversity sourcing and recruiting
• Prior PKI and IoT recruiting experience

What’s In It For You

• Opportunity to scale a software development in Cape Town from scratch
• Exposure to international recruiting
• Provident Fund
• Medical Aid + Gap Cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym Reimbursement
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance