Technical Recruiter at DigiCert, Inc.

WHO WE ARE:

DigiCert is the world’s premier provider of high-assurance digital certificates. 

We are driven by the idea of finding a better way:

• A better way to provide authentication on the internet. 

• A better way to tailor solutions to our customers’ needs. 

• A better way to enrich our employees’ lives with opportunities to create the unexpected.  

Join us in finding better ways to help people believe in their digital interactions, and transform yourself and the connected world we live in.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are in the market for a highly skilled and driven Technical Recruiter to join our EMEA Talent Acquisition team.

As Technical Recruiter you will play an important role in scaling a new Software Development team in Cape Town alongside our VP of Engineering who is based in Utah.

This position is based in Cape Town and reports in the Senior Business Partner, Talent Acquisition.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Recruit Senior Software Development Managers, Principal Java & JavaScript (Node.js) Engineers, Senior Java & JavaScript (Node.js) Engineers, SQA Automation Leads, and Associate Java & JavaScript (Node.js) Engineers in Cape Town.

• Partner closely with VP’s and Directors across North America and EMEA 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 North America and EMEA.

• 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’ software engineering recruiting experience across South Africa (essential)

• Proven hunter success track record with a focus on Java Engineers and JavaScript (Node.js) Engineers (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 engineering teams within a technology company

• Experience in diversity sourcing and recruiting for technology and engineering teams

• 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