Director of Talent & People at Jobgether in South Africa, South Africa

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director of Talent & People based in South Africa.

This role offers the opportunity to shape and scale the people function within a fast-growing, technology-driven organization. You will take ownership of talent strategy, people operations, and employee experience while building the systems that enable teams to thrive. Working closely with executive leadership, you will influence how the organization attracts, develops, and retains exceptional talent. The position combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution across recruiting, organizational development, and people processes. You will help create a high-performance culture within a globally distributed environment built around ownership, collaboration, and innovation. This is an ideal opportunity for a people leader who enjoys building scalable systems, solving complex challenges, and enabling business growth through talent.

Accountabilities

• Own and evolve the overall Talent and People strategy, ensuring the organization has the structure, processes, and capabilities needed to support continued growth.
  • Lead company-wide talent acquisition strategy, workforce planning, and recruiting operations while improving hiring quality, speed, and predictability.
  • Manage and develop the recruiting team, creating scalable processes to support hiring across multiple functions and regions.
  • Personally support executive and leadership-level hiring initiatives, including improving 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 entire lifecycle, ensuring teams have clarity around roles, responsibilities, reporting structures, and expectations.
  • Partner with leadership teams on organizational design, workforce planning, team structures, and operational improvements.
  • Develop performance management, feedback, career development, and retention programs to support employee growth and engagement.
  • Establish visibility into organizational health through people metrics, insights, and proactive identification of talent-related risks.
  • Act as a strategic partner to executives by providing practical solutions and building the infrastructure required for long-term growth.

Requirements

    - 5–10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Human Resources, or related leadership roles.
    - Proven experience supporting organizations with 100+ employees, ideally within 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, performance management processes, and employee development programs.
    - Experience partnering directly with founders, executives, or senior leadership teams on strategic people decisions.
    - Strong organizational judgment, decision-making skills, and the ability to operate effectively with limited information and changing priorities.
    - A proactive ownership mindset with a focus on execution, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
    - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
    - Comfortable working in fast-paced environments where building new systems and processes is a core part of the role.

Benefits

        - Competitive total annual compensation package ranging from **$40,000 to $90,000 USD**, including base salary, performance bonus, and equity opportunities.
        - Fully remote work environment with flexibility to work from the location where you perform best.
        - Opportunity to build and shape the people infrastructure of a rapidly growing organization.
        - High level of ownership, autonomy, and visibility while partnering directly with executive leadership.
        - Impactful role focused on developing teams, improving employee experience, and enabling business growth.
        - Flexible and distributed work culture built around trust, accountability, and results.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

Why Apply Through Jobgether?

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