Talent Acquisition Lead at Hugo Technologies

Role Overview

• Hugo is seeking a highly-structured, plugged-in, Talent Acquisition Lead to support the CEO/COO in building out a top-tier senior and middle management bench.
• Specifically, you will be responsible for sourcing, attracting, and hiring the best senior and mid-level management employees to help us scale our remote workforce across Africa.
• This role is remote.

Key Responsibilities

• Design a sourcing strategy that keeps a steady stream of world-class talent (across a range of roles/functions) coming through our doors.
• Implement a robust recruitment KPI tracking and data management system.  
• Manage the end to end recruitment process for senior and middle-level talent; from sourcing through to offer negotiation and signing.
• Work cross-functionally with the senior management to: 
  • Identify recruiting needs and develop effective hiring plans (job description, candidate profile/persona, talent acquisition strategy). 
  • Develop assessment rubrics and techniques to more effectively evaluate the best fit for any role.
  • Provide recruitment and retention analysis and insights.
• Create a best-in-class, personalized experience for any candidate that enters our recruitment process.
• Establish Hugo as the brand of choice for seasoned professionals looking to do practical, high-impact work on the continent.
• Leverage job fairs, conferences and other external networking events to build relationships, identify talent and develop an understanding of the employment market.
• Build a networking-based outbound talent acquisition process that capitalizes on the existing networks of Hugo’s leadership team.

Qualifications

• B.Sc from a reputable university.
• A large professional network across the EMEA region.
• 10+ years experience in talent acquisition.
• Expertise in full cycle recruiting and employer branding techniques.
• Experience recruiting executive and/or international candidates.
• Strong business acumen, sales and negotiation skills.
• Strong organizational, problem solving, and leadership skills.
• Perfect written and oral communications skills.
• Experience with application tracking systems preferred.

About You:

• You love the hunt. 
• You can lead a successful hunt. 
• You hunt with class. 

What We Offer

• A competitive total compensation and benefits package.
• A business model that makes sense for Africa. 
• A high-calibre, fun team committed to changing the status quo.
• Opportunity to have a large-scale impact.