Talent Lead at pawaPay
Talent Lead
Remote
Key Purpose
As an integral part of our People and Talent team, you will help create, and then drive the delivery of our Talent strategy at pawaPay as we continue to scale.
You will work hand-in-hand with our leaders to bring A-players into the company, from crafting sourcing strategies to building a strong pipeline and exciting top-tier talent who align with our pawaPay mission.
You will build deep partnerships with our managers to positively influence the hiring process and ensure a smooth transition to successful candidates’ onboarding journey.
What is required of the ideal candidate?
- Immerse
yourself in our mission, product, and growth plans so you can anticipate
talent needs and spot opportunities early;
- Build
creative sourcing strategies, engage passive talent, and tell our story in
a way that gets people excited to join us;
- Leverage
our ATS and use the right tools to streamline hiring, track engagement,
and create a smooth, human candidate journey from hello to offer;
- Build
the capability of our managers to recruit effectively and carry out high
impact interviews that give our candidates a clear understanding of
pawaPay and the role we’re sourcing;
- Ensure
every touchpoint with our candidates reflects our culture, values, and
pace — whether we bring them on board or not;
- Improve
and evolve our operational and strategic talent processes in order to
provide an exceptional candidate and employee experience;
- In
partnership with the People Operations Lead, manage contracts across
multiple geographies, balancing local compliance requirements with a
smooth employee experience;
- Contributing
to the continuous development of pawaPay’s employment brand and related
content and network engagement Including a regular presence and events
that attract top-tier talent;
- Be a
true thought partner around best in class talent attraction and selection;
- Effectively
use data to help drive our decision making across People and Talent;
- Delivery
in country expertise as relevant e.g. for supporting local payroll
implementation, new contract management or relevant employment law
implementation.
You’ll be well aligned to the role if you have:
- Demonstrable
experience in building and executing creative sourcing strategies across
channels (LinkedIn, referrals, networks, events, etc.), especially for
hard-to-fill or niche roles;
- Clear,
concise, and engaging communication style — whether writing outreach
messages, sharing insights, or providing feedback to candidates or our
hiring managers;
- Expertise
and experience using an ATS (Greenhouse in our case) and talent CRM plus
other sourcing and collaboration tools (e.g. Slack communities,
CultureAmp, LinkedIn, Agency partnerships);
- Demonstrable
experience streamlining and improving recruiting and people processes that
scale with the business;
- Experience
building successful working practises, particularly around talent in a
distributed environment including a comfort navigating multiple
geographies, local employment nuances, and remote-first working styles;
- An
ability to provide high quality candidate feedback and outcomes with
clarity;
- Fluent
English;
- Success
in working in a fast paced, highly autonomous and accountable culture with
a strongly proactive drive to achieve;
- Demonstrable
passion for enabling a working environment that provides the tools,
structures and behaviours for people to do their best work.