Talent Lead Job pawaPay
- Kenya
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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