Senior INT Commercial Talent Acquisition Specialist, South Africa

Our People & Talent department at Sporty is the beating heart of our operation. Working with us is challenging and rewarding, we offer great opportunities for good team fits. We aim to offer real value and benefit to our People and the Company. A proactive, positive working attitude and solutions driven mindset is essential to work in this lean and vital area of our organisation.

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location: Remote in South Africa

Reports to: Commercial Talent Acquisition Lead

Job Overview:

Are you a seasoned Talent Acquisition professional with a proven track record in commercial hiring? Join Sporty’s growing global Talent Acquisition team as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, where you’ll play a key role in shaping our expansion across Marketing, Operations, Media, and Finance. Working in a dynamic, fully remote environment, this position offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic initiatives and drive hiring processes for senior-level roles while collaborating closely with our international team.

About the Team:

Our International Commercial Team supports hiring efforts worldwide, covering regions from Brazil to India, with a focus on strategic growth within new territories. We are scaling up rapidly and actively recruiting top talent across the commercial domain, especially as we expand into new regions like Brazil.

Key Responsibilities:

- Strategic Pipeline Ownership: Manage and optimise senior talent pipelines, focusing on attracting high-caliber candidates for specialised commercial roles.

- End-to-End Recruitment Leadership: Lead the full recruitment lifecycle from candidate sourcing through to offer negotiation, especially for senior and strategic positions.

- Stakeholder Partnership: Collaborate directly with senior business leaders and hiring managers to understand hiring needs and deliver tailored recruitment strategies.

- Advanced Candidate Engagement: Deliver an exceptional candidate experience, establishing Sporty as a top-choice employer within the industry.

- ATS and Process Excellence: Maintain and enhance pipeline efficiency on the ATS, ensuring accurate tracking and documentation.

- Job Marketing: Craft engaging, tailored job descriptions that resonate with target candidates and effectively promote the Sporty brand.

- Offer Coordination: Work seamlessly with HR and People Operations to manage and hand over successful offers, facilitating a smooth transition for new hires.

Requirements:

- Experience: 4+ years of experience in senior-level commercial hiring, either in-house or within a recruitment agency environment.

- Commercial Expertise: Extensive knowledge of recruiting for commercial roles within Operations, Finance, and Marketing.

- Relationship Management: Proven ability to partner closely with senior stakeholders, providing insights and managing expectations effectively.

- Proficiency in Sourcing: Skilled in using platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools to identify top talent.

- Communication and Influence: Strong verbal and written communication skills with a talent for effectively pitching, negotiating, and closing senior candidates.

- Global Compliance Knowledge: Solid understanding of employment regulations across various markets.

- Collaboration and Adaptability: Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, fully remote environment, adapting to shifting priorities and delivering on competitive timelines.

Preferred Skills:

- Prior experience with employer branding and candidate engagement initiatives.

- Proven track record of contributing to global recruitment projects and cross-functional collaboration.

Benefits

Quarterly bonuses

Flexible working hours with core hours 10am-3pm CET

Top-of-the-line equipment

Referral bonuses

28 days paid annual leave

Annual company retreat

Highly talented, dependable co-workers in a global, multicultural organisation

Our teams are small enough for you to be impactful

Our business is globally established and successful, offering stability and security to our Team Members

Our Mission

Our mission is to be an everyday entertainment platform for everyone

Our Operating Principles

1. Create Value for Users

2. Act in the Long-Term Interests of Sporty 

3. Focus on Product Improvements & Innovation 

4. Be Responsible 

5. Preserve Integrity & Honesty 

6. Respect Confidentiality & Privacy 

7. Ensure Stability, Security & Scalability 

8. Work Hard with Passion & Pride

Interview Process

30 min Aptitude Test 

Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team 

Remote 90 min video interview loop with 3 x Team Members (30 mins each)

24-72 hour feedback loops throughout process

Working at Sporty

The top-down mentality at Sporty is high performance based, meaning we trust you to do your job with an emphasis on support to help you achieve, grow and de-block any issues when they're in your way.

Generally employees can choose their own hours, as long as they are collaborating and doing stand-ups etc. The emphasis is really on results. 

As we are a highly structured and established company we are able to offer the security and support of a global business with the allure of a startup environment. Sporty is independently managed and financed, meaning we don’t have arbitrary shareholder or VC targets to cater to. 

We literally build, spend and make decisions based on the ethos of building THE best platform of its kind. We are truly a tech company to the core and take excellent care of our Team Members.