At Optasia we use the latest technologies and tools to build impactful customer experiences, grow our network and provide comprehensive financial access for millions of customers in countries across continental Africa, Asia and beyond.
We are seeking a dynamic Senior Talent Recruiter who has deep experience of hiring for a fast-growing, international businesses coupled with a strong understanding of startup and scaleup culture.
- The ideal person will possess excellent market-mapping and stakeholder management skills, a strong understanding of candidate experience, and the ability to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes across technical, commercial, and corporate functions.
- Experience building talent pipelines across multiple geographies including Africa, Asia and Greece, using data to improve hiring outcomes, and representing a compelling employer brand in competitive markets is essential.
This is a senior team role in a growing organization - an opportunity to work in a company where a go-getter spirit and customer orientation are valued as highly as technical excellence.
Detailed overview
Location: Johannesburg, Dubai, Athens
Candidate Profile
- A proactive, commercially aware talent acquisition specialist who can influence senior hiring stakeholders and drive rigorous, high-quality recruitment delivery.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, international environment, balancing immediate hiring needs with longer-term talent pipeline development and workforce planning activities.
- Passionate about candidate experience, inclusive hiring practices, and using data and market insight to improve speed, quality, and consistency in hiring.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end recruitment delivery for critical and senior hires across multiple functions and geographies, ensuring an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.
- Partner with business leaders to define role briefs, success profiles, assessment approaches and sourcing strategies aligned to business priorities.
- Build and execute proactive sourcing and talent mapping strategies across relevant markets, with a strong focus on hard-to-fill and business-critical roles.
- Use recruitment data to track funnel health, time-to-fill, quality of hire indicators, source effectiveness and process bottlenecks, providing recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on talent availability, compensation positioning, interview quality, and competitive market dynamics.
- Champion consistent, structured, and inclusive selection processes that improve decision quality and reduce bias.
- Collaborate with People team colleagues to ensure smooth offer, onboarding, and workforce planning processes.
- Help strengthen employer branding by representing Optasia effectively in the market and crafting compelling outreach and candidate communications.
- Support continuous improvement of recruitment processes, tools, and interview capability across the business.
Requirements
- Minimum of 6 years in-house and/or agency recruitment experience with a strong track record hiring for international, high-growth, technology-led or fintech organizations.
- Proven ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously across functions, seniority levels, and geographies while maintaining high standards and pace.
- Strong capability in direct sourcing, talent mapping, structured interviewing, stakeholder management and offer negotiation.
- Experience using recruitment data and market intelligence to influence decisions and improve hiring outcomes.
- Good understanding of hiring compliance, candidate data handling, and local market considerations across at least some of the countries where the company operates.
- Data-driven, candidate-centric and business-oriented approach to talent acquisition.
- Experience in a challenging, dynamic and complex business environment with a focus on multiculturalism and internationalism.
- Ability to quickly build trust with candidates, hiring managers and cross-functional partners.
- Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills with high levels of professionalism and integrity.
- Ability to plan and prioritize work under tight deadlines, work on own initiative, and as a member of a team.
Why Optasia?
Optasia is a high-growth, AI-powered financial infrastructure platform serving over 432 million users in emerging markets across Africa and Asia. By harnessing the power of AI and real-time data we unlock financial opportunities for customers. We have been recognized as a top fintech by Forbes Middle East, culminating in a successful JSE listing in 2025.
At Optasia, our global team builds the tech, products and services which will change the game for the world's unbanked population. We empower our people by offering unique employee experiences and support individual careers by prioritizing well-being and embracing flexibility.
Benefits include:
- Work From Anywhere Policy
- Competitive remuneration package
- Performance-based bonus scheme
- Extra day off on your birthday
- Comprehensive private healthcare insurance
- All the tech gear you need to work smart
Join us in shaping the future of Optasia as we grow together. Explore more at optasia.com
