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• Application Deadline: 2 November 2025
• Job Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
• Job Title: Talent Acquisition & Development Manager
• Education Level: Bachelors Degree
• Job Level: Management
• Minimum Experience: 5- 7 Years

An International Talent Acquisition & Development Manager is required for a vacancy in Sandton, Johannesburg.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Recruitment:
• Independently source and attract candidates across all departments and jurisdictions in which the company operates.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including job description creation, screening, interviews, case studies, professional references and offers, in partnership with hiring managers.
• Drafting and issuing employment contracts, and ensuring compliance with local law
• Build and maintain a careers page on website, and other suitable portals.
• Partner with leadership on annual workforce planning and hiring strategies, continuously iterating with changing business needs.
• Build and maintain a strong candidate pipeline and network for current and future needs.
• Ensure company upholds its DEI commitments in hiring, including maintaining and improving DEI policies.
• Keep the business informed of changes to local labour laws and how they affect recruitment.
• Manage visa or right-to-work permit applications and renewals
• Provide accurate periodic data, reporting and insights on the firm's recruitment efforts for investors and Senior Management.
• Salary bandings:
• Research and maintain up-to-date market salary data across departments and jurisdictions.
• Conduct ongoing competitor analysis, and report on market insights, to inform company's hiring decisions.
• Design and update levelling frameworks and salary bandings specific to needs.
• Communicate salary frameworks clearly to managers and employees, ensuring transparency and fairness, including creating materials of reference if necessary.
• Support the development and application of the firm's overall compensation philosophy and practices.
• Employee Development, Benefits & Lifecycle:
• Partner with the CEO, COO and the Events and Engagement Manager to design strategies that strengthen employee retention, including bonus structures, benefits and other incentives.
• Co-ordinate the performance review processes and help identify high-potential talent and pathways for growth, in addition to monitoring and reporting on under-performing talent.
• Co-ordinate and document the probation review process and provide advice on
  
  performance management

Requirements:

• 4–6 years of experience in recruitment and HR administration, with proven success in hiring mid to senior-level specialist roles, in multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong understanding of compensation frameworks, benchmarking, and salary banding.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple priorities across departments and regions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively with leaders and represent Lendable externally.
• A proactive and solutions-oriented approach, with a passion for people and development.
• Familiarity with employment law across multiple jurisdictions (desirable but not essential).

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on and strategic Talent Acquisition Lead to build and lead the recruiting function for our Talent Solutions (Staffing, Direct Hire, and Contractor/Freelance solutions) across Engineering, Healthcare, Education, and Legal verticals. You will own the recruiting lifecycle end-to-end — from sourcing and screening to placement and process design.

The initial focus will be on high-skill roles (engineers, healthcare professionals, educators, legal experts). This is a player-coach role: senior enough to architect strategy, but willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work until the team is formed.

This is a remote position. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute scalable recruiting strategies across direct hire, temp-to-hire, temporary, and freelance models.
• Hire, train, and manage a team of recruiters as the business scales; personally engage in recruiting for high-skill roles in the initial phase.
• Partner with Business Development Leads and clients to align on requirements and hiring strategies.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of specialized talent across multiple verticals.
• Conduct candidate outreach, screening calls, interviews, and guide candidates through the hiring process.
• Track recruiting KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, pipeline health, quality of hire) and report insights to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with legal and staffing requirements, including documentation and background checks.
• Leverage ATS, sourcing platforms, and AI-driven tools to manage pipelines and ensure data accuracy.
• Contribute to process improvements, playbooks, and TA best practices to support scalability.

In the first week, expect to:

• Onboard and integrate into Toptal.
• Undergo training on staffing processes, ATS tools, and sourcing platforms.

In the first month, expect to:

• Begin sourcing candidates for open requisitions across high-skill verticals.
• Partner with BD Leads to align on role requirements and priorities while exercising discretion and independent judgment.

In the first three months, expect to:

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned roles.
• Successfully place your first high-skill candidates into client roles.
• Build repeatable sourcing and recruiting processes.

In the first six months, expect to:

• Consistently meet staffing KPIs.
• Begin hiring and managing junior recruiters to expand delivery capacity.
• Establish Toptal’s reputation as a reliable staffing partner for high-skill roles.

In the first year, expect to:

• Fully own and be recognized as the leader of the TA function.
• Build and manage a multi-vertical TA team.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives improving staffing delivery, operations, and candidate experience.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including leadership roles in talent solutions or staffing agencies, RPOs, or high-volume in-house recruiting.
• Proven success in both hands-on recruiting and building/managing teams.
• Strong track record filling high-skill roles across multiple verticals.
• Experience with direct hire, contract-to-hire, and temporary staffing models.
• Proficiency in sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, AI platforms).
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and pipeline management skills.
• Experience with ATS systems and collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on and strategic Talent Acquisition Lead to build and lead the recruiting function for our Talent Solutions (Staffing, Direct Hire, and Contractor/Freelance solutions) across Engineering, Healthcare, Education, and Legal verticals. You will own the recruiting lifecycle end-to-end — from sourcing and screening to placement and process design.

The initial focus will be on high-skill roles (engineers, healthcare professionals, educators, legal experts). This is a player-coach role: senior enough to architect strategy, but willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work until the team is formed.

This is a remote position. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute scalable recruiting strategies across direct hire, temp-to-hire, temporary, and freelance models.
• Hire, train, and manage a team of recruiters as the business scales; personally engage in recruiting for high-skill roles in the initial phase.
• Partner with Business Development Leads and clients to align on requirements and hiring strategies.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of specialized talent across multiple verticals.
• Conduct candidate outreach, screening calls, interviews, and guide candidates through the hiring process.
• Track recruiting KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, pipeline health, quality of hire) and report insights to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with legal and staffing requirements, including documentation and background checks.
• Leverage ATS, sourcing platforms, and AI-driven tools to manage pipelines and ensure data accuracy.
• Contribute to process improvements, playbooks, and TA best practices to support scalability.

In the first week, expect to:

• Onboard and integrate into Toptal.
• Undergo training on staffing processes, ATS tools, and sourcing platforms.

In the first month, expect to:

• Begin sourcing candidates for open requisitions across high-skill verticals.
• Partner with BD Leads to align on role requirements and priorities while exercising discretion and independent judgment.

In the first three months, expect to:

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned roles.
• Successfully place your first high-skill candidates into client roles.
• Build repeatable sourcing and recruiting processes.

In the first six months, expect to:

• Consistently meet staffing KPIs.
• Begin hiring and managing junior recruiters to expand delivery capacity.
• Establish Toptal’s reputation as a reliable staffing partner for high-skill roles.

In the first year, expect to:

• Fully own and be recognized as the leader of the TA function.
• Build and manage a multi-vertical TA team.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives improving staffing delivery, operations, and candidate experience.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including leadership roles in talent solutions or staffing agencies, RPOs, or high-volume in-house recruiting.
• Proven success in both hands-on recruiting and building/managing teams.
• Strong track record filling high-skill roles across multiple verticals.
• Experience with direct hire, contract-to-hire, and temporary staffing models.
• Proficiency in sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, AI platforms).
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and pipeline management skills.
• Experience with ATS systems and collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on and strategic Talent Acquisition Lead to build and lead the recruiting function for our Talent Solutions (Staffing, Direct Hire, and Contractor/Freelance solutions) across Engineering, Healthcare, Education, and Legal verticals. You will own the recruiting lifecycle end-to-end — from sourcing and screening to placement and process design.

The initial focus will be on high-skill roles (engineers, healthcare professionals, educators, legal experts). This is a player-coach role: senior enough to architect strategy, but willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work until the team is formed.

This is a remote position. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute scalable recruiting strategies across direct hire, temp-to-hire, temporary, and freelance models.
• Hire, train, and manage a team of recruiters as the business scales; personally engage in recruiting for high-skill roles in the initial phase.
• Partner with Business Development Leads and clients to align on requirements and hiring strategies.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of specialized talent across multiple verticals.
• Conduct candidate outreach, screening calls, interviews, and guide candidates through the hiring process.
• Track recruiting KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, pipeline health, quality of hire) and report insights to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with legal and staffing requirements, including documentation and background checks.
• Leverage ATS, sourcing platforms, and AI-driven tools to manage pipelines and ensure data accuracy.
• Contribute to process improvements, playbooks, and TA best practices to support scalability.

In the first week, expect to:

• Onboard and integrate into Toptal.
• Undergo training on staffing processes, ATS tools, and sourcing platforms.

In the first month, expect to:

• Begin sourcing candidates for open requisitions across high-skill verticals.
• Partner with BD Leads to align on role requirements and priorities while exercising discretion and independent judgment.

In the first three months, expect to:

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned roles.
• Successfully place your first high-skill candidates into client roles.
• Build repeatable sourcing and recruiting processes.

In the first six months, expect to:

• Consistently meet staffing KPIs.
• Begin hiring and managing junior recruiters to expand delivery capacity.
• Establish Toptal’s reputation as a reliable staffing partner for high-skill roles.

In the first year, expect to:

• Fully own and be recognized as the leader of the TA function.
• Build and manage a multi-vertical TA team.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives improving staffing delivery, operations, and candidate experience.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including leadership roles in talent solutions or staffing agencies, RPOs, or high-volume in-house recruiting.
• Proven success in both hands-on recruiting and building/managing teams.
• Strong track record filling high-skill roles across multiple verticals.
• Experience with direct hire, contract-to-hire, and temporary staffing models.
• Proficiency in sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, AI platforms).
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and pipeline management skills.
• Experience with ATS systems and collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on and strategic Talent Acquisition Lead to build and lead the recruiting function for our Talent Solutions (Staffing, Direct Hire, and Contractor/Freelance solutions) across Engineering, Healthcare, Education, and Legal verticals. You will own the recruiting lifecycle end-to-end — from sourcing and screening to placement and process design.

The initial focus will be on high-skill roles (engineers, healthcare professionals, educators, legal experts). This is a player-coach role: senior enough to architect strategy, but willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work until the team is formed.

This is a remote position. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute scalable recruiting strategies across direct hire, temp-to-hire, temporary, and freelance models.
• Hire, train, and manage a team of recruiters as the business scales; personally engage in recruiting for high-skill roles in the initial phase.
• Partner with Business Development Leads and clients to align on requirements and hiring strategies.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of specialized talent across multiple verticals.
• Conduct candidate outreach, screening calls, interviews, and guide candidates through the hiring process.
• Track recruiting KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, pipeline health, quality of hire) and report insights to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with legal and staffing requirements, including documentation and background checks.
• Leverage ATS, sourcing platforms, and AI-driven tools to manage pipelines and ensure data accuracy.
• Contribute to process improvements, playbooks, and TA best practices to support scalability.

In the first week, expect to:

• Onboard and integrate into Toptal.
• Undergo training on staffing processes, ATS tools, and sourcing platforms.

In the first month, expect to:

• Begin sourcing candidates for open requisitions across high-skill verticals.
• Partner with BD Leads to align on role requirements and priorities while exercising discretion and independent judgment.

In the first three months, expect to:

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned roles.
• Successfully place your first high-skill candidates into client roles.
• Build repeatable sourcing and recruiting processes.

In the first six months, expect to:

• Consistently meet staffing KPIs.
• Begin hiring and managing junior recruiters to expand delivery capacity.
• Establish Toptal’s reputation as a reliable staffing partner for high-skill roles.

In the first year, expect to:

• Fully own and be recognized as the leader of the TA function.
• Build and manage a multi-vertical TA team.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives improving staffing delivery, operations, and candidate experience.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including leadership roles in talent solutions or staffing agencies, RPOs, or high-volume in-house recruiting.
• Proven success in both hands-on recruiting and building/managing teams.
• Strong track record filling high-skill roles across multiple verticals.
• Experience with direct hire, contract-to-hire, and temporary staffing models.
• Proficiency in sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, AI platforms).
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and pipeline management skills.
• Experience with ATS systems and collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on and strategic Talent Acquisition Lead to build and lead the recruiting function for our Talent Solutions (Staffing, Direct Hire, and Contractor/Freelance solutions) across Engineering, Healthcare, Education, and Legal verticals. You will own the recruiting lifecycle end-to-end — from sourcing and screening to placement and process design.

The initial focus will be on high-skill roles (engineers, healthcare professionals, educators, legal experts). This is a player-coach role: senior enough to architect strategy, but willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work until the team is formed.

This is a remote position. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute scalable recruiting strategies across direct hire, temp-to-hire, temporary, and freelance models.
• Hire, train, and manage a team of recruiters as the business scales; personally engage in recruiting for high-skill roles in the initial phase.
• Partner with Business Development Leads and clients to align on requirements and hiring strategies.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of specialized talent across multiple verticals.
• Conduct candidate outreach, screening calls, interviews, and guide candidates through the hiring process.
• Track recruiting KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, pipeline health, quality of hire) and report insights to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with legal and staffing requirements, including documentation and background checks.
• Leverage ATS, sourcing platforms, and AI-driven tools to manage pipelines and ensure data accuracy.
• Contribute to process improvements, playbooks, and TA best practices to support scalability.

In the first week, expect to:

• Onboard and integrate into Toptal.
• Undergo training on staffing processes, ATS tools, and sourcing platforms.

In the first month, expect to:

• Begin sourcing candidates for open requisitions across high-skill verticals.
• Partner with BD Leads to align on role requirements and priorities while exercising discretion and independent judgment.

In the first three months, expect to:

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned roles.
• Successfully place your first high-skill candidates into client roles.
• Build repeatable sourcing and recruiting processes.

In the first six months, expect to:

• Consistently meet staffing KPIs.
• Begin hiring and managing junior recruiters to expand delivery capacity.
• Establish Toptal’s reputation as a reliable staffing partner for high-skill roles.

In the first year, expect to:

• Fully own and be recognized as the leader of the TA function.
• Build and manage a multi-vertical TA team.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives improving staffing delivery, operations, and candidate experience.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including leadership roles in talent solutions or staffing agencies, RPOs, or high-volume in-house recruiting.
• Proven success in both hands-on recruiting and building/managing teams.
• Strong track record filling high-skill roles across multiple verticals.
• Experience with direct hire, contract-to-hire, and temporary staffing models.
• Proficiency in sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, AI platforms).
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and pipeline management skills.
• Experience with ATS systems and collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on and strategic Talent Acquisition Lead to build and lead the recruiting function for our Talent Solutions (Staffing, Direct Hire, and Contractor/Freelance solutions) across Engineering, Healthcare, Education, and Legal verticals. You will own the recruiting lifecycle end-to-end — from sourcing and screening to placement and process design.

The initial focus will be on high-skill roles (engineers, healthcare professionals, educators, legal experts). This is a player-coach role: senior enough to architect strategy, but willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work until the team is formed.

This is a remote position. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute scalable recruiting strategies across direct hire, temp-to-hire, temporary, and freelance models.
• Hire, train, and manage a team of recruiters as the business scales; personally engage in recruiting for high-skill roles in the initial phase.
• Partner with Business Development Leads and clients to align on requirements and hiring strategies.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of specialized talent across multiple verticals.
• Conduct candidate outreach, screening calls, interviews, and guide candidates through the hiring process.
• Track recruiting KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, pipeline health, quality of hire) and report insights to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with legal and staffing requirements, including documentation and background checks.
• Leverage ATS, sourcing platforms, and AI-driven tools to manage pipelines and ensure data accuracy.
• Contribute to process improvements, playbooks, and TA best practices to support scalability.

In the first week, expect to:

• Onboard and integrate into Toptal.
• Undergo training on staffing processes, ATS tools, and sourcing platforms.

In the first month, expect to:

• Begin sourcing candidates for open requisitions across high-skill verticals.
• Partner with BD Leads to align on role requirements and priorities while exercising discretion and independent judgment.

In the first three months, expect to:

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned roles.
• Successfully place your first high-skill candidates into client roles.
• Build repeatable sourcing and recruiting processes.

In the first six months, expect to:

• Consistently meet staffing KPIs.
• Begin hiring and managing junior recruiters to expand delivery capacity.
• Establish Toptal’s reputation as a reliable staffing partner for high-skill roles.

In the first year, expect to:

• Fully own and be recognized as the leader of the TA function.
• Build and manage a multi-vertical TA team.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives improving staffing delivery, operations, and candidate experience.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including leadership roles in talent solutions or staffing agencies, RPOs, or high-volume in-house recruiting.
• Proven success in both hands-on recruiting and building/managing teams.
• Strong track record filling high-skill roles across multiple verticals.
• Experience with direct hire, contract-to-hire, and temporary staffing models.
• Proficiency in sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, AI platforms).
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and pipeline management skills.
• Experience with ATS systems and collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on and strategic Talent Acquisition Lead to build and lead the recruiting function for our Talent Solutions (Staffing, Direct Hire, and Contractor/Freelance solutions) across Engineering, Healthcare, Education, and Legal verticals. You will own the recruiting lifecycle end-to-end — from sourcing and screening to placement and process design.

The initial focus will be on high-skill roles (engineers, healthcare professionals, educators, legal experts). This is a player-coach role: senior enough to architect strategy, but willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work until the team is formed.

This is a remote position. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute scalable recruiting strategies across direct hire, temp-to-hire, temporary, and freelance models.
• Hire, train, and manage a team of recruiters as the business scales; personally engage in recruiting for high-skill roles in the initial phase.
• Partner with Business Development Leads and clients to align on requirements and hiring strategies.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of specialized talent across multiple verticals.
• Conduct candidate outreach, screening calls, interviews, and guide candidates through the hiring process.
• Track recruiting KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, pipeline health, quality of hire) and report insights to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with legal and staffing requirements, including documentation and background checks.
• Leverage ATS, sourcing platforms, and AI-driven tools to manage pipelines and ensure data accuracy.
• Contribute to process improvements, playbooks, and TA best practices to support scalability.

In the first week, expect to:

• Onboard and integrate into Toptal.
• Undergo training on staffing processes, ATS tools, and sourcing platforms.

In the first month, expect to:

• Begin sourcing candidates for open requisitions across high-skill verticals.
• Partner with BD Leads to align on role requirements and priorities while exercising discretion and independent judgment.

In the first three months, expect to:

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned roles.
• Successfully place your first high-skill candidates into client roles.
• Build repeatable sourcing and recruiting processes.

In the first six months, expect to:

• Consistently meet staffing KPIs.
• Begin hiring and managing junior recruiters to expand delivery capacity.
• Establish Toptal’s reputation as a reliable staffing partner for high-skill roles.

In the first year, expect to:

• Fully own and be recognized as the leader of the TA function.
• Build and manage a multi-vertical TA team.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives improving staffing delivery, operations, and candidate experience.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including leadership roles in talent solutions or staffing agencies, RPOs, or high-volume in-house recruiting.
• Proven success in both hands-on recruiting and building/managing teams.
• Strong track record filling high-skill roles across multiple verticals.
• Experience with direct hire, contract-to-hire, and temporary staffing models.
• Proficiency in sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, AI platforms).
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and pipeline management skills.
• Experience with ATS systems and collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on and strategic Talent Acquisition Lead to build and lead the recruiting function for our Talent Solutions (Staffing, Direct Hire, and Contractor/Freelance solutions) across Engineering, Healthcare, Education, and Legal verticals. You will own the recruiting lifecycle end-to-end — from sourcing and screening to placement and process design.

The initial focus will be on high-skill roles (engineers, healthcare professionals, educators, legal experts). This is a player-coach role: senior enough to architect strategy, but willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work until the team is formed.

This is a remote position. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute scalable recruiting strategies across direct hire, temp-to-hire, temporary, and freelance models.
• Hire, train, and manage a team of recruiters as the business scales; personally engage in recruiting for high-skill roles in the initial phase.
• Partner with Business Development Leads and clients to align on requirements and hiring strategies.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of specialized talent across multiple verticals.
• Conduct candidate outreach, screening calls, interviews, and guide candidates through the hiring process.
• Track recruiting KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, pipeline health, quality of hire) and report insights to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with legal and staffing requirements, including documentation and background checks.
• Leverage ATS, sourcing platforms, and AI-driven tools to manage pipelines and ensure data accuracy.
• Contribute to process improvements, playbooks, and TA best practices to support scalability.

In the first week, expect to:

• Onboard and integrate into Toptal.
• Undergo training on staffing processes, ATS tools, and sourcing platforms.

In the first month, expect to:

• Begin sourcing candidates for open requisitions across high-skill verticals.
• Partner with BD Leads to align on role requirements and priorities while exercising discretion and independent judgment.

In the first three months, expect to:

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned roles.
• Successfully place your first high-skill candidates into client roles.
• Build repeatable sourcing and recruiting processes.

In the first six months, expect to:

• Consistently meet staffing KPIs.
• Begin hiring and managing junior recruiters to expand delivery capacity.
• Establish Toptal’s reputation as a reliable staffing partner for high-skill roles.

In the first year, expect to:

• Fully own and be recognized as the leader of the TA function.
• Build and manage a multi-vertical TA team.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives improving staffing delivery, operations, and candidate experience.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including leadership roles in talent solutions or staffing agencies, RPOs, or high-volume in-house recruiting.
• Proven success in both hands-on recruiting and building/managing teams.
• Strong track record filling high-skill roles across multiple verticals.
• Experience with direct hire, contract-to-hire, and temporary staffing models.
• Proficiency in sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, AI platforms).
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and pipeline management skills.
• Experience with ATS systems and collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.