Data & AI Recruiter

Untapped

South Africa
Permanent
Remote
R28,000 - R36,500/month

Data & AI Delivery Consultant | UK Market | Remote from South Africa

The Opportunity

Our client isn't just another recruitment business. They're a genuine specialist Data and AI partner, and uniquely, an officially partnered Databricks agency. This is a rare opportunity to join a business at the heart of a high-growth market, with a network built through genuine community engagement, from a Databricks User Group and podcast series to industry events, giving them the credibility and platform to help you succeed.

What You'll Do

  • Proactively source and engage Data and AI talent including Data Engineers, Data Analysts, Data Architects and Data Consultants
  • Manage candidates from initial outreach through submission, interview prep, feedback and pre close
  • Build and maintain high quality talent pools (hotlists) to speed up delivery across multiple live roles
  • Build trusted relationships with clients and hiring managers
  • Spot commercial leads while speaking to candidates and flag potential new client opportunities to the sales team
  • Work towards becoming Databricks certified to deepen your market knowledge

What We're Looking For

Essential

  • 2+ years of recruitment delivery experience
  • Excellent communication skills with a track record of strong candidate and client experience
  • Self motivated, comfortable owning your own desk in a fully remote environment
  • Curious and commercially minded, naturally spots opportunities while speaking to candidates

Advantageous

  • Experience recruiting specifically within the Data ecosystem (Databricks, Azure, AWS, GCP, Fabric, Snowflake)
  • Prior international recruitment experience, particularly into the UK
  • Familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, JobServe or Bullhorn

The details:

  • Salary: R28,000 - R36,500/pm
  • 💰 Commission structure:
    • £350 per placement on fees under £8k
    • £550 per placement on fees between £8k and £15k
    • £700 per placement on fees above £15k
    • £1,500 bonus if 3 or more placements start within the same calendar month
      • Average deal size sits around £14,000 to £15,000 per placement
  • Working hours: Roughly 9:30am to 6:30pm UK time, with some flexibility
  • Markets: UK primarily, with potential US exposure as the business grows