🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Remote Recruitment is open to applicants from South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Industry:AI & Deep Tech Startups (US/UK)

Join a boutique recruitment partner to some of the world’s most innovative AI and deep-tech startups. Working at the frontier of technology, helping world-changing founders scale elite engineering teams across the US and UK.

We’re seeking aseasoned 180 Tech Recruiterwho thrives on delivery excellence, precision sourcing, and high-touch stakeholder engagement. You’ll play a pivotal role in executing targeted searches across Founding Engineer, AI/ML, and Software roles. If you're someone who has chosen the remote lifestyle after excelling both in-office and remotely, and you're hungry to own your craft without micromanagement—this is your seat at the table.

Key Responsibilities
* Partner directly with US-based clients including startup founders, CTOs, and Heads of Engineering.
* Run full 180 delivery recruitment processes—from role intake to placement.
* Source, engage, and manage world-class engineering candidates across the US and globally.
* Provide strategic input to hiring processes, market mapping, and client updates.
* Maintain long-term relationships with candidates and contribute to our curated engineering talent pool.
* Leverage AI-powered tooling and sourcing techniques for precision delivery.
* Build a personal brand by sharing market insights and candidate stories.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience
* Minimum 5 years’ experience intech recruitment, ideally with exposure toAI/ML, software, or tech startup hiring.
* Proven success in a180 role, with an understanding of 270 or 360 recruitment.
* Strong experience working withUS candidates and hiring markets.
* Past experience in both remote and office-based roles, now thriving independently in a remote setup.
* Familiarity with modern tech stacks (e.g. Python, PyTorch, LangChain, AWS) is a plus.
* Prior account management experience is essential.
* Strong self-starter mentality—motivated, autonomous, and commercially driven.
* Must have a laptop, reliable internet connection, and a dedicated work environment.

Tips for South African Applicants

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Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Remote Recruitment

Remote Recruitment is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 69 open positions on Hirezar. View all Remote Recruitment jobs →