Talent Acquisition Manager at AXIAN Digibank & Fintech

Employer: AXIAN Digibank & Fintech
Position: Talent Acquisition Manager
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with other locations in Islamabad, Dakar, Antananarivo and Dubai
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience Required: 8+ years
Posted: 21 August 2026

Job Overview

AXIAN Digibank & Fintech is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead and standardize recruitment activities across its geographic footprint.

The successful candidate will oversee end-to-end recruitment, employer branding, talent sourcing, assessment tools, recruitment technology and talent-pipeline development across the group.

Qualifications & Experience

Applicants should have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources.
• At least 8 years of experience in Talent Acquisition.
• Experience in fintech or technology, preferably within African markets.
• Fluency in English.
• French language skills are an advantage.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate should have experience in:

• End-to-end recruitment design.
• Structured interviewing and candidate scorecards.
• Work-sample and case-study design.
• Basic psychometric assessment selection.
• Talent sourcing through LinkedIn Recruiter, universities, bootcamps, talent communities and referrals.
• Employer branding and Employer Value Proposition (EVP) activation.
• Content calendars, role landing pages and basic SEO/SEM.
• Assessment-tool and vendor evaluation.
• Developing assessment rubrics, cut scores and tracking validity and reliability.
• Recruitment analytics and funnel metrics.
• Candidate experience and engagement.
• Working effectively in rapidly changing, scale-up environments.
• Communicating and presenting talent strategies to different stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Management

• Own the complete end-to-end recruitment cycle at headquarters level.
• Develop calibrated job descriptions, structured interviews and scorecards.
• Implement work samples, tests and reference checks.
• Monitor candidate Net Promoter Score and candidate experience.
• Embed company culture and organizational values into recruitment practices.

Employer Branding

• Develop and launch the Employer Value Proposition (EVP).
• Build the employer brand in collaboration with Brand and Communications teams.
• Develop employee storytelling and social-media content.
• Establish a consistent talent narrative across candidate touchpoints.

Assessment & Recruitment Technology

• Design assessment tools for different role families.
• Develop case banks, psychometric assessments and culture-fit tests.
• Manage the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) system.
• Maintain recruitment dashboards covering:
  • Time-to-hire
  • Source ROI
  • Talent Acquisition quality
  • Recruitment funnel performance

Talent Sourcing & Pipelines

• Build sourcing partnerships with universities, bootcamps and technology communities.
• Develop alumni and diaspora talent programmes.
• Build talent pipelines for critical, senior-management and executive positions.
• Map fintech talent markets across AXIAN’s geographic footprint.

Regional Talent Acquisition

• Coach and harmonize Talent Acquisition practices across countries.
• Implement the global recruitment playbook.
• Roll out standardized interview kits.
• Adapt the Employer Value Proposition to local markets.
• Ensure recruitment practices comply with applicable labour laws.

Key Candidate Attributes

AXIAN is looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Strong candidate focus.
• High standards and professionalism.
• Data-driven decision-making.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills.
• Strong collaboration and humility.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Strong business understanding.
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective talent strategies.

Application

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through AXIAN’s recruitment platform.

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