
Talent Acquisition Specialist II
Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Johannesburg • 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Oracle
About the role
- Collaborate with hiring managers to define role requirements, build strategic hiring plans, and provide regular recruitment updates and metrics. Build trust and credibility with every interaction.
- Consistently deliver against recruitment KPIs—including hiring quality, productivity, and candidate experience—to support team success and operational excellence.
- From sourcing to hiring, you’ll manage the entire recruitment lifecycle—ensuring an amazing candidate experience and meeting time-to-hire goals.
- Ensure every role reflects our fans, supporting Yum's commitment to culture opportunity & belonging.
- Use data-driven insights from our ATS to optimize recruitment strategies and drive continuous improvement. You’ll track key metrics like time-to-fill and offer acceptance rates and use them to raise the bar on performance.
- Support efforts to make the hiring process more efficient by identifying and addressing bottlenecks, providing creative solutions where possible.
- Help build and maintain a pipeline of candidates for key roles using sourcing techniques like LinkedIn, job boards, and networking.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (preferred).
- 3+ years of corporate recruiting experience, including technical recruitment.
- Proven track record in stakeholder management and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Utilization of a variety of sourcing channels including LinkedIn Recruiter or similar, cold-calling, and creative networking strategies.
- Experience in meeting diversity and inclusion recruitment strategies.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and influencing skills.
- Experience with ATS (Oracle Recruit preferred) and an understanding of recruitment metrics and KPIs.
- Ability to juggle multiple roles, consistently delivering against tight deadlines.
Benefits
- A global platform to make an impact across multiple brands.
- A culture that values Smart, Heart, and Courage—our leadership principles.
- Opportunities to lead projects that shape the future of hiring at scale.
- A chance to grow your career while helping millions of people around the world connect with jobs they love.
- Join us and help transform how the world’s most iconic restaurant brands attract and grow talent.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
corporate recruitingtechnical recruitmentrecruitment lifecyclesourcing techniquesrecruitment metricsKPI trackingdiversity recruitment strategiescandidate experiencestakeholder managementcross-functional collaboration
Soft skills
communicationorganizationalinfluencingtrust buildingcredibilityproblem-solvingcreativitytime managementadaptabilitycollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Human ResourcesBachelor’s degree in Business