Researcher (US Market)
Location: Remote – South Africa
Working Hours: UK Hours (with afternoon overlap with the US team)
Salary: R18,000 – R22,000 per month (depending on experience)
About the Role
Our client is a specialist international recruitment business supporting a large-scale hiring project in the United States. They are looking for a proactive Researcher to build high-quality talent pipelines for their US recruitment consultants. This is not a traditional recruitment role. You will not be responsible for interviewing or managing candidates. Instead, your focus will be identifying, mapping and assessing relevant talent, creating strong candidate shortlists that enable the US consultants to engage with prospective hires. You'll play a key role in supporting a major recruitment project, helping build talent pools across technical and engineering markets in Texas.
Key Responsibilities
● Conduct market mapping and executive search across the US market, primarily Texas.
● Identify suitable candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, Boolean searches and other sourcing tools.
● Build comprehensive talent pipelines for multiple technical vacancies.
● Assess CVs against job specifications and rank candidates based on suitability.
● Create detailed candidate shortlists and submit high volumes of relevant profiles to recruitment consultants.
● Maintain organised candidate records and talent pools.
● Research target companies and identify talent from relevant industries.
● Continuously expand candidate pipelines to support ongoing hiring requirements.
Working Hours
This role is aligned to UK business hours, providing a daily overlap with the US recruitment team for collaboration and project updates while allowing dedicated time to build candidate pipelines.
Requirements
What We're Looking For
● Previous experience as a Researcher, Resourcer, Talent Sourcer or Recruitment Researcher.
● Strong candidate sourcing and Boolean search skills.
● Excellent ability to assess CVs against technical job requirements.
● Experience building talent pipelines rather than managing full recruitment processes.
● Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
● Self-motivated and comfortable working independently in a remote environment.
● Strong written communication skills.
Highly Desirable
● Experience recruiting within the US market (particularly Texas).
● Experience sourcing engineering, facilities, manufacturing, mechanical, electrical or technical professionals.
● Experience supporting high-volume or project-based recruitment campaigns.
● Familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing platforms.
Benefits
Why Join?
● Work remotely from anywhere in South Africa.
● Join an international recruitment business supporting a high-profile US client.
● Be part of a large-scale recruitment project with significant hiring volumes.
● Work with experienced US recruitment consultants while developing your executive search and talent mapping expertise.
● Competitive salary of R18,000 – R22,000 per month, depending on skills and experience.
