Senior Technical Recruiter

Talent Acquisition Partner

Durbanville, Cape Town

We're looking for a recruiter who loves the hunt. At GVW Group you'll source and hire outstanding people into Autocar and our family of companies across South Africa and the US — from technical and industrial roles through to senior leaders. If you're a strong direct sourcer who takes real ownership of a search and genuinely cares about the candidate experience, we'd like to talk to you.

About us

GVW Group is a privately owned business that invests in and grows companies that disrupt their industries by putting the customer first — from industrial manufacturing to big data. We expect our people to work with an owner's mindset: relentless about creating value, quick to find efficiencies, and happy to roll up their sleeves and get the job done.

Your role

Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, you'll run full-lifecycle recruitment across our South African and US business — sourcing, screening and hiring across technical, industrial and leadership roles. This is a proactive, direct-search role. You'll build talent pipelines, partner closely with hiring managers to understand exactly what "great" looks like, and deliver an excellent candidate experience from first contact to offer.

What you'll do

• Run full-lifecycle recruitment for roles across South Africa and the US, spanning multiple business units (manufacturing, engineering, industrial, technology and leadership).
• Source directly and proactively — you find the best people, you don't wait for applications.
• Partner with hiring managers: ask sharp questions, challenge the brief where needed, and keep them moving.
• Build and maintain pipelines and long-term relationships with strong candidates, including passive talent.
• Keep the process fast, organised and transparent, with honest feedback to candidates throughout.

What you'll bring

• Solid recruitment experience with a strong track record of placing candidates in the South African and US markets.
• Experience recruiting technical and industrial roles (manufacturing, IT, engineering, heavy industry) — executive/leadership search a real plus.
• Genuine strength in direct sourcing and headhunting (LinkedIn Recruiter and similar).
• An entrepreneurial, hands-on approach — no task too small when it helps land the right person.

Working hours: the role supports US hiring, so some later-afternoon/evening overlap with US time zones is expected.

What we offer: a competitive base salary plus benefits (medical/dental/vision options and retirement plan).