Bluegrass Digital is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Technology Talent & Resource Manager to lead our talent acquisition and resource management function.
This role combines technology recruitment, resource planning, contractor management, client engagement and commercial administration. The successful candidate will be responsible for attracting and managing technology talent, supporting our staff augmentation and managed services engagements, and ensuring exceptional service delivery to both clients and consultants.
We are looking for someone with a proven track record recruiting within software engineering, digital product development and technology consulting environments. The ideal candidate will understand modern software delivery teams and have experience recruiting and managing talent across disciplines including (but not limited to) .NET, React, React Native, JavaScript, AI, Cloud, DevOps, QA, Product and Delivery.
This is not a traditional recruitment role. It is a key position within Bluegrass Digital that supports talent growth, resource planning, client success and business growth across our software engineering, product development and managed services practices.
Key responsibilities will include:- Recruit and place technology professionals across software engineering, cloud, QA, product and delivery teams.
- Build and maintain a strong network of contractors and permanent talent.
- Manage staff augmentation and contractor engagements from onboarding through to renewal.
- Support resource planning and allocation across projects and client accounts.
- Build strong relationships with clients, consultants and internal teams.
- Manage Statements of Work (SOWs), contracts, renewals and related administration.
- Provide salary benchmarking, market intelligence and hiring advice.
- Support business development, proposals and growth opportunities.
- 5+ years' experience in technology recruitment, staffing or talent acquisition.
- Proven experience recruiting within software development, digital product engineering or technology consulting environments.
- Experience working with contractors, staff augmentation and professional services delivery models.
- Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills.
- Commercially minded, organized and highly driven.
Candidates must have proven experience recruiting within software development, digital product engineering, technology consulting, software services or staff augmentation environments. Applications from generalist recruiters without technology recruitment experience will not be considered.
Skills & Competencies- Strong relationship-building and account management skills.
- Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
- Commercial awareness and business acumen.
- Strong organizational and administrative skills.
- Good technical skills understanding software engineering roles and functions
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Professional, accountable and self-motivated.
- Confident working with clients, candidates, contractors and senior stakeholders.
Skills Required
- 5+ years experience in technology recruitment, staffing or talent acquisition
- Proven experience recruiting within software development, digital product engineering or technology consulting environments
- Experience recruiting technical disciplines including .NET, React, React Native, JavaScript, AI, Cloud, DevOps and QA
- Experience working with contractors, staff augmentation and professional services delivery models
- Manage Statements of Work (SOWs), contracts, renewals and related commercial administration
- Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills
- Commercially minded, highly organized and driven
- Good technical understanding of software engineering roles and functions
- Excellent communication, negotiation, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
What We Do
Founded over 25 years ago, we are an independent digital solutions company that design and build products and platforms for ambitious brands. Our mission is to help our clients drive business growth using data-led user experiences, innovation and technology built to scale. - We use the latest cloud technologies, predominately Azure Cloud Platform and are Microsoft Gold Partners - We apply modern architecture principles into our solutions using React front-ends, API and headless driven solutions. - We deliver digital experiences for websites using industry leading platforms such as Umbraco, Optimizely and WordPress - We are Umbraco Gold Partners and Optimizely Silver Partners - We deliver ecommerce platforms using modern headless architecture with tools like Optimizely, Umbraco Commerce, WooCommerce and other commerce tools. - We have an experience mobile practice delivering cutting-edge mobile apps across iOS and Android for both B2B and B2C brands. With offices in London, Cape Town and Johannesburg we work and support clients around the world from funded start-ups to large corporate enterprises. We are also a BEE Level 2 rated company. We help deliver on design and technical execution of mobile and web solutions for customers like Allan Gray, Monster Energy, Clover, Kenya Airways, Coronation, Dineplan, DSTV, Johnson & Johnson and more. Our service offerings cover the following areas: - Strategy and digital transformation - UX & UI Design - Custom software development - Mobile application development - DXP & Content management systems - Ecommerce solutions - Azure DevOps & Managed Hosting Solutions - Maintenance & Service Level Agreements - Data analysis & insights (Google Cloud & CRM)
