Senior Recruiter / Global Talent Partner (Headhunting-First)

Kanzum is a B2B fintech building cross-border payments and local account infrastructure across Africa and Asia (reference: Wise Business). We’re opening a UAE office now, expanding into Europe next, and targeting high-growth corridors including Francophone Africa and Nigeria, then Pakistan and Bangladesh. Team today: ~5. Plan: grow to 20–50 in the next 12 months.

The Mission

Headhunt and hire the next ~50 people in 12 months—and help them land, ramp, and perform. This is a company-building role: you won’t just “fill roles,” you’ll help define what we need and how to win talent in competitive markets.

What You’ll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting across Africa, Europe, UAE, and Asia.

• Fill 80%+ non-technical roles: Sales, Marketing, BizDev/Partnerships, Support/Success, Compliance, Risk, Ops.

• Run proactive headhunting (passive candidate outreach, conversion, closing) with creative sourcing strategies.

• Build fintech/payments market maps and external talent pools for senior and niche hires.

• Partner with the Founder/hiring managers on role scoping, success profiles, compensation ranges, and hiring priorities.

• Maintain a high-velocity, structured process: scorecards, competency-based interviews (STAR/PARLA, behavioral/biographical), funnel analytics, weekly reporting.

• Support onboarding handover: help new hires integrate fast with clear 30/60/90 expectations.

What You Bring

• Senior recruiting experience with strong headhunting track record for mid-to-senior roles internationally (EU/US/UAE/Asia/Africa).

• Proven hiring success in commercial functions (Sales/Marketing/BizDev) and adjacent ops/regulatory roles.

• English C1+ (French and/or Arabic is a plus).

• Able to do mapping, research, salary benchmarking, and advise stakeholders with market reality.

• Resilient and disciplined on long searches; highly organized (timelines, follow-ups, reporting).

• Direct, candid communicator; emotionally mature; works from business outcomes.

Strong Plus

• Background in payments/fintech (not crypto, gambling, or forex).

• Experience in demanding, fast-moving environments; strong training early career (e.g., Avito, Yandex, inDrive or similar).

Apply

Send CV+LinkedIn + a short note: (1) 3–5 senior roles you personally headhunted and closed (title + region), (2) markets you’ve hired in, (3) one difficult search and how you won it.