Selection Director

Are you a visionary leader passionate about leveraging the power of data and predictive analytics to revolutionize talent selection? Do you thrive on innovation, relishing the challenge of developing cutting-edge 'talent ranking and matching' algorithms and recommender systems?

Well, this might just be the job for you

**ABOUT US**

Africa has an untapped talent pool that is increasing exponentially, with a projected workforce that will exceed India and China by 2035. Fuelled by this, our mission is to create work opportunities for millions of Africa's youth and solve the world's shortage of technology talent.

Our company SAND has 450+ staff members from 48+ countries with plans to acquire several companies around the world to become a multi-billion dollar global technology services provider that employs over 100K employees across the globe.

We have 2 brands represented in our ecosystem:

- With **ALX**,** we're cultivating the fastest-growing pool of technology talent globally, training aspiring professionals in software engineering, cloud computing, data science, and Salesforce across over 60 countries. ALX fosters a vibrant community for top tech talent, igniting transformative careers by connecting top technology talent with extraordinary opportunities for impact.
- Through **Sand Technologies** **we support enterprises and scale-ups around the world to develop world class technology products, build great technology teams, generate more revenue, and deliver outstanding customer experience. Our clients include one of the largest cloud computing providers in the world as well as Bestseller A/S (Denmark), Create Prime (New Zealand), Stanbic Bank (Kenya), and Tamara (Dubai).

With varying levels of expertise in software development, data, cloud, machine learning, artificial intelligence, UX design, web development, etc, we provide unparalleled opportunities to technology talent worldwide while reshaping industries, disrupting traditional business models, and creating new opportunities for innovation and growth.

We do hard things

**ABOUT THE SELECTION TEAM**

The Selection team is responsible for **carefully selecting at scale** Africa's next generation of tech leaders who will lead, innovate, and introduce the world to the future. We are accountable for:

- Improving the ALX selection process based on business intelligence and direction
- Delivering the ALX selection process for all our learning programmes
- Working closely with corporate training partners to identify which of their talent would benefit or qualify for tech training.
- Providing key business stakeholders with daily, up to date selection analytics, trends and insights.

We create, build, deliver, track and, analyse and evolve the selection processes for millions of applicants and learners, and are responsible for meeting the organisation's enrollment targets.

We are also responsible for providing deep insights and accurate predictions to our key internal stakeholders through customers insights and trend reports, automated systems and algorithms that further help us improve our selection process and business decisions at scale.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

At the forefront of our innovative talent acquisition strategy, you play a crucial role in steering

our selection process across multiple programs and customer groups, including B2C and B2B segments.

This role demands a leader capable of driving selection at scale through the use of predictive analytics, contributing significantly to the development of our talent ranking and matching processes, enhancing our use of more advanced algorithms and recommender engines.

You will own, create, build, and manage the selection processes for all of our learning programmes, while undertaking continuous improvement and innovation of best in class systems, operations and process in the selection team in general, driving actionable insights and efficiency into everything we do.

Your leadership will ensure the strategic alignment of the selection process with our overarching business goals, setting new industry standards for talent identification and acquisition.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

You will architect and execute a **_forward-thinking selection strategy_** that aligns with our overarching business goals of **_selecting, training and deploying millions_** of Africa's youth by 2035. You will provide oversight, planning, and execution guidance and support when necessary to ensure your team collectively meets its goals and targets.

You will lead the charge in **_innovation and process improvement_**, enhancing our talent selection methodology by employing the **_latest in technology and analytics_** to elevate our processes. You own the blueprint to make our selection process **robust, repeatable, predictable, and scalable at low cost**
- Knowledge of what good talent looks like and how one screens for it to clearly define and update our selection criteria to deploy best practices and that selects t