Talent Manager

Overview

Talent Manager Jobs in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at Blok

Title: Talent Manager

Company: Blok

Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Talent Manager (People & Organisational Development)

Location: Sea Point Cape Town, Western Cape

Reporting Line Reports to: Head of Operations

Direct Report: People & Office Coordinator

About Blok At Blok, we’re not just developing apartments we’re shaping the future of urban living. We believe exceptional businesses are built by exceptional people. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a Talent Manager who is passionate about attracting exceptional talent, developing people, building high-performing teams, and creating an outstanding employee experience. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping our people strategy while partnering closely with leaders across the business to build an organisation where great people thrive and deliver exceptional results.

About the Role As Talent Manager, you will lead the delivery of Blok’s talent strategy across the full employee lifecycle while overseeing the day-to-day execution of the People function through the People & Office Coordinator. Partnering closely with the Head of Operations and leaders across the business, you will be responsible for attracting exceptional talent, developing high-performing teams, driving organisational capability, and creating an outstanding employee experience. This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on leadership. You will shape and execute initiatives across talent acquisition, learning and development, performance management, succession planning, workforce planning, employee engagement, organisational development, and people operations, ensuring our people practices enable the business to scale while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and high performance.

Key Responsibilities Talent Acquisition

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment strategy and delivery across the business. Partner with leaders on workforce planning and hiring requirements. Develop proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines. Drive employer branding and candidate experience initiatives. Oversee recruitment reporting and continuously improve hiring processes. Partner with hiring managers to ensure consistent, high-quality hiring decisions.
• Talent Management & Organisational Development Develop and implement the company’s talent management strategy. Drive career development initiatives, including Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and career conversations. Design and maintain career pathways across the business. Lead succession planning and talent review processes.
• Facilitate learning and development initiatives aligned to business needs. Partner with leaders to identify critical capability gaps and development opportunities. Drive organisational development initiatives that strengthen capability and organisational effectiveness.
• Performance Management Lead and continuously improve the company’s performance management framework. Coordinate performance review cycles across the business. Coach managers on performance conversations and development planning. Support performance improvement processes where required. Drive a culture of continuous feedback and accountability.
• Employee Experience & Culture Lead onboarding and offboarding strategies to create a seamless employee experience. Drive employee engagement initiatives and culture-building programmes. Partner with leaders to improve employee wellbeing, engagement, and retention. Champion recognition initiatives and reinforce company values. Support internal communication initiatives that strengthen culture and alignment.
• HR Operations & Governance Oversee HR operations to ensure efficient and compliant people processes. Ensure HR policies, procedures, and practices remain compliant with legislation and business requirements. Support employee relations matters, providing guidance to leaders where required. Oversee HR systems, reporting, and people analytics. Ensure accurate HR documentation, employee records, and governance processes are maintained.
• Leadership Lead, coach, and develop the People & Office Coordinator. Delegate operational HR activities while providing guidance, coaching, and support. Create opportunities for growth and development within the People function. Foster a collaborative, service-oriented, and high-performing team culture.

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Organisational Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field. Minimum 5 years’ experience in Talent Management, Human Resources, Organisational Development, or a related people function.
• Demonstrated experience across the full employee lifecycle. Proven experience in talent acquisition, learning and development, performance management, and employee engagement.
• Experience designing or implementing talent management initiatives, including career development, succession planning, or organisational development programmes.
• Sound knowledge of South African labour legislation and HR best practices. Experience using HRIS platforms and HR reporting tools.
• Experience partnering with leaders and influencing stakeholders across multiple levels of the organisation.

What We’re Looking For We’re looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about developing people and building high-performing teams.
• Equally comfortable thinking strategically and executing operationally.
• A strong relationship builder with excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to align people initiatives to business outcomes.
• Proactive, solutions-focused, and continuously looking for better ways of working.
• Passionate about creating exceptional employee experiences and an outstanding workplace culture.

Why Join Blok? At Blok, you’ll join an ambitious, high-performing business that believes its people are its greatest competitive advantage. This is an opportunity to shape and grow the Talent function, influence strategic business decisions, and make a meaningful impact on how we attract, develop, engage, and retain exceptional people. You’ll work closely with senior leadership, have the opportunity to build and develop your own team, and play a key role in helping Blok continue to scale while preserving the culture and values that make us unique. If you’re looking for an opportunity where you can combine strategy with execution, influence organisational growth, and build a best-in-class people function, we’d love to hear from you.