It appears Facebook's hiring spree extends beyond the borders of the social media giant's US home town, to SA.
Facebook has advertised three local job positions on its LinkedIn profile - for regional measurement lead, creative strategist and head of sub-Saharan Africa.
The first two positions, says the post, are full-time positions based in Johannesburg, while Facebook says the successful candidate for head of sub-Saharan Africa "should be based out of our new Johannesburg office".
Facebook first
Facebook says, as part of the company's commitment to Africa, it is opening its first office on the continent this year - right on local soil, in SA's business hub Johannesburg.
"Consequently, Facebook is looking for the highest calibre executive leader to manage Facebook's growth throughout sub-Saharan Africa, spearheading the company's strategic relationships with global brands, agencies and partners for Facebook's advertising platform."
The company has had a limited presence in SA for a while, through a third-party public relations company based in Sandton.
Employee expansion
Two of the job openings were publicly announced via LinkedIn yesterday. The position of regional measurement lead was advertised about a week ago.
On Sunday, Reuters reported Facebook aimed to add nearly 1 200 new employees to its ranks - the outgrowth of aggressive investments that executives have said will define the coming year.
"Virtual reality goggles, drones and data centres are all driving a hiring spree at Facebook that is set to swell its ranks as much as 14% in the near-term, according to a review of job listings on the company's Web site."
Facebook had 8 348 full-time employees at the end of September, far fewer than Google's roughly 55 000 employees or Microsoft's roughly 127 000 (Microsoft recently announced it plans to cut 18 000 jobs).
Facebook has long touted to potential recruits its ability to work directly on products used by hundreds of millions of people, a marked contrast to some larger tech companies.
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