About Us

Pillangó Placements is a specialist recruitment agency. Founded by Managing Member Jackie Bedeker in 2000, Jackie Bedeker & Associates flourished as a small recruitment firm until 2016 when it transformed into Pillangó Placements, the boutique recruitment agency and talent acquisition firm it is today. The strength of a business lies in it's employees, the people who execute and make things happen. They are the custodians of a business and we love partnering with our clients to work towards the common goal of building businesses through it's people.

With over 25 years’ experience, we have worked with clients in various industries and have successfully aligned potential and opportunity for numerous clients and thousands of candidates. We specialise in IT, Finance, Retail, Office Support, Engineering, Technology & Health.

We aim to make recruitment as painless as possible and to ensure a return on investment on each placement through a balance of soft skills, experience and a tailored filtering system including psychometric tests and technical assessments when required. We do this by going beyond matching a CV to a Job Spec. It is imperitive for us to align the needs of the candidate and the client, ensuring a long and fruitful tenure. In addition to our core services, Pillangó Placements offers personalized consultations, ensuring each candidate not only matches the job requirements but also aligns with the company culture, fostering a dynamic work environment. Our dedicated team stays ahead of market trends, offering comprehensive support and guidance throughout the recruitment process. This approach has enabled us to establish a strong network of talent and leading companies.

We pride ourselves in being part of the largest governing body of the recruitment industry in South Africa, APSO (Federation of African Professional Staffing Organisations) and commit to their Code of Ethics. APSO members are required to meet stringent entry criteria. All members have been vetted to ensure legal, ethical and professional operations compliance.

Our Team

Jackie Bedeker

Founder & Finance Specialist

Rita Clegg

Technical & Engineering Specialist

Teri Naudé

Legal & Sales Specialist

Gerné Swanepoel

Office Support Specialist

Mabel Muller

Jnr IT Recruitment Consultant

Pamela Milton-Patrick

Recruitment Assistant

Chanel Bedeker

IT and Marketing Specialist

Antoinette Wasserman

Recruitment Assistant

What our clients say

We have been working with Jackie, the owner of Pillangó Placements, for almost 6 years now. What a professional individual with absolute integrity. Jackie has warmth, humanity and a very good heart. She takes care to understand our needs. Open, honest and transparent communication established a very profound trust relationship. Jackie is our nr 1 “go-to” recruiter.

General Manager: HR, National Insurance Company

Recruiting for the Exploration Core Drilling industry is not an easy task, however this is never a concern for Pillangó Placements. We have successfully placed over 15 key resources through Jackie and her team in the past 2 years. Pillangó Placements is our recruitment partner of choice.

HR Manager, Drilling Company

I have used Pillangó Placements several times over the past 3 years, recruiting for different companies and different skill sets, sometimes including very unique and hard to find skill sets too. Jackie is quick to react, and only sends through candidates that you really feel you can back – she is a gem to have as a recruiter! I can highly recommend Jackie and Pillangó Placements to anybody looking for a recruiter who takes the time to understand the needs and find the right candidate.

Director of Finance & Operations, prominent South African Market Research Company

We have a long and trusted business relationship with Pillangó Placements. They are always our first point of contact when we need to fill a vacancy. They do their utmost best to make sure that they source the best possible candidates according to our needs. Jackie and her team always act with integrity and understand our values and ethics.

Practice Manager, Independent Wealth Management Firm

Pillangó Placements has been supplying us with worthwhile
candidates formore than 10 years, so much so, that we don’t make use of other recruitment agencies. In an environment where candidates look the same on paper, they go the extra mile to ensure a candidate fits into the culture of our firm.

Partner, Consulting Firm

We have been using Pillangó Placements for more than ten
years as our preferred supplier for staff placement. They make sure we get the right people for the job. Highly effective agency!

CA (SA) & Managing Director, Auditing Firm

As a rule I prefer to work with smaller recruitment agents like Pillangó. The larger agencies do not typically make the effort that Pillangó does to really understand, not only our business, but our company culture as well. They find not only someone with the right skill set, that can do the job, but candidates that really fit in with the team and the company culture we are trying to develop. Over the years that I have been making use of their services, someof the best candidates have come from Pillangó. I can strongly recommend including Pillangó as part of your recruitment panel.

Managing Director, Tech Company in the Insurance Industry

My experience with the team has been amazing. The team takes time to understand their clients needs, they work at ensuring that the candidate is not only the right fit based on technical requirements, however they ensure that the candidates are also a cultural fit. The team is always available to assist with queries and they make you feel like you a the only client to have. I look forward to another amazing year.

HR, Large Health Tech Company