Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Lead end-to-end talent acquisition for complex, confidential, and leadership hiring needs across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executives and senior leaders to clarify current and future hiring needs and refine role requirements, hiring plans, and selection decisions.
• Own full-cycle recruitment across the organization, including Senior Manager, Director, and other business-critical searches, plus confidential searches and select mandates assigned by the Manager, Talent Acquisition.
• Build proactive sourcing and talent-mapping strategies for senior talent, including passive outreach, networking, and pipeline development.
• Provide a high-quality, high-touch candidate experience for senior-level candidates.
• Use recruiting metrics and market and compensation intelligence to advise leaders and shape hiring strategy.
• Plan and deliver talent acquisition initiatives and programs owned by the Manager, Talent Acquisition, managing scope, timelines, stakeholders, and outcomes.
• Apply critical thinking to challenge assumptions, surface gaps, and recommend improvements to recruitment processes, tools, and systems.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and automation to increase recruiting effectiveness and productivity, while applying human judgment to hiring decisions.
• Support hiring manager training and enablement, including structured interviewing and inclusive hiring practices.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and informal coach to the Talent Acquisition team on best practices and complex searches.
• Assist the Manager, Talent Acquisition on Executive and VP searches and other select mandates.
• Ensure hiring compliance with employment laws and internal policies, including candidate data privacy requirements across relevant jurisdictions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support team objectives, departmental needs, and organizational priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of progressive recruitment or talent acquisition experience, including recruiting Senior Manager and Director roles, ideally in a technology or software environment.
• Demonstrated executive presence with the credibility to advise and influence C-suite and senior leaders.
• Proven success delivering talent acquisition initiatives or programs from planning through implementation, with strong project management and critical thinking.
• Experience using AI-enabled recruiting tools and automation to improve efficiency and outcomes, with sound judgment in application.
• Strong sourcing technique expertise, applicant tracking system experience (preferably Greenhouse), and recruitment analytics with the business acumen to inform leader decision-making.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to partner effectively across all organizational levels.
• Collaborative, adaptable mindset focused on continuous improvement and service excellence.

Technologies

• AI-enabled tools
• Automation
• Applicant tracking systems
• Greenhouse

Security & Eligibility Requirements

• Security clearance is required from the Government of Canada for this position.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada and must obtain and maintain a Reliability security clearance.
• Specific customer contracts may require additional security verification.
• Obtaining and maintaining required security clearances is a condition of employment.
• For more information on Government of Canada security screening, visit Public Services and Procurement Canada.