Remote Associate Director of Talent Acquisition; Remote

Position: Remote Associate Director of Talent Acquisition (Remote )
Location: Baie-Comeau

About Directive
Directive Consulting  is the leading B2B marketing agency for brands that are serious about the metrics that matter most.

With over a decade of expertise and 420+ B2B brands under our belt, we’ve earned our reputation on real outcomes. We run through 3 divisions:  Performance, Communications, and Commerce,  all wired to share intelligence and answer to revenue. That system spans everything from Paid Media and Content Marketing, to PR and Paid Social, to Marketplace and Lifecycle Marketing. Tying it all together is our methodology,  Discoverability OS™ , which aligns brand and demand to guide your ICP to choose you across every decision point.

We move fast. We think boldly. We hire people who challenge the status quo, build campaigns worth talking about, and make bold brands impossible to ignore. If you live for performance, love solving hard problems, and want your work to actually mean something, you’ll fit right in.

Role Summary
The Associate Director of Talent Acquisition is a strategic, hands-on leader responsible for building world‑class teams across Directive while leading and developing a high‑performing recruiting team.

This is a player‑coach role. You’ll manage a small team of recruiters while carrying your own portfolio of critical and executive‑level searches. You’ll partner closely with leaders across the business to develop hiring strategies, improve recruiting operations and ensure an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience from beginning to end.

As the primary owner of our Applicant Tracking System (Ashby), you’ll drive recruiting operations, reporting, process optimization, interview excellence, and data‑driven decision making to continually improve how we hire.

You are passionate about building exceptional teams, coaching recruiters, creating scalable hiring processes, and raising the bar for talent across the organization.

This position reports to the Head of People Operations and works remotely.

Key Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition Leadership

Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Talent Acquisition Partners, creating a high‑performance recruiting organization

Conduct regular pipeline reviews, hiring strategy sessions, and recruiter coaching to improve performance and hiring outcomes

Establish recruiting goals, priorities, and team performance metrics while ensuring consistent execution

Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high‑accountability recruiting culture

Full‑Cycle Recruiting

Personally manage a portfolio of high‑impact and executive‑level searches across the business

Lead full‑cycle recruiting from intake through offer negotiation and close

Partner with senior leadership to define hiring strategies for critical and hard‑to‑fill roles

Conduct structured interviews and assess candidates for technical capability, leadership potential, and alignment with Directive’s values

Build proactive talent pipelines for future hiring needs through networking, sourcing, referrals, and market mapping

If the recruitment team is backed up on their roles, you are ready to jump in and help.

Hiring Partnership

Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and executives on talent strategy, market trends, compensation insights, interview best practices, and hiring decisions

Drive consistent communication with hiring managers regarding pipeline health, recruiting progress, market conditions, and challenges

Lead intake meetings to align hiring expectations and create effective recruiting strategies

Report to the executive team on a weekly basis on progress of roles.

Recruiting Operations & Ashby Ownership

Serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for Ashby ATS

Own the full recruitment process from job posting to offer negotiation

Continuously optimize…