Bilingual Senior Technical Recruiter,Talent Intelligence & Strategic Sourcing Partner Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,HR/Recruitment

Bilingual Senior Technical Recruiter, Talent Intelligence & Strategic Sourcing Partner

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The Opportunity

Are you looking for a caring, collaborative, values-driven workplace with inspiring teammates and leaders? Do you have the ambition and desire to be the best and thrive at the most impactful global insurance provider in the world? Look no further than Zurich Canada.

Technology, transformation, and specialized insurance capabilities are reshaping how organizations compete.
At Zurich Canada, we're evolving Talent Acquisition into a strategic talent and workforce advisory function. We partner with leaders to anticipate future capability needs, provide market intelligence, and develop proactive talent strategies that strengthen the organization over the long term.
This role plays a critical part in enabling Zurich Canada's technology modernization, transformation agenda, and commercial growth by ensuring the organization has access to the specialized capabilities needed to execute its strategy.
Reporting to the AVP, Talent Acquisition, you'll combine strategic recruitment, talent intelligence, strategic sourcing, and workforce planning to identify, attract, and advise on highly specialized talent across technology, enterprise transformation, AI, and commercial underwriting disciplines.

This is a unique opportunity to build your knowledge and experience for the future in a supportive environment where your voice matters. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Zurich Canada uses artificial intelligence-enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process, including the initial review and screening of applications. Artificial intelligence is not the sole basis for candidate shortlisting or selection. All hiring decisions are reviewed and made by qualified hiring professionals.

Zurich follows a hybrid work model requiring three days per week of in-person presence, which may include time in the office or market-facing engagements.

What you will do:

Strategic Recruitment – Lead full-cycle recruitment across Technology, Transformation, AI, Digital, and Commercial Underwriting.
Talent Intelligence – Develop labour market intelligence, talent maps, competitor insights, compensation trends, and emerging skills analysis.
Strategic Sourcing – Build proactive sourcing strategies, talent communities, and leverage AI-enabled recruiting tools.
Workforce & Capability Planning – Advise leaders on build, buy, borrow, and develop talent strategies using workforce insights and labour market intelligence.
Business Partnership – Partner with senior leaders to align hiring strategies with business priorities.
Continuous Improvement – Drive innovation across recruiting processes, sourcing, candidate experience, and talent technology.

Capability Portfolio

Software Engineering
Guidewire & Core Insurance Platforms
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure
AI, Data & Analytics
Enterprise & Technology Transformation
Digital Product & Delivery
Commercial Underwriting & Technical Insurance Leadership

What you bring to the table:

Required:

10+ years of progressive experience in executive, technical, or strategic talent acquisition.
Demonstrated success recruiting specialized technology, transformation, AI, digital, or technical insurance talent.
Expertise in strategic sourcing, talent mapping, and labour market intelligence.
Experience recruiting Guidewire, software engineering, cloud, cybersecurity, architecture, AI, data, and transformation roles.
Strong executive presence and stakeholder management.
Experience translating market intelligence into business insights.
Experience using AI-enabled recruiting technologies.

Preferred:

Experience supporting Technology, Transformation, and Commercial business leaders.
Executive dashboard and talent intelligence reporting experience.
Passion for innovation and continuous improvement.

At Zurich Canada, we are committed to pay equity. We determine compensation based on objective criteria such as skills, experience, and internal equity. The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $110,000. This range reflects the expected pay for the role across Canada and may vary depending on factors like office…