Talent Acquisition Specialist

Overview

Fantastic career opportunity with a very well-established company whose highly technical systems and solutions are used around the world. This is a great career opportunity for someone who wants to work for a complex and interesting global company headquartered in Vancouver. Reporting into a VP HR and working with a tight-knit team. Candidates must have at least 4 years progressive full-cycle recruitment experience, in agency and/or in-house.

Strong preference for experience headhunting for various engineering and technical skillsets.

Who- the Company: Our client is a highly successful and innovative company headquartered in the lower mainland with over 40 years of history and a well-established global reputation. The company is very reputable, well-managed, and successful, and there have been no lay-offs conducted in well over 8 years – this is a great place to work if you are looking for job stability in these uncertain times.

If you are a well-rounded Recruiter with 4+ years relevant experience who is looking for a successful and exciting global company to work for, this could be the place for you!

• Join the Talent Acquisition team as a Talent Acquisition Specialist reporting to the VP of HR. Be the sole dedicated TA Specialist on the team, collaborating with HRBPs, L&D Specialists, and others.
• Manage a steady req load (currently 20–30), with most positions in Canada and some international searches for Europe, Asia, Oceania. Many roles are repeatable across markets.
• Execute full-cycle recruitment: sourcing, headhunting, screening, interviewing, background & reference checks, and making/offering negotiations.
• Recruit for engineering roles (systems, mechanical, hardware, software, project, electrical, etc.) and lead corporate recruitment for HQ (accounting & finance, legal, administration, HR, IT, etc.).
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers and communicate with the executive team on the talent acquisition pipeline, opportunities, and challenges. Contribute to TA process improvements, TA-related projects, and employment branding.
• Potential for advancement to Talent Acquisition Lead level for candidates with at least 7 years of progressive recruitment experience (in-house experience preferred) with strategic TA function management.

• At least 4 years’ experience in full-cycle recruitment; 5+ years preferred. Agency and/or in-house experience acceptable, with a preference for both.
• Excellent sourcing and headhunting skills, including experience recruiting for high-demand or rare technical professionals in engineering and technology. International recruitment is an asset.
• Experience optimizing use of an HRIS or ATS (user testing, customization, adding modules, etc.).
• Relevant post-secondary education highly preferred.

Competitive base salary commensurate with level of talent acquisition skills and experience, in the range of $85,000 to $105,000, with upward mobility for TA Lead level. Benefits include health & dental, paid vacation, PD support, and an RRSP matching program.

Full time in office. The company is headquartered in Greater Vancouver. Perks include flexible options: 8-hour days with Fridays at home, or 4x10-hour days with Fridays off, or a 9-hour day with every 2nd Friday off. These options support interviewing across time zones.

This search is moving quickly and interviews kick off immediately. Swim Recruiting is exclusively engaged and will present shortlisted profiles to the hiring team, including the VP of HR. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out to that person soon. If you do not have a contact, please click APPLY to send your resume.