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About the Role

Lead full-cycle recruitment across key business areas, focusing on complex, hard-to-fill, and senior-level searches. Partner with hiring leaders to understand talent needs, shape recruitment strategies, engage top talent, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience. Act as a strategic advisor, coach, storyteller, and champion of company culture and values.

Responsibilities

Lead full-cycle recruitment across a diverse portfolio, including complex, hard-to-fill and senior-level searches.
Partner with hiring leaders to understand talent needs and develop tailored recruitment strategies aligned with business goals and diversity, equity and inclusion priorities.
Act as a strategic talent advisor, providing market insights, challenging assumptions and influencing recruitment and selection decisions.
Proactively source and engage talent through social networks, LinkedIn Recruiter, recruitment platforms, networking, direct outreach and other sourcing channels.
Build and maintain strategic talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, market research and ongoing relationship management.
Create compelling job postings and candidate messaging that reflect our employer brand and culture.
Provide coaching and guidance to hiring leaders on interview techniques, selection criteria and recruitment best practices.
Coach and support Talent Acquisition colleagues, sharing expertise and best practices to strengthen recruitment capability across the team.
Collaborate with HR Business Partners and cross-functional teams to deliver a seamless, inclusive candidate and hiring leader experience.
Leverage recruitment data, market insights and talent trends to inform recruitment strategies and continuously improve outcomes.
Serve as a brand ambassador at recruitment events, connecting with talent and showcasing our commitment to an inclusive workplace and culture.
Lead or play a key role in Talent Acquisition projects and initiatives that evolve and strengthen our recruitment practices, candidate experience and overall hiring strategy.

Requirements

6+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, ideally within a large, complex organization.
Proven experience leading complex, hard-to-fill and senior or executive-level searches.
Strong proactive sourcing skills with experience identifying and engaging passive talent through creative outreach strategies.
A consultative mindset with the ability to influence, challenge and build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
Strong interviewing and assessment skills, with a focus on delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring leader experience.
Experience coaching or mentoring others and sharing recruitment expertise and best practices.
Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS); familiarity with SuccessFactors is a strong asset.
Bilingualism in English and French is a strong asset. For positions based in Quebec, bilingualism is required, as the role will regularly support French- and English-speaking clients.

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Full-cycle recruitment
Recruitment strategy
Talent sourcing
Candidate engagement
Employer branding
Interviewing
Assessment
Coaching
Mentoring
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
SuccessFactors
Bilingualism (English/French)

Location

Montreal
Toronto
London
Winnipeg

Work Type

Temporary
Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Post-secondary degree or diploma in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field

Salary/Compensations

$71,900 - $119,800 annually

Benefits

Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
Time Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
Financial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options.
Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
Emphasis on Community: Workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.

About the Company

We’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians.
Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.
We’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers, communities and each other.

Equal Opportunity

We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com. All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.
Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.