Senior IT Talent Recruitment Partner (12-Month Contract)

Senior IT Talent Recruitment Partner (12-Month Contract)

Are you a seasoned HR leader who’s skilled in IT recruitment sourcing and attraction strategy and experienced in meeting diversity, equity, inclusion and reconciliation objectives?

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️ $81,200 - $122,000
Full-time, hybrid (Must work at least one day a week from the Vancouver, BC office)

In this job, you will...

• Lead and coach the talent acquisition team, managing performance and guiding them to deliver high-performing service.
• Partner with senior leaders and internal teams to proactively understand their talent needs and business objectives.
• Develop and incorporate an effective recruitment plan to fulfill hiring needs.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to define role requirements and expectations.
• Work closely with business partners and consultants to provide high-level client services and partnership.
• Mentor junior recruiters on best practices and advanced recruitment strategies.
• Proactively build a pipeline of candidates for current and future hiring needs.
• Produce and promote positions on the company’s website, social media and relevant job boards.
• Perform prescreens, interviews and evaluate the candidates’ skills, knowledge and experience to recommend the right candidates for consideration.
• Create exceptional internal and external candidate experience and support candidates through the recruitment process.
• Prioritize and manage multiple recruitment projects, providing timely updates to clients and candidates as necessary.
• Anticipate problems and concerns, providing well-thought-out solutions and recommendations.
• Coach and advise managers throughout the recruitment process, managing sourcing options, interviews and offer negotiations, and more.
• Resolve problems and provide direction to managers on recruitment-related matters concerning internal and external candidates.
• Recommend ways to optimize and maintain integrated tools, systems, policies and procedures to keep talent acquisition effective and efficient.

You have...

• 7+ years of recent work experience in talent acquisition, whether in-house, at an agency or a combination of both.
• A bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or human resources.
• A proven ability to create business relationships and partnerships to support and coach leaders about hiring best practices.
• Demonstrated expertise in candidate management.
• Excellent interpersonal, project management and communication skills.
• Effective business acumen and decision-making skills.
• Previous experience in leading recruitment projects for senior-level roles.
• An extensive understanding of HR databases, applicant tracking systems and candidate management systems.
• A high-level of familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, building projects and candidate pipelines.
• Positive self-awareness and an openness to learn.
• Experience coaching managers about inclusive hiring practices.

About Smart, Savvy + Associates

Smart, Savvy + Associates is a specialized recruitment firm based in Vancouver, BC, serving clients across Western Canada. Leveraging deep industry experience in marketing, communications, development and fundraising, our recruitment team helps companies in BC and Alberta find best-in-class talent at all levels, from coordinator to C-suite.

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