Specsavers

Senior Recruiter – Clinical, Retail

Specsavers

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Burnaby • Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$85,000 - CA$100,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Proactively source Optometric Doctors (ODs), actively headhunting from organisation lists, and reaching out directly to competition doctors.
  • Search and selection of Opticians, and Retail colleague using platforms such as LinkedIn, Indeed, job boards, events, referrals, and internal talent pools.
  • Create and post engaging job advertisements across relevant channels.
  • Represent Specsavers at recruitment events, career fairs, and university engagements in partnership with the marketing and recruitment teams.
  • Support social media and campaign-based attraction efforts, sharing insights and activity results.
  • Manage a portfolio of associate Doctors (locums) across multiple provinces.
  • Act as the first point of contact for candidates, responding to enquiries and guiding them through the process.
  • Coordinate candidate interviews with store Partners and follow up to ensure timely feedback.
  • Maintain up-to-date and accurate records in our applicant tracking system (ATS) and Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) systems.
  • Share relevant information with candidates to ensure they understand the Specsavers business model, roles, and expectations.
  • Provide a seamless and professional candidate experience from application to onboarding handoff.
  • Work with Partners to understand current and upcoming hiring needs for clinical and retail roles.
  • Influence our partners to make strategic hiring decisions.
  • Provide regular updates and market insights to support informed hiring decisions.
  • Help guide Partners through the hiring process, offering support with job ad writing, interviews, and feedback loops.
  • Collaborate with the wider Recruitment, Marketing, and Clinical Performance teams to align activity and improve attraction and hiring outcomes.
  • Share ideas to improve our tools, templates, and candidate journey.
  • Work with the Recruitment Manager to report on progress and share insights that help evolve our approach.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in recruitment, resourcing, or talent acquisition (in-house or agency), with two experience working to recruit senior level candidates ($200,000+)
  • Strong sourcing skills with experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and other outreach tools
  • Excellent verbal and written communication; able to engage candidates and build relationships with store Partners
  • Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and deadlines
  • Comfortable using applicant tracking systems or CRMs to manage workflow.
Benefits
  • 4 weeks of vacation and 1 paid volunteer day
  • 1 extra paid day off and an eyecare voucher on your birthday
  • RRSP matching
  • Quarterly performance bonus
  • Profit sharing program
  • Healthcare spending account
  • Health and dental benefits effective on your first day
  • Team and company social events

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
recruitmentsourcingtalent acquisitionjob advertisement creationcandidate interviewingcandidate experience managementmarket insights reportingjob ad writingworkflow management
Soft skills
communicationrelationship buildingorganizational skillsinfluencecollaboration