Sun Life

Advisor Recruitment Consultant

Sun Life

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Oakville • Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$80,000 - CA$128,000 per year

About the role

  • Develop and execute talent sourcing strategies in collaboration with local sales management to attract candidates for the Sun Life Financial advisor business opportunity
  • Build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified commissioned-sales candidates
  • Establish and maintain strong community relationships (e.g., chambers of commerce) in the local market
  • Conduct multiple aspects of the recruitment and initial selection process for candidates not currently contracted with Sun Life Financial, including resume reviews, initial interviews, and facilitating applications
  • Manage candidate tracking system workflow, including establishing appropriate metrics
  • Assist sales management leaders with final recommendation and inform unsuccessful candidates of the outcome of their application
  • Provide feedback on successful strategies, programs and assist in role and function development
  • Process local leads generated from Head Office, e.g. via social media or other national platforms
  • Ensure smooth hand-off of successful candidates for evaluation and final interviews with local management
  • Identify and actively participate in professional networking activities

Requirements

  • Experience with recruiting programs and processes, ideally in recruiting for commissioned sales professionals
  • Proven track record in utilizing various sources to create pipelines of candidates
  • Understanding of the talent in the market, understanding of the competition, desire to utilize and build on existing network, and ability to locate new candidates from both passive and active sources
  • Proven experience in assessing talent, quickly analyzing social profiles, resumes, and applications
  • Interviewing and screening skills
  • Understanding of regulatory environment as it relates to the role of sales professionals in financial services
  • Partnering skills and demonstrated ability to work with multiple internal stakeholders throughout the recruiting and selection process
  • Communication, presentation, interpersonal and negotiating skills with the ability to market and sell a sales role
  • Post-secondary degree in business, social sciences, human resources or related fields with a minimum of 2-4 years of experience as a recruiter in a corporate or agency setting
Benefits
  • A friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Health insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
communication skillspresentation skillsinterpersonal skillsnegotiating skillspartnering skillsrelationship buildingnetworkingfeedback provisioncollaborationsales role marketing
Certifications
post-secondary degree in businesspost-secondary degree in social sciencespost-secondary degree in human resources