Talent Acquisition Manager
Tantalus Systems
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Burnaby • Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$110,000 - CA$130,000 per year
About the role
- Partner with hiring managers to understand team needs, design job postings, and align interview and selection processes.
- Influence and guide hiring managers to make timely, data-driven hiring decisions.
- Coach managers on interviewing, candidate evaluation, and onboarding best practices.
- Provide regular updates, market insights, and data to keep managers informed and aligned.
- Lead a high-volume portfolio of requisitions across all functions and regions, balancing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities from intake through offer close and onboarding hand-off.
- Source, screen, and engage candidates directly while strategically leveraging external partners to scale capacity when required.
- Deliver an exceptional candidate experience that authentically reflects our values and culture.
- Own and continuously improve key hiring metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and quality-of-hire) ensuring pace and consistency.
- Provide quarterly talent acquisition insights and performance reporting to the Chief People & Culture Officer.
- Assess the effectiveness of current external recruitment vendors and partnerships.
- Negotiate and manage contracts, set performance expectations, and implement vendor scorecards.
- Track and manage recruitment-related spend, ensuring alignment with budget and ROI targets.
- Execute the employer brand strategy defined by the Chief People & Culture Officer, ensuring consistent storytelling and candidate experience.
- Develop careers site, candidate materials, social presence, and recruitment content.
- Design and manage co-op, internship, and new graduate programs.
Requirements
- 5–7 years of progressive talent acquisition experience
- Proven success managing multiple searches and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Experience recruiting across regions (Canada and the U.S.)
- Experience assessing, building, and managing vendor ecosystems.
- Experience building or supporting co-op, intern, or early-career programs.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with managers and candidates.
- A builder’s mindset; energized by evolving existing processes while creating new systems and a distinct employer brand foundation from the ground up.
- Data-driven approach and comfort with recruiting tools, analytics, and automation.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision plans
- healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
talent acquisitioncandidate evaluationonboarding best practicesrecruitment metricsvendor managementdata analysisrecruiting toolsanalyticsautomation
Soft Skills
communication skillsrelationship-buildinginfluencingcoachingnegotiationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilityteam collaboration