Director, Talent

Yacoub Elite Search; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Yacoub Elite Search in Toronto seeks a Director of Talent to lead full-cycle recruitment for clients across industries. You will own the mandate from inception to completion, manage client and candidate relationships, and collaborate with the research team to map market landscapes.

The successful candidate will influence offers, compensation discussions, and search strategies while operating in a lean, entrepreneurial environment. Strong executive presence and confidentiality are essential.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years experience in recruitment, preferably in a firm.
• Post-secondary education required (college diploma or undergrad).
• Experience working with senior management and C-suite preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, confidentiality and ethical standards."
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task with competing priorities.
• Trustworthy with sound judgment and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Be first point of contact for Clients and build relationships with executives.
• Lead intake calls with Clients and set expectations.
• Develop job descriptions, candidate profiles, and short-list bios.
• Collaborate with Research team for market landscape and mandates.
• Identify and connect with targeted candidates.
• Screen and conduct preliminary interviews.
• Manage candidate progression throughout the process.
• Coordinate interviews between Clients and Candidates.
• Advise Clients on compensation ranges and role responsibilities.
• Manage offers and maintain client/candidate relationships.
• Handle multiple tasks in a lean environment with shifting priorities.

Skills

Executive presence

Confidentiality & ethics

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Recruitment experience

C-suite collaboration

Education

College Diploma or Undergraduate Degree

Job description

Yacoub Elite Search is a niche, boutique search firm that specializes in attracting and retaining top talent for an array of Clients in areas such as finance, private equity, human resources, and operations. For over 15 years, the Yacoub Elite team has been working with Fortune 1000 companies placing top talent throughout their organizations. The unique ability to match the right talent with the right organization has provided the practice with a loyal Clients base that continues to grow annually.

Yacoub Elite Search prides itself on being people specialists, connecting the best talent with the best leaders. We work with our Clients on talent management and retention strategies, succession planning, market intelligence research and leadership and career coaching. We hire and service the C-Suite; building and strengthening their management teams.

As strategic partners who manage all aspects of talent acquisition and engagement, we are invested in being a strong bridge that connects Clients needs with candidates wants. We know our Clients and candidates on a level that allows us to represent their best interests. In keeping with our core values, we invest time and effort in comprehending our Clients’ challenges, corporate culture, business plans and goals as the initial step in the search cycle. Our commitment is in setting the highest standards to enable our Clients and candidates to make the best decisions.

The work environment at Yacoub Elite is a very entrepreneurial one, we believe in giving our employees the chance to demonstrate their leadership. We are looking for people who are able to make decisions and work in a lean environment, with minimal supervision or direction.

Yacoub Elite offers an excellent work life balance and flexible schedules. We also focus on the personal and professional development of our staff by offering them training and coaching.

The Director, Talent will report to the President of the Firm. The person will be responsible for full-cycle recruitment, including candidate and Client management, supporting mandates in Toronto and nationally. The Director, Talent will effectively own the recruitment function from inception to completion. The successful incumbent must possess strong interpersonal skills to recruit viable candidates for roles across multiple industries. The capacity to manage Clients and candidates independently will be crucial for success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibility for the full-cycle recruitment function includes:

• Often the first point of contact for Clients; professionally address inquiries of current and potential Clients; liaise with Senior Executives and corresponding personnel in order to foster strong relationships, build trust and maintain open communication.
• Attend, participate and, in some cases, lead the initial in-take call or meeting with new or existing Clients.
• Manage presentation material for Clients on an as needed basis; developing job descriptions, creating summaries of the search mandate, producing Candidate profiles, and short-list bio of viable Candidates.
• Working closely with the Research team in order to ensure a thorough market landscape of potential candidates for each mandate responsible for.
• Connecting with targeted Candidates.
• Responsible for the screening and preliminary interviews.
• Responsible for Candidate management throughout the recruitment process.
• Coordinating interviews between Clients and Candidates.
• Making recommendations to Clients regarding Candidate progression, compensation ranges, role responsibilities, etc.
• Effectively manage Client and Candidate during offer stage.
• Flexible in executing multiple tasks and projects in a timely and efficient manner; comfortable working with ambiguity and shifts in priorities.

Key Qualifications

• 5 – 10 years of experience, preferably in a recruitment firm.
• Post-secondary education; College Diploma or Undergraduate Degree is required.
• Strong executive presence and previous experience working directly with Senior Management and the C-suite is preferred.
• Demonstrated business professionalism, respect for confidentiality and appropriate handling of sensitive Clients and Candidate information.
• Exceptional organizational and technical skills.
• Detail-oriented and resourceful in completing projects; ability to effectively multi-task with competing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; both verbal and written.
• Highly trustworthy, possesses sound judgment, ethical standards and discretion.