Executive Talent Acquisition Lead

Co-operators; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian financial services co-operative seeks an Executive Talent Acquisition Lead. The role involves shaping the future of the organization through strategic recruitment of senior leadership talent. The successful candidate will provide expert insights, lead recruitment initiatives, and drive employee value propositions while fostering a positive candidate experience.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Flexible work options

Paid volunteer days

Comprehensive total rewards package

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in talent acquisition, especially for leadership roles.
• Expertise in recruitment methodologies and tools.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for executive positions.
• Attract and source diverse senior talent.
• Support hiring leaders with consultative advice on recruitment.

Skills

Recruitment

Sourcing

Candidate Assessment

Consultative Advice

Communication

Education

Degree or Diploma

CHRP designation (asset)

Job description

Close Date: June 6, 2025
Company: CGL
Department: Human Resources
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid
Language: English is required, French is an asset
Job Grade: 6
Hiring Manager: Su Grant
Referral Award: Yes
Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant

The Opportunity:

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

Our national Human Resources team aspires to enable a culture where our company and its employees excel. We think innovatively and strategically to solve business problems and strive for operational efficiency and simplicity in the employee experience with HR. We take a proactive approach to preparing for the future by creating agile and flexible programs to remain competitive in attracting and retaining top talent.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Talent Acquisition, as an Executive Talent Acquisition (TA) Lead, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of our organization by discovering exceptional leadership talent that embraces our cooperative values and propels our business for success. You will provide expert insights into the external talent marketplace and offer guidance to senior internal leaders and HR partners regarding recruitment approaches and strategies. With a commitment to thoroughness, you'll lead full-cycle recruitment initiatives across our internal business segments to attract, source, develop talent pipelines, and assess diverse talent for executive opportunities. Furthermore, you will serve as a talent brand ambassador for our organization and collaborate with key external talent partners.

How you will create impact:

• Proactively attract and source diverse senior level talent by applying customized targeted recruitment tactics, leveraging TA programs (i.e., the Employee Referral Program and IDEA initiatives), and amplifying our employee value proposition.
• Partner with senior hiring leaders and HR partners on succession gaps to proactively execute on recruitment pipelining, attraction, sourcing, assessment and other hiring activities. Conducting effective intake discussions with hiring leaders for search requests and tracking all recruitment requisition activities.
• Role modelling and influencing leaders to be talent champions promoting job opportunities through social mediums (i.e. LinkedIn), industry related forums, and the community.
• Leveraging organizational leadership competencies to screen/interview and assess candidates.
• Ensure a seamless and positive candidate and hiring leader experience.
• Conducting required background checks and guiding hiring leaders for internal references.
• Supporting with talent onboarding responsibilities and other duties as required.

How you will succeed:

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

To join our team:

• You hold 7+ years of experience in talent acquisition from a recruitment agency and/or corporate environment, coupled with proven success recruiting for leadership and executive level roles.
• You have completed a degree or diploma.
• Pursuing or having completed a CHRP designation is an asset.
• You have expert knowledge and understanding of recruitment, sourcing, and candidate assessment methodologies, tools, and programs.
• You have deep knowledge of recruitment branding and social media management
• You have in depth experience in providing consultative advice to hiring leaders, HR partners and/or others on recruiting and selection methodologies, and employment standards and legislation
• This position primarily works with majority non-francophone groups, and teams located outside of Québec, and requires proficiency in English. The essential non-French duties are not assignable to adjacent or other team members.

What you need to know:

• You will travel regularly.
• You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What’s in it for you?

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
• In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.