Head of Talent Acquisition

Visier Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Visier Inc. is seeking a Head of Talent Acquisition to drive recruitment strategy, talent pipelines, and employer branding across multiple regions. You will lead a blended team of internal recruiters, RPOs, and agency partners while personally handling high-impact searches.

You will champion strategic advisor partnerships with senior leaders, elevate the employer value proposition, and implement scalable processes using a best-in-class ATS and AI tools to deliver a superior candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience in a fast-paced, high-tech environment.
• 3+ years in a leadership role managing internal teams, RPO vendors, and agency partners.
• Proven ability to design and execute strategic talent sourcing plans and pipelines.
• Track record of building employer brands that resonate with technical and GTM talent.
• Strong partnering with senior leaders to influence hiring decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic talent pipelining and nurture for executive searches and critical roles.
• Own Visier's employer brand and EVP to attract top talent.
• Enable hiring managers through strategic advisory and coaching.
• Lead a blended team of internal recruiters, RPO vendors, and agencies.
• Source, manage, and close strategic hires across multiple regions.
• Create SOPs and leverage AI to improve hiring efficiency while maintaining human-in-the-loop decisions.

Skills

Strategic talent acquisition

Leadership

Sourcing strategies

Employer brand

Strategic advising

Pipeline & nurture

Execution excellence

Tools

ATS

Job description

As the Head of Talent Acquisition, you will be the driving force behind how we attract, hire, and retain the exceptional talent required to deliver our strategy. Your impact will build the teams that deliver impact in Visier's business and to our customers in the years ahead.

You will lead the elevation of Visier's employer brand, pioneer strategic sourcing plans for critical skills, and transform the TA function into a deeply trusted and strategic partner to our business.

By leading a blended team of internal recruiters, RPO vendors, and agency partners, you will deliver this mandate as a player-coach, leading others while also setting the standard by leading high impact searches yourself.

What You Will Deliver:

• Strategic Talent Pipelining & Nurture Lists: Build and sustain proactive nurture lists

  and talent pipelines for executive searches and critical skill sets, significantly reducing

  time-to-fill for our most complex roles.

• Employer Brand Ownership: Elevate and own our employee value proposition in the

  market, attracting candidates who align with our core values and strategic direction.

• Strategic Hiring Partner Enablement: Transform the TA function into a strategic advisor,

  coaching and enabling hiring managers to effectively identify, assess, and hire great

  talent.

• Blended Team Leadership: Optimize and manage a high-performing global TA

  ecosystem comprising internal recruiters, agency partners, and RPO vendors to scale

  efficiently and hit aggressive hiring targets across multiple geographic regions.

• Executive & Critical Role Execution: Lead by example and directly impact the business

  by actively sourcing, managing, and successfully closing strategic hires.

• Guarantee Efficient Execution: Leverage a best-in-class ATS to create SOPs that make

  hiring efficient for you and your customers while guaranteeing a consistent and positive

  candidate experience. Leverage AI to augment and improve our operation while

  maintaining human-in-the-loop decision making on all hiring decisions.

• Measure Your Impact: By using our own people analytics platform to develop pipeline

  health metrics, efficiency measures, and hiring quality metrics. We already have a wealth

  of data - you will help us leverage it to make better hiring and onboarding decisions.

What You Will Bring to the Table:

• Education & Experience: 10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience within

  a fast-paced high-tech environment, including 3+ years in a leadership role managing a

  mix of internal teams, RPO vendors, and agency partners.

• Expert Sourcing Expertise: Deep, practical understanding of executing strategic talent

  strategies, specifically identifying key skills profiles and developing sourcing plans which

  create active and ongoing talent pipelines.

• Employer Branding Vision: A proven track record of designing, owning, and executing

  employer brand strategies that resonate deeply with top-tier technical and go-to-market

  talent.

• Strategic Advising & Influence: Exceptional ability to partner with senior leaders,

  challenging their thinking and influencing decision-making to drive better hiring outcomes.

• Pipeline & Nurture Mastery: Demonstrated success in architecting sustained nurture

  lists and proactive pipelines for executive searches and highly specialized critical skills.

• Execution Excellence: A demonstrated "roll-up-your-sleeves" mentality with the ability to

  balance high-level strategic leadership while actively leading your own requisitions.