IT Talent Acquisition Advisor

Jobtailor; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced IT recruitment specialist to lead headhunting and targeted sourcing for client engagements in the information technology sector.

You will advise senior stakeholders, build a robust talent network, and present top-tier candidates while leveraging market insights to shape staffing strategies across consulting services and financial services domains.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in headhunting or specialized recruitment within the information technology sector.
• Experience in a consulting services, consultant placement, or specialized recruitment environment.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting passive candidates and using advanced sourcing strategies.
• Established business network within the IT sector, ideally in financial services and insurance.
• Excellent understanding of consultant recruitment challenges and technology market dynamics.
• Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and modern talent sourcing tools.
• Proven ability to influence and advise managers and business leaders.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously.
• French: Fluent
• English: Fluent; required for daily communication with employees and managers outside Québec

Responsibilities

• Understand business needs, client challenges, and engagement requirements to quickly identify the expertise sought
• Advise client partners, practice directors, and sales leaders on talent availability, market conditions, attraction strategies, and the feasibility of staffing needs
• Develop targeted search strategies to quickly identify and present qualified candidates
• Leverage professional networks, technology communities, and specialized platforms to reach passive candidates and access scarce expertise
• Conduct headhunting and direct outreach activities for specialized technology profiles
• Build, maintain, and expand a qualified talent network to anticipate future needs
• Assess candidates’ skills, achievements, and fit for client engagements
• Present high-quality candidates to hiring managers, along with recommendations and relevant market insights
• Collaborate with managers, practice directors, and business partners to align client needs with talent attraction strategies
• Represent Alithya within professional communities and contribute to the continuous improvement of talent attraction practices, tools, and strategies

Skills

Head hunting

Advanced Sourcing

LinkedIn Recruiter

IT Sector Network

Bilingual: French & English

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Talent Sourcing Tools

Job description

• Understand business needs, client challenges, and engagement requirements to quickly identify the expertise sought


• Advise client partners, practice directors, and sales leaders on talent availability, market conditions, attraction strategies, and the feasibility of staffing needs


• Develop targeted search strategies to quickly identify and present qualified candidates


• Leverage professional networks, technology communities, and specialized platforms to reach passive candidates and access scarce expertise


• Conduct headhunting and direct outreach activities for specialized technology profiles


• Build, maintain, and expand a qualified talent network to anticipate future needs


• Assess candidates’ skills, achievements, and fit for client engagements


• Present high-quality candidates to hiring managers, along with recommendations and relevant market insights


• Collaborate with managers, practice directors, and business partners to align client needs with talent attraction strategies


• Represent Alithya within professional communities and contribute to the continuous improvement of talent attraction practices, tools, and strategies

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in headhunting or specialized recruitment within the information technology sector


• Experience in a consulting services, consultant placement, or specialized recruitment environment


• Demonstrated experience recruiting passive candidates and using advanced sourcing strategies


• Established business network within the IT sector, ideally in financial services and insurance


• Excellent understanding of consultant recruitment challenges and technology market dynamics


• Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and modern talent sourcing tools


• Proven ability to influence and advise managers and business leaders


• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously


• French: Fluent


• English: Fluent; required for daily communication with employees and managers outside Québec

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in specialized recruitment within the information technology sector, with a strong focus on headhunting, candidate assessment, and talent attraction strategies. Proficient in leveraging professional networks and modern sourcing tools to identify and engage passive candidates effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Headhunting Experience


• Advanced Sourcing Strategies


• LinkedIn Recruiter Proficiency


• IT Sector Business Network


• Fluent in French and English

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Specialized Recruitment


• Candidate Assessment


• Talent Attraction Strategies


• Market Insights


• Engagement Requirements Analysis

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills


• Communication Skills


• Negotiation Skills


• Influencing Ability


• Multi-Engagement Management

Industry Keywords

• Information Technology


• Consulting Services


• Consultant Placement


• Financial Services


• Insurance

Tools & Technologies

• LinkedIn Recruiter


• Talent Sourcing Tools