Manager, Talent Acquisition, Early Careers

Sun Life Financial; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Montreal is seeking a Recruitment Lead to enhance campus recruitment strategies. In this role, you will partner with key stakeholders to manage the recruitment cycle for students and lead a team of Talent Acquisition Consultants. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of recruitment experience and be bilingual in French and English, supporting a diverse and inclusive culture.

Benefits

Collaborative culture

Continuous learning

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of recruitment experience required.
• Experience in campus recruitment and people leadership is an asset.
• Strong ability to build partnerships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sun Life Canada, Sun Life Corporate, and SLC Management portfolios.
• Support the full recruitment cycle: posting, resume screening, interviews.
• Manage onboarding experience and performance management for students.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Bilingual (French and English)

Creative thinking

Excellent communication skills

Job description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description

Be part of a high performing team, where collaboration, diverse perspective and business partnership are top priorities for us! As part of the Early Careers team, the focus of this role is to lead the Sun Life Canada, Sun Life Corporate, and SLC Management portfolios. You will partner with and support the business on key initiatives and recruitment efforts for all student hiring programs within these portfolios as well as manage the candidate experience. This role will help develop and contribute to the campus recruitment strategies for all programs in the portfolio. You will also lead a team of Early Careers Talent Acquisition Consultants.

What will you do?

This role will support our Sun Life Canada, Sun Life Corporate, and SLC Management groups and student programs in many ways including:

• Supporting the team where needed for full recruitment cycle: posting, resume screening, interviews, debriefs and offers
• Create a comprehensive Campus Strategy based on market data and expertise
• Build strategic partnerships within business units in support of enhancing campus recruitment efforts and provide consultation to business partners
• Assist in the development and execution of the portfolio’s social media strategy
• Create, measure, and report on ROI, KPI’s, and DEI initiatives to measure success of the recruitment process and campus initiatives
• Lead a team of Early Careers Talent Acquisition Consultants, conduct regular 1:1 meetings and attend Early Careers leadership meetings
• Participating in the continual improvement of all campus recruitment strategies, partnerships, and processes
• Flexibility is required to attend events in various locations during business and non‑business hours

You will also support the student experience at Sun Life including:

• Managing onboarding experience and performance management for all students in the portfolio
• Manage and lead different student initiatives
• Participating in the continual improvement of all campus recruitment strategies, partnerships, and processes

What do you need to succeed?

• Minimum of 3 years of recruitment experience required, campus experience and people leadership experience is an asset
• Ability to lead others and keep processes and projects on track
• Act as a trusted advisor to the business, and build strong partnerships with key stakeholders and candidates
• Creative thinking and ability to find solutions based on clients’ needs
• Excellent communication skills, data and results driven
• Ability to quickly adapt, pivot and deliver on business priorities and comfort taking calculated risks
• As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English and French‑speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada or worldwide.

What’s in it for you?

• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
• An environment of continuous learning and improvement
• Work‑life balance by scheduling your day around your priorities and having more time to spend on the important things

*LI-NB1

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e‑mail a request to [e-mail].

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range

80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000

Job Category

Human Resources

Posting End Date

15/11/2025