Manager, Talent Attraction [Campus]

Doane Grant Thornton LLP; Toronto; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Doane Grant Thornton is seeking a Manager, Talent Attraction [Campus] to lead a national campus recruitment team and drive high-volume hiring across Canada. The role requires extensive travel in Southern Ontario and, during peak periods, across Canada.

You will shape the campus strategy, partner with business and People & Culture leaders, and oversee 500+ co-op and new graduate hires annually, ensuring an engaging candidate experience and strong brand impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive talent attraction experience in campus, early talent or student recruitment.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience coaching and leading a high-performing team across Canada.
• Experience leading large-scale high-volume recruitment programs with competing priorities.
• Strong knowledge of the Canadian university/college recruitment landscape.
• Ability to influence business leaders and translate workforce needs into practical talent strategies.
• Strong analytical skills using recruitment data, metrics and market insights.
• Experience with employer branding, recruitment marketing, campus events and candidate engagement across in-person and digital channels.
• A post-secondary degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a national campus recruitment team, creating clear priorities and enabling delivery across Canada.
• Collaborate on the Firm’s national campus recruitment strategy to evolve with business needs and talent priorities.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment for 500+ co-op students and new graduates annually with a strong candidate experience.
• Attend campus events as a hands-on observer and translate insights into practical improvements.
• Collaborate with business and People & Culture leaders to set hiring priorities.
• Drive operational excellence across campus recruitment and improve processes and governance.
• Collaborate with the Manager, Employer Brand to strengthen the brand on campuses across Canada through events and recruitment marketing.
• Build strategic relationships with universities, colleges, career centres and student organizations to strengthen pipelines.
• Act as a national campus recruitment expert using data and market insights to guide decisions.

Skills

Campus recruitment

People leadership

High-volume hiring

Stakeholder influence

Data-driven recruitment

Education

Post-secondary degree

Job description

Who we are

You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

As a Manager, Talent Attraction [Campus] you will

• Lead, coach and develop a national team of campus recruitment professionals, creating clear priorities and enabling strong, consistent delivery across Canada.
• Collaborate with Director Talent Attraction & Employer Brand on the Firm’s national campus recruitment strategy, ensuring our approach evolves with business needs, talent priorities and the changing early talent landscape.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment for over 500 co-op students and new graduates annually, ensuring an efficient, consistent and engaging candidate experience.
• Attend campus events as a hands-on observer, assessing what resonates with students and what doesn’t, and turning those insights into practical recommendations to improve event design, student experience and brand impact.
• Collaborate with business and People & Culture leaders to understand workforce needs and establish hiring priorities
• Drive operational excellence across campus recruitment, continuously improving processes, technology, selection practices, governance and ways of working to support high-volume hiring.
• Collaborate with the Manager, Employer Brand to strengthen our brand on campuses across Canada, shaping how we engage students through events, digital channels, recruitment marketing and candidate communications.
• Build strategic relationships with universities, colleges, career centres and student organizations across Canada to strengthen talent pipelines and our presence in priority markets.
• Act as a national campus recruitment expert, using data and market insights to guide decisions, drive consistent practices and advise leaders.

This role requires extensive travel across Southern Ontario and, during peak hiring periods, across Canada as business needs require.

Doane Grant Thornton

If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca
Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Manager, Talent Attraction [Campus]? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:

• 7+ years of progressive talent attraction experience, including meaningful experience in high-volume campus, early talent or student recruitment.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, with the ability to coach, develop and lead a high-performing award-winning team, across Canada.
• Experience leading large-scale, high-volume recruitment programs and managing multiple hiring cycles with competing priorities.
• Strong knowledge of the Canadian university and college recruitment landscape, with experience building relationships with career centres and other campus partners.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and advise business and People & Culture leaders, translating workforce needs into practical talent attraction strategies.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience using recruitment data, metrics and market insights to measure effectiveness and influence decisions.
• Experience with employer branding, recruitment marketing, campus events and candidate engagement, across both in-person and digital channels, including the ability to evaluate event effectiveness and turn observations into actionable improvements.
• A post-secondary degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

What's in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!

At Doane Grant Thornton, we believe compensation should reflect more than just market data—it should reflect you. We’re serious about compensation. We benchmark regularly across a wide spectrum of roles, industries, sectors, and levels to ensure our ranges are both competitive and current. But we don’t stop there. We also consider the unique strengths, experiences, and impact each individual brings to the table. Our salary ranges are reviewed annually, and where you land within the range depends on a mix of factors—your background, your skills, and how your contributions align with internal equity. To help start the conversation, the current salary range for this role is $95,000–$110,000 in Toronto, ON. If the role is available in other locations, the range may differ to reflect local market factors.

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing [e-mail] and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.