Recruiter

McKinsey & Company; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey & Company in Calgary is seeking a proactive Recruiting professional to drive end-to-end hiring for Western Canada, spanning campus programs and experienced hires. You will partner with partners, consultants and leaders to shape recruitment strategy, manage interview days, and coordinate cultivation events to attract top talent.

You will own the Summer Internship program for the Calgary location, collaborate on cross-Canada efforts, and ensure timely candidate data updates while

Qualifications

• Experience in professional services recruiting; Calgary market familiarity is a plus.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and lead when needed.
• Strong strategic thinker with big-picture focus.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own recruiting for the Western Canada office, focused on Calgary.
• Lead undergraduate and graduate sourcing, plus experienced professionals.
• Collaborate with consultants and leaders to execute recruitment strategy.
• Support Canada-wide efforts including Toronto and Montreal when needed.
• Manage interview days, schedules, and stakeholder participation.
• Plan attraction and cultivation events and lead Summer Internship program.
• Analyze recruiting results and keep candidate data up to date.

Skills

Teamwork

Growth mindset

Strategic thinking

Excel

PowerPoint

Relationship building

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Time management

Travel flexibility

Education

University degree

Job description

Who You'll Work With

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your Impact

You will be responsible for working with the broader Canadian recruiting team to drive and manage all aspect of recruiting for full‑time and summer roles for the Western Canada office, specifically focusing on Calgary.

You will also own all the efforts at our Western Canadian undergraduate and graduate sources, as well as source experienced professionals to join the office. You will collaborate with consultants and leaders for the location and sources to lead the recruiting strategy and execution to deliver on our overall recruiting priorities.

You will also be an integral member of the Canada recruiting team and support other Canadian recruiting efforts, including some hiring efforts into Toronto and Montreal where needed. You will also be part of the broader North America campus recruiting team.

You will collaborate with Partners, Professional Development and other office leaders to help develop and lead recruiting strategy for the location; build and maintain peer‑based relationships with leaders; partner with consultants, source recruiters, and other members of the recruiting community to plan and execute all aspects of core recruiting efforts, including attraction, assessment, cultivation and onboarding.

You will provide end‑to‑end management of the candidate through their progression in the recruiting process, including interview scheduling, responding to general questions, generating offer letters, planning, designing and executing tailored cultivation and onboarding strategies. You will build strong relationships with candidates to understand decision‑making criteria and provide counsel.

You will develop location specific messaging and value proposition to attract top talent to the location and understand the competitive landscape and what makes it unique and distinctive.

You will supplement on campus efforts with experienced hire recruitment to fill hiring needs, focusing on profiles that are a good fit for the location, keeping in mind policies and guidelines (e.g., client conflict policy, recruiting government officials.

You will manage interview days, including planning interview day schedules, working with consultants, Partners, Associate Partners, and EAs to manage participation efforts, and facilitate/lead decision meetings. You will lead ongoing management of candidate pipeline and data, using tools and systems while keeping key stakeholders informed.

You will plan and execute attraction and cultivation events (e.g., location presentations, small group events, interview days, dinners, office visits).

You will lead and own the Summer Internship program for the location, including individual and cohort‑based events.

You will conduct year‑end analysis on recruiting results and develop recommendations for improvements; ensure accurate and timely candidate data updates within appropriate recruiting tools.

You will take on additional responsibilities and special projects throughout the year and/or as they arise.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• University degree required
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment; growth mindset and willingness to dive in where priorities require leadership
• Experience in professional services recruiting; experience recruiting within Calgary’s talent market or familiarity with energy, oil and gas, or natural resources is considered a strong asset
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment; growth mindset and willingness to dive in where priorities require leadership
• Strong strategic thinker – ability to see and manage to “the big picture” while driving impact on specific initiatives
• Strong analytical ability, including high degree of comfort with Excel & PowerPoint
• Ability to build great relationships with candidates, consultants at all levels, and recruiting colleagues
• Proactive problem solver capable of identifying issues and generating solutions; desire and energy to continuously improve recruiting processes
• Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple streams of work independently; close attention to detail
• Demonstrated initiative, judgment and maturity; track record as self‑starter; mindful of external reputation; discreet, respectful and caring with confidential information
• Flexibility to deal with last minute changes; ability to remain calm under pressure; comfortable working with minimal direction and flexibility to work overtime as required
• Ability to look beyond own responsibilities in order to help team members with time‑sensitive deadlines as needed and the ability to have flexible schedule and travel to campus as needed