Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

National Bank of Canada; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

National Bank of Canada seeks a Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition to lead strategic talent acquisition, attraction, mobility and growth across Canada. You will champion an integrated, high-performing delivery model and strengthen employer brand in priority markets while guiding recruiters as strategic advisors.

The role requires entrepreneurial, human leadership and a track record of shaping talent strategy with business leaders, leveraging AI and data to drive value and growth across a

Qualifications

• Strategic vision aligned with business priorities and credibility with leaders.
• Team development to build a high-performing culture.
• Executive influence and leadership presence to drive measurable results.
• Functional credibility in talent acquisition and understanding market dynamics.
• Transformation delivered with concrete changes and rapid execution.
• A demonstrated maturity in using AI, data and technology to create value.

Responsibilities

• Lead Canada-wide talent acquisition, attraction, mobility and growth initiatives.
• Evolve delivery models to be integrated, regional and scalable across Canada.
• Strengthen employer brand and recruitment capabilities in priority markets.

Skills

Strategic Vision

Leadership

Data-Driven Decision-Making

Diversity & Inclusion

Emotional Intelligence

Innovation Management

Learning Agility

Mobilization

Decision Making

Stress Management

Job description

Reporting to the Vice-President – career and Talent, the Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition exercises strategic leadership over all talent acquisition, attraction, mobility and growth activities in a context of accelerated transformation, Canada-wide growth and rapid technological evolution.

The goal of this role is to develop talent acquisition towards a more integrated, high-performing capacity that attracts top talent. build winning teams and a strong organisational culture across canada and position the organisation as a world-class reference for niche markets and talent key to its growth.

This role covers a large scope: A Canada-wide team of around 50 people, a high volume of annual recruitments while ensuring a distinctive candidate experience, evolution and performance of the offer and activities related to the employer brand, sourcing, hunting, campus, specialised and executive recruitment, internal mobility and diversity of pools, process governance and optimisation of technologies already deployed.

This role requires an entrepreneurial and team spirit, combined with a passion for talent acquisition and supported by an approach that combines strategic vision, fast and rigourous execution and courageous, human leadership.

Impact of the role

This role directly impacts the organisation's ability to grow and transform by linking business needs more closely to talent acquisition strategies and capabilities.

• Evolve the delivery model towards a more integrated, consistent, regional and scalable approach across Canada and ensure it is executed quickly and rigourously.
• Strengthen the employer brand, attraction, sourcing, hunting and recruitment capabilities in priority markets and ensure a world-class position for niche markets and talent critical to growth.
• Position recruiters as true strategic advisors who can influence business decisions, understand markets and more proactively offer talent acquisition solutions.
• Develop a strong, engaged, high-performing team that is ready for the future of work.
• Improve talent acquisition strategies and talent fluidity and reduce dependence on the external market through prospective analysis of the market, skills and talent availability.
• Modernise the function by using new and existing technologies to improve productivity, the quality of decisions and the experience of candidates, managers and recruiters.

Leader sought

beyond a recruitment operations manager, we are looking for a talent transformation leader. The person will stand out by demonstrating the ability to connect talent, technology, data, culture and business strategy. AI will not be seen as a simple efficiency tool, but as a driver to amplify human expertise, free up time to add value, reposition recruiters as trusted advisors and deliver even more business value. Its success will depend on:

1. Strategic vision and business understanding: Ability to translate business priorities into an integrated talent strategy and credibility with business leaders.
2. Team development: Ability to establish a winning, high-performing, engaged team culture supported by continuous development and improvement of skills and standards.
3. Executive influence: Leadership posture, with a strong team spirit, able to influence, challenge and rally to deliver measurable results for the benefit of the organisation.
4. Functional credibility: Understanding performance and value drivers in talent acquisition, understanding markets and ways to stand out to acquire niche expertise that is critical to growth.
5. Transformation delivered: Concrete examples of changes implemented, adopted and measured and demonstrated ability to execute quickly.
6. Ai, data and technology: Maturity in the responsible use of digital drivers and talent intelligence to create more value and be proactive in talent acquisition.

Languages: French, English

Reason to require this language: you will need to serve clients who speak a language other than French regularly.

Required skills: Business Alignment, Critical Thinking, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Decision Making, Diversity & Inclusion, Emotional Intelligence, Innovation Management, Learning Agility, Managerial Courage, Mobilization, Partner Development, Resiliency, Risk Management, Strategic Vision, Strategy Execution, Stress Management

Reporting to the Vice-President – career and Talent, the Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition exercises strategic leadership over all talent acquisition, attraction, mobility and growth activities in a context of accelerated transformation, Canada-wide growth and rapid technological evolution.

The goal of this role is to develop talent acquisition towards a more integrated, high-performing capacity that attracts top talent. build winning teams and a strong organisational culture across canada and position the organisation as a world-class reference for niche markets and talent key to its growth.

This role covers a large scope: A Canada-wide team of around 50 people, a high volume of annual recruitments while ensuring a distinctive candidate experience, evolution and performance of the offer and activities related to the employer brand, sourcing, hunting, campus, specialised and executive recruitment, internal mobility and diversity of pools, process governance and optimisation of technologies already deployed.

This role requires an entrepreneurial and team spirit, combined with a passion for talent acquisition and supported by an approach that combines strategic vision, fast and rigourous execution and courageous, human leadership.

Impact of the role

This role directly impacts the organisation's ability to grow and transform by linking business needs more closely to talent acquisition strategies and capabilities.

• Evolve the delivery model towards a more integrated, consistent, regional and scalable approach across Canada and ensure it is executed quickly and rigourously.
• Strengthen the employer brand, attraction, sourcing, hunting and recruitment capabilities in priority markets and ensure a world-class position for niche markets and talent critical to growth.
• Position recruiters as true strategic advisors who can influence business decisions, understand markets and more proactively offer talent acquisition solutions.
• Develop a strong, engaged, high-performing team that is ready for the future of work.
• Improve talent acquisition strategies and talent fluidity and reduce dependence on the external market through prospective analysis of the market, skills and talent availability.
• Modernise the function by using new and existing technologies to improve productivity, the quality of decisions and the experience of candidates, managers and recruiters.

Leader sought

beyond a recruitment operations manager, we are looking for a talent transformation leader. The person will stand out by demonstrating the ability to connect talent, technology, data, culture and business strategy. AI will not be seen as a simple efficiency tool, but as a driver to amplify human expertise, free up time to add value, reposition recruiters as trusted advisors and deliver even more business value. Its success will depend on:

1. Strategic vision and business understanding: Ability to translate business priorities into an integrated talent strategy and credibility with business leaders.
2. Team development: Ability to establish a winning, high-performing, engaged team culture supported by continuous development and improvement of skills and standards.
3. Executive influence: Leadership posture, with a strong team spirit, able to influence, challenge and rally to deliver measurable results for the benefit of the organisation.
4. Functional credibility: Understanding performance and value drivers in talent acquisition, understanding markets and ways to stand out to acquire niche expertise that is critical to growth.
5. Transformation delivered: Concrete examples of changes implemented, adopted and measured and demonstrated ability to execute quickly.
6. Ai, data and technology: Maturity in the responsible use of digital drivers and talent intelligence to create more value and be proactive in talent acquisition.

Languages: French, English

Reason to require this language: you will need to serve clients who speak a language other than French regularly.

Required skills: Business Alignment, Critical Thinking, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Decision Making, Diversity & Inclusion, Emotional Intelligence, Innovation Management, Learning Agility, Managerial Courage, Mobilization, Partner Development, Resiliency, Risk Management, Strategic Vision, Strategy Execution, Stress Management

Your benefits

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Join us!