Senior Recruiter

knak.; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading SaaS company in Ottawa is seeking a Senior Recruiter to lead recruitment efforts. In this role, you will partner with hiring managers, optimize recruitment workflows, and enhance company culture through inclusive hiring practices. Candidates should have 3–7 years of recruiting experience, strong communication skills, and a mastery of structured interviewing. This hybrid position offers competitive salary and equity, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to career growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Team lunches and off-sites

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in a high-growth or SaaS environment.
• Mastery of structured interviewing and behavioral evaluation techniques.
• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and prioritize with agility.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for high-impact roles across the business.
• Partner with hiring managers to scope roles and define candidate profiles.
• Optimize recruitment workflows using data and stakeholder feedback.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting experience

Structured interviewing

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Knowledge of recruiting tools

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Overview

Knak is a mission-driven company. Why? Because our time is limited, our competition is fierce, and our margin for error is small. For us to have the greatest impact on the world, we need to be laser focused on our core mission, which is...

Empowering people to be creative.

That’s why Knak exists.

We are a world-class enterprise email and landing page creation platform with a focus on making successful and happy customers by providing them with an incredibly powerful, yet easy to use creation platform.

Our industry leading SaaS solution is built by Marketers, for Marketers. We know that it’s the small things that make the biggest impact and that emails and landing pages are where the rubber hits the road when it comes to Marketing Automation. We change the way Marketers work by making them more efficient, while improving conversion rate of their campaigns and helping them stay on brand.

Oh, and we have a bit of fun while doing it, too!

At Knak, we’re on a mission to empower people to be creative. We’ve built a world-class SaaS platform that makes it easy for marketers to create beautiful, on-brand emails and landing pages—without coding. Created by marketers, for marketers, Knak is where innovation meets simplicity, helping our customers move faster, stay on brand, and boost results.

And we’re just getting started.

We’re growing fast, and we’re looking for a Senior Recruiter to help us find the kind of people who make Knak special—those who are smart, driven, collaborative, and deeply aligned with our values.

About the Role

As a Senior Recruiter, you’ll lead full-cycle hiring across departments, playing a critical role in shaping the future of our team. You’ll work closely with hiring managers to define what great looks like, craft inclusive sourcing strategies, and ensure every hire not only meets the bar but raises it. You’ll be part of the People & Culture team.

This hybrid role is based in Ottawa.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for high-impact roles across the business
• Partner with hiring managers to scope roles, define candidate profiles, and align on hiring criteria
• Use structured interviews and behavioral assessments to identify top talent
• Coach hiring teams on best practices to ensure a consistent and equitable evaluation process
• Champion diversity and inclusion in sourcing and candidate assessment
• Optimize recruitment workflows using data, stakeholder feedback, and process experiments
• Provide a best-in-class experience for candidates and hiring teams alike

What You Bring

• 3–7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in a high-growth or SaaS environment
• Mastery of structured interviewing and behavioral evaluation techniques
• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and prioritize with agility
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Deep knowledge of recruiting tools and tech (e.g., ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing platforms)
• A strategic, data-informed approach to improving hiring outcomes

Nice to Haves

• Experience driving recruitment for technical and non-technical roles
• Background in employer branding or university recruitment
• Familiarity with competency-based hiring models
• Passion for DEI and inclusive hiring practices

Why You’ll Love Working Here

At Knak, culture comes first. We’re proud to be one of Ottawa’s Best Places to Work 2024, and we invest deeply in our people. Here’s what you can expect:

• Competitive salary and equity in a fast-growing company
• Comprehensive benefits, including life leave days and paid vacation
• Career growth opportunities and support for your professional development
• Team lunches, off-sites, and a lot of fun along the way

Ready to Apply?

If this sounds like your kind of role, we’d love to hear from you.

Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Research shows that underrepresented groups often only apply when they meet 100% of the criteria. At Knak, we believe diverse perspectives build better products and teams.

Need an accommodation during the interview process? Just reach out to [e-mail] — we’ve got you covered.

What We Offer

At Knak we have four foundational pillars. Culture, customers, product and growth. Culture is our number one pillar because we know that is at the core of building a strong company that can build amazing products and delight our customers. We do this with a laser focus on hiring the right people who are smart, positive and who want more than the typical nine-to-five offers.

We offer an extremely rewarding, second to none work environment as acknowledged by Ottawa’s Best Places to Work 2024! We show our investment in our people through our competitive salaries, equity in the company, great benefits, paid vacation, Life leave days (because life happens), team lunches and off-sites, and most importantly our commitment to YOUR career growth.

If this sounds like something you’re looking for, then we’d love to hear from you!

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply. Knak believes in creating an inclusive, barrier-free working environment. If you require ANY accommodation to the interview process please contact [e-mail].

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