Senior Recruiter - Western Canada

RBC; Calgary; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior Recruiter in Calgary to develop innovative talent acquisition strategies and manage the end-to-end recruitment process. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of recruitment experience and strong networking skills. The role offers competitive compensation and a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible work/life balance options

Opportunities for professional development

Collaborative and high-performing team

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ full life-cycle recruitment experience in corporate and agency environments.
• Advanced sourcing, networking, and lead generation skills.
• Excellent relationship building skills and consultative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a pipeline of candidates for hard-to-fill roles.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes using applicant tracking systems.
• Provide market intelligence regarding the recruitment market.

Skills

Candidate Screening

Candidate Sourcing

Creativity

Decision Making

Diversity Recruitment

Interview Techniques

Knowledge Organization

Long Term Planning

Recruiting

Vendor Management

Education

University degree or college diploma

Tools

e-Recruitment tools

Job description

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As Senior Recruiter, you play a critical role in RBC’s global talent centre of excellence team by providing innovative talent acquisition strategies that are aligned to our diverse organisational objectives. You will partner with key stakeholders to source and maintain a proactive internal and external candidate pipeline as well as work closely with business partners to ensure a seamless candidate experience.

The successful incumbent would be located in greater Calgary or Edmonton for in‑office and career events.

What will you do?

• Build and maintain a viable pipeline of candidates for hard‑to‑fill roles through appropriate and targeted sourcing.
• Embed diversity conversations in all recruitment and sourcing activities.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for managers throughout the recruitment process.
• Manage end‑to‑end recruitment process including document and tracking all pertinent information using our applicant tracking system.
• Conduct preliminary interviews with selected candidates to further validate skills, experience and knowledge in relation to position requirements using behavioural‑based interview techniques.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with HR Partners and Hiring Managers within the business areas to provide assistance with recruiting needs, job vacancy specifications, and to make recommendations on optimum sourcing channels.
• Provide market intelligence to business regarding the recruitment market as well as build a pipeline/database of future talent based on networking and targeted research.
• Proactively seek out live market benchmark intelligence in relation to compensation.

What will you need to succeed?

Must Have

• University degree or college diploma.
• 3+ years’ full life‑cycle recruitment experience combined in a corporate and agency environment.
• Advanced sourcing, networking, and lead generation skills.
• Excellent relationship building skills and consultative mindset.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Results oriented with honed multi‑tasking skills.
• Experience working with e‑Recruitment tools and behavioural based interviews.
• Consultative recruitment support in a coaching and advisory capacity to all levels of management.

Nice to have

• Recruitment experience within financial services.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients succeed. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high‑performing team.
• Flexible work/life balance options.
• Opportunities to do challenging work.
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities.
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies.

Job Skills

Candidate Screening, Candidate Sourcing, Creativity, Decision Making, Diversity Recruitment, Interview Techniques, Knowledge Organization, Long Term Planning, Recruiting, Vendor Management

Additional Job Details

Address: 335 8 AVE SW, CALGARY

City: Calgary

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: HUMAN RESOURCES & BMCC

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-11-17

Application Deadline: 2025-11-26

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.