Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor

Close Date: May 12, 2025

Company: CGL

Department: Human Resources

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Work Model: Hybrid (2x a week in office)

Language: English is required, French is an asset

Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant

The Opportunity

We are a leading Canadian financial services cooperative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

Our national Human Resources team aspires to enable a culture where our company and its employees excel. We think innovatively and strategically to solve business problems and strive for operational efficiency and simplicity in the employee experience with HR. We take a proactive approach to preparing for the future by creating agile and flexible programs to remain competitive in attracting and retaining top talent.

Reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition, as a Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor, you'll embark on an exciting opportunity, contributing to shaping the future of our organization by discovering exceptional talent that sustain our cooperative values and propel our business success. Embracing a consultative approach, you'll lead full-cycle recruitment initiatives across our internal business segments, working efficiently to attract, source, and assess diverse talent. You will leverage recruitment tools and technologies (i.e. LinkedIn Recruiter) to identify diverse talent for complex individual contributor and leadership roles. Additionally, you will bolster our organization as a talent brand ambassador on virtual platforms, and industry, career, and campus events within our communities.

How You Will Create Impact

• Proactively developing action plans to attract and source diverse talent by applying multiple recruitment tactics, leveraging TA programs (i.e., the Employee Referral Program and IDEA initiatives), and amplifying our employee value proposition.
• Partnering with hiring leaders and HR partners on business segment strategy, operational and workforce plans that identify recruitment priorities. Providing recruitment metrics on recruitment activities.
• Conducting consultative intake discussions with hiring leaders for search requests and tracking all recruitment requisition activities.
• Role modelling and influencing leaders to be talent champions promoting job opportunities through social mediums (i.e. LinkedIn), in the community, and on campus(s).
• Leveraging tools and resources to screen/interview and assess candidates.
• Ensuring a positive and seamless candidate and hiring leader experience.
• Conducting required background checks and guiding hiring leaders for internal references.
• Supporting with talent onboarding responsibilities and other duties as required.
  
  
  

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.
  
  
  

• You hold 3-5+ years of experience in talent acquisition from a recruitment agency and/or corporate environment.
• You have completed a degree or diploma.
• Pursuing or having completed a CHRP designation is an asset.
• You have advanced knowledge and understanding of recruitment, sourcing, and candidate assessment methodologies, tools, and programs.
• You have deep knowledge of recruitment branding and social media management
• You have advanced experience in providing consultative advice to hiring leaders, HR partners and/or others on recruiting and selection methodologies, and employment standards and legislation.
• This position primarily works with majority non-francophone groups, and teams located outside of Québec, and requires proficiency in English. The essential non-French duties are not assignable to adjacent or other team members.
  
  
  

• Detail oriented work that requires a moderate degree of mental concentration for extended periods of time.
• You will travel occasionally. (i.e. to local offices/events).
• You will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.
• You will be required to adhere to our hybrid work model, with a minimum of 2 days in office per week
  
  
  

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
• In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.