Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Kibbi Technologies Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation Time

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

RRSP Program – with a match!

Employee Share Option Plan

Job summary

Hydrostor is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner in Toronto to lead full-cycle recruiting across technical, professional, and leadership roles. You will partner with hiring leaders to craft strategies, build proactive pipelines, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience in a fast-growing, clean-energy environment.

You will manage multiple requisitions, drive data-driven decisions, and leverage market insights to influence hiring.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive talent acquisition and recruitment experience.
• Postsecondary education in HR, Business, or related discipline.
• CHRP designation, or progress toward HR certification, is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated success managing full-cycle recruitment across technical, professional, and leadership roles.
• Strong expertise in sourcing, passive candidate generation, talent mapping, and pipeline development.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment across technical, professional, and leadership roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Manage a diverse portfolio of requisitions across technical, corporate, operational, and leadership functions.
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Leverage sourcing methods, including LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals, industry associations, events, and direct outreach.
• Develop and execute targeted recruitment campaigns for hard-to-fill and high-priority roles.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Stakeholder mgmt

Sourcing

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Employer branding

Data analytics

Negotiation

Education

HR/Business degree

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Microsoft 365

Job description

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Location: Toronto, ON – Hybrid (3+ days/week in office)

Job Type: Full-Time

Position Type: Net New

Join the Future of Reliable Energy! Are you ready to shape the future grid? Hydrostor, a leading energy storage, technology and infrastructure company dedicated to developing utility-scale, long-duration energy storage solutions, is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to join our team in Toronto. We’re supporting the development of a more resilient electricity grid and invite you to be at the forefront of this work!

Why Hydrostor?

Our cutting-edge A-CAES technology is uniquely poised to revolutionize the energy landscape. Join us as we lead the way in shaping a reliable and secure energy future.

Your Mission

At Hydrostor, we're building the future of long-duration energy storage, and exceptional people are at the heart of everything we do. We are seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to play a critical role in attracting, engaging, and hiring top talent as we continue to scale our global organization.

As a trusted recruitment partner, you will lead full-cycle recruitment across a broad range of technical, professional, and leadership roles. You will work closely with hiring leaders to develop innovative talent acquisition strategies, build proactive talent pipelines, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer acceptance. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced talent acquisition professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and is passionate about helping build the teams driving the clean energy transition.

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

• Lead full-cycle recruitment activities including sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate assessment, offer development, negotiation, and offer acceptance.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruitment strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Manage a diverse portfolio of requisitions across technical, corporate, operational, and leadership functions.
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Leverage a variety of sourcing methods, including LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals, industry associations, events, and direct outreach.
• Develop and execute targeted recruitment campaigns for hard-to-fill and high-priority roles.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders throughout the recruitment process.
• Provide market intelligence, talent landscape insights, compensation trends, and recruitment best practices.
• Facilitate interview planning, candidate evaluation, and selection discussions.
• Influence hiring decisions through data-driven recommendations and talent acquisition expertise.

Employer Branding & Talent Attraction

• Strengthen Hydrostor's employer brand by promoting our mission, values, culture, and career opportunities.
• Build relationships within energy, renewable energy, engineering, infrastructure, and technology talent communities.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to develop compelling recruitment marketing content and campaigns.

Candidate Experience

• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through proactive communication, transparency, and professionalism.
• Ensure candidates are engaged and informed throughout every stage of the recruitment process.
• Advocate for inclusive, equitable, and accessible hiring practices.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve the candidate journey and recruitment process.

Recruitment Analytics & Process Excellence

• Maintain accurate candidate and recruitment data.
• Track and report on key recruitment metrics, including time-to-fill, source effectiveness, pipeline health, and hiring outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, tools, and efficiencies.
• Partner with external search firms and recruitment vendors when required.

Who You Are

You are a relationship-driven talent acquisition professional who excels at identifying and attracting top talent. You enjoy building meaningful partnerships with leaders, developing creative sourcing strategies, and delivering exceptional hiring experiences. You thrive in a dynamic, fast-growing environment where you can influence hiring outcomes and make a measurable impact on organizational growth. You're naturally curious, highly organized, and energized by connecting talented people with meaningful career opportunities. Experience recruiting within the energy, renewable energy, engineering, infrastructure, industrial, manufacturing, construction, or technology sectors is considered a strong asset.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of progressive talent acquisition and recruitment experience.
• Postsecondary education in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline.
• CHRP designation, or progress toward a professional HR certification, is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated success managing full-cycle recruitment across technical, professional, and leadership roles.
• Strong expertise in sourcing, passive candidate generation, talent mapping, and pipeline development.
• Experience recruiting within high-growth, complex, or highly specialized environments.
• Knowledge of employer branding, recruitment marketing, and talent attraction strategies.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), LinkedIn Recruiter, and recruitment technologies.
• Strong understanding of Canadian and American employment legislation and recruitment best practices.
• Excellent interviewing, assessment, and candidate evaluation skills.
• Strong consultative and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage recruitment data and market insights to drive hiring decisions.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365.
• Experience within the energy, renewable energy, engineering, infrastructure, industrial, construction, manufacturing, or technology sectors is considered a strong asset.
• Passion for building inclusive teams and delivering equitable hiring practices.

Compensation Details

• $95,000 – 125,000 base salary
• Discretionary Bonus
• Paid Vacation Time
• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• RRSP Program – with a match!
• Employee Share Option Plan

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Hydrostor, we know that fostering an inclusive workplace, which values diversity, inclusion, and belonging is paramount to our success.

To fulfill our mission, our goal is to attract people who come from all backgrounds and walks of life, who bring diverse perspectives with wide-ranging experiences, and who share in our common passion to drive innovation and change the global energy landscape.

Hydrostor proudly embraces the principles of equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to providing opportunities for all employees and candidates. We ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental, pregnancy, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status protected by applicable law.

Hydrostor is committed to making our application and interview process accessible to everyone, and we encourage applications from people with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage, please contact us at [e-mail]. In your application, we welcome you to specify your preferred pronouns (e.g. she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc.).

Use of Artificial Intelligence

Hydrostor does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select candidates during the recruitment or interview process.