Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist- Bilingual (Canadian French) 3 Month Contract Role

Staples Advantage Canada; Quebec; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in talent acquisition seeks a professional fluent in English and Canadian French for a 3-month contract role in Quebec. The position involves developing sourcing strategies, collaborating with Senior Recruiters, and ensuring effective hiring processes. Candidates should possess over 3 years of relevant experience and strong relationship-building skills. Competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant recruiting and sourcing experience.
• Knowledge of Talent Acquisition legal requirements.
• Strong relationship-building skills with hiring managers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for recruitment.
• Partner with team members on talent sourcing practices.
• Communicate effectively with hiring managers regarding processes.

Skills

Fluency in English and Canadian French

Basic proficiency in Excel

Experience with talent sourcing tools

Negotiating experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or college diploma preferred

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Excel

Tableau

Job description

This is a 3 month contract role and location must be Quebec, Canada.

This role requires fluency in both English and Canadian French (spoken and written) to support customers and partners across bilingual regions.

Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.

Our Human Resources team has one goal: create solutions and services that foster an inclusive and innovative culture. We act as strategic partners to deliver innovative learning and development opportunities, comprehensive compensation, and benefit solutions, recruiting tools and more to attract new talent and excite existing talent. We’re a compassionate, hardworking, and dedicated team that knows our work makes an impact on our company every day.

As a member of the Staples Talent Acquisition team, you will be responsible for working closely with Senior Recruiters, management, and the business to source talent for corporate, technical, and sales positions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies in key business areas to fill open requisitions and build talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
• Achieve key performance indicators to demonstrate sourcing effectiveness and impact.
• Partner with team members on talent sourcing practices, methods, and tools.
• Work closely with Senior Recruiters and Management to have effective intake meetings with hiring managers to understand job details.
• Educate, influence, and enable the business to hire the right talent.
• Identify process issues and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Communicate appropriate expectations to and influence hiring managers regarding TA processes.
• Provide timely updates to hiring managers with information regarding marketplace, obstacles, and work with manager to identify solutions.
• Help shape employment offers with hiring managers and Senior Recruiters.
• Clearly communicate with applicants regarding Staples associate value proposition, benefits, salary, etc.
• Leverage metrics and data to drive results and achieve company objectives.
• Use reporting tools (such as Excel and Tableau) to identify obstacles and to provide manager updates.
• Understand key policies, practice, and guidelines, and their effect on the selection process.
• Follow legal requirements of talent acquisition, selection & hiring guidelines, and any record keeping and compliance requirements.
• Make recommendations to improve established processes

What you Bring to the Table:

• Basic proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and applicant tracking systems
• Knowledge of Talent Acquisition legal requirements
• Previous negotiating experience with candidates and hiring managers
• Experience using talent sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, etc.)

What’s needed- Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or college diploma preferred
• 3+ years of relevant recruiting and sourcing experience

What’s needed- Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in corporate, technical, and sales talent acquisition
• Strong ability to build and maintain effective relationships with hiring managers
• Familiarity with data-driven recruiting and reporting tools