Sr. Specialist Talent Acquisition

MasterCard; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Toronto seeks an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to focus on product recruitment. The role involves managing full-cycle recruitment for senior-level roles, building strong partnerships with hiring managers, and developing creative strategies to attract diverse talent. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in product recruitment and a track record of successful stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to understand product lifecycle and market needs.
• High sense of urgency and commitment to meeting hiring goals.
• Experience advising and influencing stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver a seamless recruitment process.
• Build partnerships to identify talent needs.
• Manage direct sourcing plans for diverse talent.
• Implement targeted recruiting strategies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers.
• Promote inclusive hiring practices.
• Stay informed of industry trends.

Skills

Extensive experience in product recruitment

Strategic partnership with hiring managers

Results-driven approach

Strong relationship-building skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Adaptability in dynamic environments

Tools

Workday ATS

Job description

Overview

Sr. Specialist Talent Acquisition Overview: We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist with a focus on product recruitment to join our team, reporting directly to the Director, Global Talent Acquisition. In this role, you will play a critical part in supporting the growth of our Services Organization. You will be a strategic talent advisor, recruiting for senior-level product roles across North America, helping us build high-performing teams that drive our product innovation.

Mastercard’s Talent Acquisition Team is responsible for developing diverse sourcing strategies to identify and attract the most competitive talent both internally and externally to ensure Mastercard’s continued success in payments innovation. This is an individual contributor position and will manage full life cycle recruitment efforts for requisitions across select teams.

Services within Mastercard is responsible for acquiring, engaging, and retaining customers by managing fraud and risk, enhancing cybersecurity, and improving the digital payments experience. We provide value-added services and leverage expertise, data-driven insights, and execution.

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver a seamless recruitment process, managing the full cycle from sourcing to closing to attract and secure top product talent.
• Build partnerships with local, regional, and global leadership to identify important talent needs and develop creative strategies to attract and assess talent.
• Manage, evaluate, and develop innovative direct sourcing plans to attract diverse talent to our core, developing, and emerging businesses. Develop talent pipelines for critical & recurring roles as well as provide market intelligence.
• Develop and implement targeted recruiting strategies tailored to specific product teams, utilizing both internal and external market insights to build a strong, diverse talent pipeline.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, providing guidance and market insights to drive effective hiring decisions.
• Promote and embed inclusive hiring practices throughout the talent acquisition lifecycle.
• Stay informed of industry trends, competitive insights, and product hiring best practices to continuously enhance recruitment strategies.

All About You (Qualifications)

• Extensive experience in product recruitment, with a proven track record of hiring for roles such as Product Managers, Product Designers, and other product-focused positions within both corporate and agency environments.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a strategic partner to hiring managers and candidates by understanding product lifecycle, market needs, and industry trends.
• High sense of urgency and commitment to meeting hiring goals in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Results-driven with a strong sense of urgency. Adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. A high degree of business acumen and comfortability in dealing with ambiguity.
• Experience fostering collaborative working relationships advising and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong experience in building collaborative relationships with hiring managers and senior stakeholders across functions.
• High degree of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint. Familiarity with Workday ATS is preferred but not required.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.