Talent Acquisition Partner

BPA; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

BPA is seeking a Talent Business Partner to act as a strategic advisor to leaders across multiple regions in Canada. You will shape hiring strategies, identify exceptional talent, and deliver an outstanding candidate experience.

You will partner with HR teams, lead end-to-end recruitment, and build proactive sourcing pipelines to support growth across Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Executive Search or Strategic Recruitment.
• Bilingualism (French and English), both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand workforce needs and develop strategic hiring plans.
• Lead the full recruitment lifecycle from workforce planning through offer acceptance.
• Design and execute proactive sourcing and executive search strategies for specialized and hard-to-fill positions.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines across multiple disciplines and regions.
• Provide labour market intelligence and strategic hiring recommendations to leaders.
• Collaborate with HR partners to deliver an integrated employee experience.
• Support employer branding initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
• Leverage recruitment metrics and market insights to optimize hiring strategies.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Executive search

Strategic recruitment

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS platforms

Job description

Why join BPA?

At BPA, Talent Acquisition is a strategic business function.

Every year, we hire nearly200 professionals across multiple engineering disciplines to support our continued growth throughout Canada. Our Talent team partners directly with leaders to solve complex hiring challenges, develop proactive recruitment strategies and strengthen our employer brand.

You’ll also work alongside a multidisciplinary HR team that includes our Vice President, HR Business Partners, Business Analyst, HR Coordinators and Senior Health & Safety Advisor.

What you’ll do

As a Talent Business Partner, you’ll act as a strategic advisor to business leaders across multiple regions in Canada.

You’ll help shape hiring strategies, identify exceptional talent and deliver an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with business leaders to understand workforce needs and develop strategic hiring plans.
• Leading the full recruitment lifecycle, from workforce planning through offer acceptance.
• Designing and executing proactive sourcing and executive search strategies for specialized and hard-to-fill positions.
• Building and maintaining strong talent pipelines across multiple disciplines and regions.
• Providing labour market intelligence and strategic hiring recommendations to leaders.
• Collaborating closely with HR Business Partners and HR Centres of Excellence to deliver an integrated employee experience.
• Supporting employer branding initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
• Leveraging recruitment metrics and market insights to optimize hiring strategies.

You’ll thrive in this role if you…

• Enjoy solving complex hiring challenges.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders and stakeholders.
• Prefer proactively identifying and engaging talent rather than waiting for applications.
• Think strategically while delivering operational excellence.
• Are naturally curious, resourceful and driven by results.
• Want to make a measurable impact within a growing national organization.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field (CHRP designation is considered an asset).
• 5–7 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Executive Search or Strategic Recruitment.
• Bilingualism (French and English), both spoken and written.*
• Experience supporting multiple business units or geographically dispersed teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in proactive sourcing, headhunting and relationship management.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence and advise leaders.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms and other recruitment technologies.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.

*Proficiency in English and French is required to support our Canada-wide operations and collaboration with our teams and clients across other provinces.