Talent Acquisition Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

Klir is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to own full-cycle recruitment across the business, with a focus on Sales and technical roles, in a hybrid Toronto setting.

You will build a proactive pipeline, align with hiring managers and the VP of People, manage the ATS and recruitment docs, and drive KPI reporting to continuously improve hiring velocity.

Qualifications

• Track record recruiting in a startup or high-growth tech environment.
• Experience sourcing and hiring Sales and technical talent specifically.
• Experience recruiting across North American markets (US & Canada).
• Comfort with modern sourcing and ATS tools (e.g. LinkedIn Recruiter).
• Demonstrable use of AI to move faster and work smarter.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruitment — sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and close — for open roles across Sales, Payments, Customer Success, Product, and beyond.
• Build and maintain a proactive pipeline of Sales talent.
• Partner with hiring managers and the VP of People to shape role requirements and interview plans.
• Own the candidate experience end to end with clear feedback and timely communication.
• Track and report recruitment KPIs — time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, funnel health.
• Own ATS, job postings, and recruitment documentation; keep processes clean and audit-ready.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies to reduce reliance over time through direct sourcing.
• Support interview panels for select roles to lighten managers' load.
• Move quickly during surge hiring while maintaining quality.

Skills

Sourcing

Interview coordination

ATS tools

US & Canada recruiting

AI in recruiting

Stakeholder mgmt

Agency management

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Klir is the AI driven operational data hub built for water utilities, replacing fragmented systems and siloed data with one connected view of operations. Sampling, monitoring, tasks, and system insights all flow through a single source of truth, giving teams the clarity and continuity to act sooner and with more confidence. Klir is available for Drinking Water, Wastewater, and Industrial Pretreatment programs.

About the Role

Klir is scaling fast, and hiring well is one of the highest-leverage things we can do as a company. We're looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to own full-cycle recruitment across the business — with a particular focus on Sales and technical talent — and to build the kind of proactive, always-on pipeline that lets us move on great people the moment we find them, not just when a req opens. This is a newly created, dedicated role: today, recruiting is split between our VP of People and a generalist People Ops specialist alongside their other responsibilities. This role exists to change that.

Location

This position is hybrid (2-days in office) & based in Toronto.

What You’ll Do

• Own full-cycle recruitment — sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and close — for open roles across Sales, Payments, Customer Success, Product, and beyond.
• Build and continuously maintain a warm, proactive pipeline of Sales talent, so we're ready to move on exceptional candidates even when every seat is filled.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and the VP of People to shape role requirements, interview plans, and hiring criteria before a search even begins.
• Own the candidate experience end to end — timely communication, clear feedback, and a process that reflects well on Klir at every stage.
• Track and report on recruitment KPIs — time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, funnel conversion, and pipeline health — and use them to keep improving how we hire.
• Own our ATS, job postings, and recruitment documentation, keeping our process clean, current, and audit-ready.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies where we still use them, with a clear goal of reducing that reliance over time through direct sourcing.
• Flex into interview panels for select roles, supporting hiring managers and lightening their load.
• Move quickly when surge hiring needs come up — a new product line or a scale-up in an existing one — without missing a beat on quality.

What You’ll Bring

Experience

• A track record of success recruiting inside a startup or high-growth tech environment — you know the pace, the ambiguity, and the energy that comes with scaling, and you thrive in it.
• Demonstrated success sourcing and hiring Sales and technical talent specifically.
• Experience recruiting across North American markets, including both the US and Canada.
• A track record of owning recruitment KPIs — time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, pipeline metrics — and reporting on them with real numbers, not just a sense of how things are going.
• Comfort with modern sourcing and ATS tools (e.g. LinkedIn Recruiter).
• Demonstrable use of AI to move faster and work smarter.
• Grit and determination — the best hires rarely come easily, and this role rewards persistence.
• Agility, and genuine comfort navigating ambiguity — our priorities move fast, and so should you.
• Curiosity — about people, about roles, about what makes someone the right fit, not just a qualified one.
• Strong partnership and internal communication skills — you'll work closely with hiring managers and leaders across the company, not just candidates.
• Strong alignment with Klir Company Values.

Competencies

• Grit and determination — the best hires rarely come easily, and this role rewards persistence.
• Agility, and genuine comfort navigating ambiguity — our priorities move fast, and so should you.
• Curiosity — about people, about roles, about what makes someone the right fit, not just a qualified one.
• Strong partnership and internal communication skills — you'll work closely with hiring managers and leaders across the company, not just candidates.
• Strong alignment with Klir Company Values.

Compensation & Logistics

• Base salary: CAD $80,000 – $100,000, depending on experience, plus equity.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Hybrid: 2 days per week in our Toronto office (Tuesday & Thursday), with flexibility the rest of the week.
• This is a newly created, permanent, full-time position.
• Candidates must already be legally authorized to work in Canada; we're not able to sponsor a visa for this role.

About Klir

Klir is the AI driven operational data hub built for water utilities, replacing fragmented systems and siloed data with one connected view of operations. Sampling, monitoring, tasks, and system insights all flow through a single source of truth, giving teams the clarity and continuity to act sooner and with more confidence. Klir is available for Drinking Water, Wastewater, and Industrial Pretreatment programs.