Talent Sourcing Partner

InPho; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full health benefits

Equity packages

Flexible work environment

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Inpho is seeking an experienced Talent Sourcing Partner to own end-to-end talent sourcing for immediate and future growth. You will identify, engage, and attract top talent for a fast-growing photonics startup in Ottawa.

Responsible for developing sourcing strategies, building pipelines, and partnering with the Director of Talent Acquisition & People to align hiring with business needs. Remote work may be limited; strong communication and proactive hunter mentality essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in a related field.
• 2-4+ years experience proactively identifying and engaging candidates.
• Experience sourcing technical talent.
• Proven track record in talent mapping and sourcing for growth.

Responsibilities

• Research, identify, attract, and engage top talent to build pipelines.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand needs.
• Kick-off meetings to develop sourcing strategies.
• Proactively seek qualified candidates and build a pipeline.
• Build relationships with candidates for future opportunities.
• Utilize sourcing channels including LinkedIn, networks, referrals, and job boards.
• Conduct talent mapping and market research for prospective candidates.
• Create targeted outreach campaigns for prospects.
• Qualify candidate interest and fit via phone screens.
• Communicate Inpho’s value proposition to attract talent.
• Report market intelligence and recommend improvements.
• Maintain a database of candidates and activities.

Skills

Talent sourcing

Passive candidates

Tech talent

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

ATS

Candidate outreach

Market intelligence

High-growth tech

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Psych/Communications

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

Databases

AI tooling

ATS

Job description

About Inpho

Inpho is a fast-growing startup, focused on developing cutting-edge optoelectronic solutions for next-generation communications, and photonic systems. Our multidisciplinary team is pushing the boundaries of innovation in integrated photonics and semiconductor packaging.

Inpho’s new class of electro-photonic chips is poised to revolutionize and disrupt the optical interconnect market. Utilizing this new class of chips enables existing optical interconnect systems to be built at much lower cost; new architectures to be deployed that provide significantly higher price/performance; and a whole new generation of higher speed interconnect to be built that to date have been impossible.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Talent Sourcing Partner to own the identification, pipeline development, engagement, and attraction of prospective top talent candidates. This role will be responsible for end-to-end talent sourcing, developing, and executing sourcing strategies to ensure that the required talent is available for immediate and future growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, identify, attract, and engage top talent to effectively build talent pipelines for Inpho’s immediate and future hiring needs.
• Partner with hiring managers and the Director, Talent Acquisition & People to understand current and future hiring needs.
• Participate in recruitment kick off meetings to understand job requirements and to develop sourcing strategies to effectively identify prospective candidates.
• Proactively seek out and attract qualified candidates, building an effective and qualified candidate pipeline to meet current requirements and future growth.
• Build relationships with potential candidates and nurture long-term relationships with passive candidates for future opportunities.
• Utilize and leverage sourcing channels, including LinkedIn, professional and personal networks, referrals, industry associations, job boards, and social media platforms.
• Conduct talent mapping and market research to identify prospective candidates.
• Create and execute targeted outreach campaigns for prospective candidates.
• Qualify identified candidate interest, skills, experience, and career aspirations through phone screens and introductory conversations.
• Use a compelling narrative to communicate Inpho’s value proposition to attract top talent.
• Gather market intelligence and competitive talent trends. Report on findings and recommend improvements to increase hiring success.
• Maintain a database of prospective candidates and sourcing activities.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Communications or a related field.
• Additional training or certification in recruitment, talent acquisition or internet sourcing is an asset.
• 2-4+ years experience proactively identifying and engaging candidates, including passive candidates who not actively looking for work.
• Experience sourcing technical talent.
• Proven track record researching and talent mapping to identify target companies, relevant talent pools, competitor talent and potential candidates for current and future hiring.
• Experience in talent sourcing within a high-growth, technology company. Start-up experience is a plus.
• Proactive "hunter" with proven experience and success developing strategies to effectively source scarce skills and identify hard-to-hire skillsets.
• Strong proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, databases, AI tools.
• Strong proficiency both configuring and using an applicant tracking systems (ATS).
• Excellent communication skills enabling the ability to effectively promote Inpho’s value proposition to attract top talent, writing compelling outreach messages, building relationships and generating interest in opportunities.
• Thrives in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• Experience working in an electro-optical or semiconductor company.
• Sourcing in a recruitment agency with high-technology clients.

Why Join Inpho?

• Be part of a mission-driven startup shaping the future of photonics.
• Competitive salary, full health benefits and equity packages, flexible work environment, and career growth opportunities.

Come work with a dynamic, high-talent team to build and commercialize the highest performance photonics chips in the world!

Additional Information

This posting is for a newly created position.

The expected compensation range for this position is CAD$75,000-$100,000 annually. Actual compensation offered for this position will be determined based on a variety of factors, including the candidate’s skills, level, experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role.

Inpho may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support aspects of the recruitment process, including candidate screening and assessment. All final hiring decisions are made by Inpho’s Hiring Team.

Inpho is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and respectful workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Inpho Human Resources at [e-mail]

We thank all candidates for their interest in Inpho. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.