Technical Recruiter (6 month contract)

Leadout Capital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a world-class recruiter to own full-cycle technical recruiting across engineering, product, and technology groups in Toronto. This role requires experience running both high-volume pipelines and deep, strategic searches for hard-to-fill roles at a top-tier tech company.

You will partner with senior engineering leaders, shape hiring strategy, map the market, and build proactive talent pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience.
• Experience at a top-tier tech company.
• Ability to recruit across software engineering, infrastructure, product, data, or research roles.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, product, and technology teams.
• Partner with senior leaders to shape hiring strategy and candidate profiles.
• Build and maintain high-quality talent pipelines and passive sourcing before requisitions open.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical recruiting

High-volume pipelines

Compensation negotiations

Stakeholder management

Market intelligence

Job description

About the Role

Salesforce is building the AI-powered future of enterprise software — and we need a world-class recruiter to help us win the most competitive talent market in the industry. This is a strategic seat at the table for a recruiter who has spent their career deeply embedded in technical recruiting, with the range to run both high-volume pipelines and complex, high-touch searches for hard-to-fill roles, at a company where the bar for talent is set at the top of the market for the next generation of innovators and builders. You've recruited at scale across technical disciplines — software engineering, infrastructure, product, data, or research roles. You understand the nuances between technical specialties and can speak credibly to them. You've navigated nuanced leveling conversations, complex compensation structures, and competing offers from the best companies in the world — and you've won. You're equally comfortable running a high-volume req load and going deep on a single critical hire. Now, bring that expertise to Salesforce, your pipeline and your craft will directly shape the teams building the most impactful products in the world.

What You'll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting across a mix of high-volume and specialized technical roles across Salesforce's engineering, product, and technology organizations
• Partner deeply with senior engineering and technical leaders to shape hiring strategy, define ideal candidate profiles, and influence how we compete for elite technical talent
• Build and maintain high-quality talent pipelines — proactively mapping the market and engaging passive talent before requisitions open, while efficiently managing volume across multiple open roles
• Lead complex offer negotiations, including sign-on and equity exception packages, with a clear understanding of competitive compensation benchmarks across top tech companies
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers — pushing back, advising on tradeoffs, and bringing market intelligence that sharpens decision-making
• Collaborate with sourcing partners, recruiting coordinators, and peer advisors to run an efficient, high-touch candidate experience at scale
• Contribute to team-level recruiting strategy, pipeline health reviews, and competitive talent intelligence initiatives

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with demonstrated success managing both high-volume pipelines and complex, specialized searches
• Deep experience at a top-tier tech company — where the talent bar is exceptionally high and the competition is fierce
• Proven ability to recruit across a range of technical roles and disciplines
• Strong fluency in technical concepts — enough to hold credible conversations with candidates and hiring managers about the work they'll be doing
• Track record of building proactive talent pipelines in highly competitive, hard-to-fill talent pools, alongside experience efficiently running high req-volume
• Experience navigating complex compensation conversations, including base, equity (RSU), sign-on, and competing offer dynamics
• Consultative, data-informed approach to recruiting — you bring market data, competitive intelligence, and candidate insights to every hiring manager interaction
• Strong communicator and relationship builder who earns trust quickly with both candidates and senior technical leaders

Nice to Have

• Experience recruiting for emerging or specialized technical domains (e.g., AI/ML, infrastructure, security)
• Familiarity with technical academic pipelines and graduate recruiting from top universities
• Background working within large, matrixed organizations where recruiting requires influencing without authority