Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Description

The company is a private equity-backed software business that is growing quickly. It builds one connected platform for public safety, covering dispatch, policing, forensics, courts and more, and has expanded through acquisitions and steady product investment.

Its software runs behind the scenes when emergency calls are answered, when detectives work cases and when forensic labs process evidence, and has done so for over 40 years.

The company is putting AI at the core of its products, built into the daily workflows of customers and developed alongside them.

The team's goal is to help agencies make sound decisions when the stakes are high. AI-enabled tools support parts of recruiting, but people make all hiring and employment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end hiring for complex, confidential and leadership roles across the organization, working independently and reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition.
• Run full-cycle recruitment for Senior Manager, Director and other business-critical searches, including confidential ones and select mandates the Manager, TA assigns.
• Support the Manager, TA on Executive and VP searches.
• Work with executives and senior leaders, including the C-suite, to shape role requirements, hiring plans and selection decisions.
• Plan and deliver talent acquisition initiatives and programs owned by the Manager, TA, managing scope, timelines, stakeholders and results.
• Build proactive sourcing and talent-mapping plans for senior candidates through passive outreach, networking and pipelining.
• Give senior candidates a high-touch, high-quality experience.
• Use recruitment metrics, market data and compensation intelligence to advise leaders and shape hiring strategy.
• Challenge assumptions, spot gaps and propose improvements to recruitment processes, tools and systems.
• Use AI-enabled tools and automation to work more effectively, with human judgement applied to hiring decisions.
• Train hiring managers on structured interviewing and inclusive hiring practices.
• Act as the team's subject matter expert and informal coach on best practice and complex searches.
• Keep hiring practices and candidate data handling compliant with employment laws and internal policies across relevant jurisdictions.
• Take on other related duties that support team goals, department needs and organizational priorities.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• 7+ years of progressive recruitment or talent acquisition experience, including hiring Senior Manager and Director roles, ideally in technology or software.
• Executive presence and the credibility to advise and influence the C-suite and senior leaders.
• A proven record of delivering talent acquisition initiatives from planning through implementation, with strong project management and critical thinking skills.
• Hands-on experience with AI-enabled recruiting tools and automation, and sound judgement on how to apply them.
• A strong grasp of sourcing techniques, applicant tracking systems (Greenhouse preferred) and recruitment analytics, plus the business acumen to use analytics when advising leaders.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills that work at every level of the organization.
• A collaborative, adaptable mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement and service excellence.

Conditions

This role requires a Government of Canada Reliability security clearance, which you must obtain and maintain as a condition of employment. You must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Specific customer contracts may impose additional security verification requirements.

The company is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and a barrier-free workplace, and accommodations are available on request at every stage of recruitment and in the terms of employment.

Benefits

• Base salary for Ontario-based roles is CAD $95,000 to CAD $125,000 per year.
• Starting pay depends on skills, experience, education, training, internal equity, market data and business needs.
• Access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• Some roles may be eligible for variable pay, such as incentive plans or discretionary performance bonuses.