Talent Acquisition Consultant

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Are you interested in creating the future recruitment experience? We have the role for you. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Talent Acquisition Consultant to join our team. Be part of a high performing team, where collaboration, diverse perspective, business partnership and most importantly your personal development is top priority.

As a Talent Acquisition Consultant, you will be advising business leaders on recruitment strategies in finding ways to attract, select, and retain top talent. You will have the opportunity to contribute and execute the talent acquisition strategy, process and delivery at Sun Life.

This role is responsible for sourcing and full-cycle recruiting in a variety of business lines.

What will you do?

This is a role for the experienced recruiter who:

• Strengthens relationships with hiring managers (build trust, inspire confidence, earn respect)

• Anticipates future talent and skill needs based on deep understanding of business strategy and direction

• Proactively builds, nurture and engage talent communities within and outside of Sun Life

• Knows their markets – both internal and external; where talent and skills are available, and, when sparse, where to find quality candidates

• Provides market intelligence and insight to develop sourcing and recruitment strategies to attract and retain top talent

• Conducts industry research, keeping abreast of the latest news and trends of the recruitment world

• Supports Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and understands the positive impact it has on company culture and the businesses bottom line

• Continuously looks to improve candidate, new hire, hiring manager and recruiter experience while being a true talent advisor

What do you need to succeed?

• 5+ years experience talent sourcing/recruiting for roles with proven success metrics, either in-house or agency

• Bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for the frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada and worldwide

• Strong Talent Scout capabilities to find top talent by leveraging social networks, research tools, as well as more creative techniques to identify potential talent

• Skilled in relationship building; possesses skills to quickly establish trust, credibility and effectively manage others through influence

• Flexible and resilient; able to adapt to multiple demands, shifting priorities and changing business conditions

• Data-driven in everything you do; you take pride in data quality and data integrity

• Intellectual curiosity with a passion for trying new methods and challenging the status quo

• Proactive, Self-motivated, confident and able to work effectively with little supervision

• Experience with technology (Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe) and an applicant tracking tool Workday strongly preferred

What’s in it for you?

• Being part of a highly dynamic team that is revolutionizing Talent Acquisition where your ideas count and will shape the future

• Being a member of the Sun Life family, a group of people united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives

• Joining one of Canadas top 25 companies to work for, as recognized by GlassDoor

• A friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture

• A foot in the door: who knows what this could lead to?

• An environment of continuous learning and improvement

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The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. 

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to [email protected].

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

56,000/56 000 - 91,000/91 000

Job Category:

Human Resources

Posting End Date:

03/10/2024