Talent Acquisition Manager

Who we are:

Headquartered in Toronto and with team members across the US, Open Farm is one of the fastest growing CPG companies in North America. We are transforming the way people feed their pets, with a focus on producing premium, healthy food and treats, all ethically sourced from farm-to-bowl. We believe the best foods are made with consciously sourced, top-quality ingredients from farmers and fisheries who believe in doing good for all animals and the environment. 

The Role:  

We are looking for a dynamic and people-focused Talent Acquisition Manager to support the People Operations and Culture team as we continue to scale! Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role will play an integral part in ensuring that we have the right talent in the right roles at the right time—all in support of achieving Open Farm’s accelerated growth journey and mission to Do Some Good® for animals and the planet. 

Where You’ll Come In 

The Talent Acquisition Manager will be responsible for planning, developing, and implementing an effective global talent acquisition strategy (Canada, US, UK & EU). We are looking for someone who will take ownership for sourcing and attracting industry leading CPG professionals within marketing, finance, manufacturing, supply chain operations, e-commerce, sales and more! The Talent Acquisition Manager will also be responsible for establishing qualified diverse talent pipelines, while collaborating with hiring managers and candidates to deliver an exceptional recruitment and gold standard on-boarding experience, in a rapidly scaling organization. 

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Understand Open Farm’s talent gaps, and identify recruitment solutions to source high performing, high-caliber talent.
• Develop an understanding of the external market and trends that impact our business, such as understanding key players, mapping of relevant skillsets, and maintaining a pipeline of ready to hire candidates. 
• Define and develop winning sourcing strategies while enhancing the current recruitment process; including an internal bias audit and an Employer Brand audit to drive better resourcing solutions globally.
•  Develop and track diversity hiring while ensuring diversity practices are woven into all recruitment initiatives and sourcing techniques nationally. 
• Establish benchmarks and metrics that will define our internal talent sourcing practice and successfully prioritize and close searches against those defined timelines. 
• Build strategic relationships with hiring managers and leaders to take our recruitment capability to the next level. 
• Drive the delivery of a “best-in-class” experience for all candidates, including contributing to the enhancement of our onboarding program. 
• Support hiring managers throughout the interview process and develop tools to ensure equitable hiring practices.
• Manage the full recruitment processes, working closely with our Chief People Officer and Director of People Operations and Culture on forecasting and ensuring appropriate budget approval and headcount processes are in place. 
• Collaborate with the People team on ad hoc initiatives relating to talent attraction and retention. 

We're Excited About You Because:

• (Personal Qualifications)  
• You are a leader in talent acquisition and find intrinsic satisfaction in sourcing the ‘unicorns’ for our teams, delving into the depths of candidate pools and actively seeking out new talent pipelines. 
• You function as a consultant, project manager as well as a positive influence/representative for both the candidate and hiring manager experience. 
• You are innately entrepreneurial, passionate, and enthusiastic to work in a fast-growing CPG company. 
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• (Professional Qualifications)  
• 5+ years of corporate and or search firm progressive recruiting experience including sourcing and full life cycle recruitment.
• Extensive experience within the Consumer-Packaged Goods and manufacturing industry highly preferred. 
• Proven track record of executing volume recruitment and solid experience in recruiting candidates from a variety of sources; headhunting candidates, job boards, LinkedIn recruitment portals etc.
• A reputation for being exceptional at candidate generation (including cold lead generation), candidate management, organization, and prioritization. 
• Experienced user of LinkedIn Recruiter and tapping into passive talent pipelines and ability to effectively use social media tools and online databases to attract and source talent. 
• Excellent communication skills with capability to engage internally and externally at all levels.
• Confident in negotiating and selling opportunities to candidates.
• Keenly aware of market trends and identify new potential attraction sources. 
• Excel at managing multiple stakeholders - this role will have you supporting a rapidly growing business with multiple cross-functional stakeholders. 
• Extremely detail-oriented and organized.

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to lead and shape the future talent pool in a fast-growing, mission-driven company, with annual sales growth of over 60% YOY. 
• Join a dynamic and supportive work environment with a team of dedicated, high–performing professionals. 
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage and Competitive RRSP plan with company match. 
• Great office culture (with lots of adorable pets!) where your pet interrupting video calls or in-person meeting is a norm. 
• Discounted food for your furry family friends! 
• Annual wellness stipend. 

Our Values 

We Raise the Bar | We Dream Big | We Open the Barn Doors | We Graze Lightly | We Are Customer Obsessed | We Are One Team

Open Farm values diversity in its workforce and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Applicants requiring a disability-related accommodation at any stage of Open Farm's recruitment process should contact [email protected]. As required by legislation, Open Farm will consult with applications requesting such an accommodation to ensure that Open Farm's recruitment process takes into account their accessibility needs.