Manager, Talent Acquisition

• Pay Type Salary
• Min Hiring Rate $94,400.00
• Max Hiring Rate $120,400.00

For over 50 years, LifeLabs has been Canada’s leading provider of laboratory diagnostic information and digital health connectivity systems, enabling patients and healthcare practitioners to diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent disease. We are passionate about empowering healthier Canadians through accessible, accurate, and innovative diagnostic services.

We are committed innovators, operating Canada's first commercial genetics lab, and the country's largest online patient portal, with more than 8 million Canadians receiving their results online. More than 112 million laboratory tests come through LifeLabs’ laboratories annually, and our team of more than 6,000 passionate, caring, and diverse professionals works together as one to provide high quality testing and results that Canadians can trust.

We know that behind every lab requisition, sample being tested, or investment in technology is an individual and their family counting on us. At LifeLabs, you can make a meaningful impact on Canadians’ lives every day.

Our teams are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers, reflecting our deep commitment to our core values of caring, agility, teamwork, and a customer-centered approach. As part of this commitment, LifeLabs prioritizes the ongoing development of our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program to better serve the needs of our diverse workforce and the communities we serve. We continue to take steps to challenge ourselves to act with courage and integrity, and to create an environment where people can be their true selves.

These values are not just words on a page, they guide our actions and decisions every day and have come to define our team culture.

Reports To: Senior Manager, HR Services and Optimization
Status: Full Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday
Additional Requirements: N/A
Number of Positions: 1
Start Date: April 1, 2025
Internal Application Deadline: March 10, 2025

LifeLabs operates under a Hybrid workforce model. Further details will be provided during the interview stage.

This vacancy is for an existing position.

This is an exciting time to join our Human Resources team and have a positive impact supporting strategic business outcomes. As the Canadian Healthcare landscape continues to evolve, LifeLabs is positioned to leverage its core, while selectively growing through diversification, acquisition, and governments’ focus on community-based healthcare services.

The Manager, Talent Acquisition will be responsible for delivering integrated and innovative talent acquisition solutions aimed at ensuring LifeLabs attracts and acquires top talent to meet current and future business needs. Leading a team of Talent Acquisition specialists, the Manager, Talent Acquisition will build a team that delivers pro-active sourcing, a positive and engaging candidate journey and a seamless and inclusive recruitment process through the utilization of progressive and technology-enabled methods and tools and innovative and agile talent acquisition strategies.

This is an amazing opportunity to work in partnership with HR and business leads across LifeLabs to ensure the talent attraction journey enables our People Strategy and business goals and creates a pipeline of diverse top talent to drive business success.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Lead the Talent Acquisition function in its delivery of comprehensive and high-quality sourcing, recruiting, and selection, and implement effective and efficient recruiting strategies, processes, and tools while creating an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle
• Proactively work with HR Business Partners and business leaders to identify the organization’s current and future talent requirements
• Develop, forecast and manage the talent acquisition budget to ensure both short-term and long-term strategies and tactics are properly resourced to ensure talent acquisition objectives are achieved and optimize return on investment
• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy to enhance the end-to-end candidate journey in alignment with LifeLabs’ vision, values and business goals
• Collaborate with key partners to ensure an integrated talent acquisition plan that enables our People Strategy
• Develop and deliver a plan to coach internal business leaders on recruitment practices, interview techniques and market trends
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners, DEI, Legal, Labour Relations and Talent teams to deliver a talent acquisition plan aligned with People Strategy and Business objectives
• Identify, develop and lead recruitment branding strategies focused on increasing LifeLabs’ presence in key talent markets
• Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies for external channels including LifeLabs’ Careers website, LinkedIn and Indeed
• Develop materials for external recruitment campaigns and job fairs. Collaborate with Communications, Brand, Culture and Marketing teams to ensure consistent and authentic brand messages
• Develop and deliver reporting and KPIs to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of TA and candidate experience
• Assess, develop and continuously improve repeatable and scalable recruitment policies, processes, and tools that deliver on LifeLabs’ talent requirements and optimize investments in resources
• Stay abreast of new TA technologies and assess for opportunities to leverage technology and innovative approaches to enhance candidate, talent attraction, and hiring manager experience
• Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing and engaged talent acquisition team who embody LifeLabs vision, values and capabilities
  

What You Bring To The Role:

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience working in talent attraction with experience in full-cycle recruitment in a high-volume and matrixed environment
• Prior team leadership experience including the coaching and development of a talent attraction team
• Experience developing and implementing a recruitment strategy across multiple business functions or departments
• Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with leadership to influence talent attraction best practices
• A data-focused mindset with experience leveraging data to provide guidance and recommendations
• Knowledge of evolving best practices and technologies in the field of talent acquisition
• Exceptional communication skills, time management and attention to detail
• Ability to influence and execute

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LifeLabs’ compensation programs are commensurate based on the role, skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions, irrespective of gender, race, ethnicity, beliefs, age or any other personal characteristics. Pay programs are communicated regularly in an accessible and transparent manner.

LifeLabs is also proud to offer resources, opportunities, as well as a collaborative and supportive environment that enables our team members to thrive.

In addition to a competitive compensation package, LifeLabs provides a comprehensive total rewards program, specific to the job position. Your package may include:

• Employee Group Benefits: Competitive coverage for employees and their families to support their overall health and wellness needs, including Extended Health Care, Dental Care, and Life Insurance.
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Vacation and Wellness Days
• Employee Wellness and Giving Programs: Our award winning mental, physical and financial wellness programs aim to address the comprehensive well-being of our team members, including resources like the Employee & Family Assistance Program, financial planning tools, and employee recognition initiatives.
• Professional development and membership reimbursement, access to preferred rates and discount programs, including WorkPerks, Home and Auto Insurance, Costco Membership, etc., and optional health-related benefits.

In accordance with LifeLabs’ Accessibility Policy, and the applicable Accessibility Acts within the provinces we operate in, accommodations are available by request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. For a confidential inquiry or to request an accommodation, please contact your recruiter or email careers@lifelabs.com.

Vaccinations are highly encouraged at LifeLabs’. Vaccinations and/or immunization screening may be mandatory for selected employees if regulated by provincial or regional governments, or through employer-led vaccination policies in the facilities we service. Please ensure you ask if this position requires the successful candidate to be vaccinated or undergo immunization screening.

Ready to empower healthier Canadians? Apply today!

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