Sr. 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.

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14 MONTH CONTRACT

The Talent Acquisition team is part of a Center of Excellence supporting all professional hiring for Sun Life businesses in Canada. We partner with the business to attract, select, and retain top talent. We believe attracting the best talent is critical to business success. As part of the Talent Acquisition organization, the Talent Acquisition Consultant is focused on delivering best in class talent for the roles and competencies most critical to the achievement of Sun Life’s' growth strategy.

You will have the opportunity to own and execute the talent acquisition strategy, process and delivery for business groups within Sun Life. As the Lead Talent Acquisition Consultant, you will have demonstrated strong capabilities to develop talent pipelines, and engage and recruit exceptional talent into critical professional roles.

This is a role for the experienced recruiter who:

• Is fluently bilingual in French and English

• Values the importance of client satisfaction, customer service and responsiveness

• Excels in tracking down those hard-to-find, ‘game changers ‘and revels in the thrill of presenting Hiring Managers with a deep and diverse slate of candidates

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

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

What will you do?

• Devotes time to understand the products, services, culture and strategy of the business division you support

For all AVP and Director level roles:

• Conducts recruitment strategy meetings with Hiring Managers, qualifies candidates through in-depth phone interviews, presents best-qualified candidates to hiring managers, facilitates debriefs and consults and influences to negotiates offers, and manages all candidate relationships throughout the recruitment lifecycle

  • In addition, you will be responsible for overseeing all recruitment activity within your Business Division through daily stand ups with a dedicated team of recruiters and act as the first point of contact for any recruitment related concerns

  • Manages communications with all key stakeholders (hiring managers, Human Resource Business Partners, and all other HR partners) Leverages internal data to prepare reports on key metrics and is comfortable presenting and speaking to this data with leaders and HRBPs

  • Uses best practices and systems to improve service delivery for recruiting

What do you need to succeed?

• 7+ years of sales sourcing/recruiting experience. Proven success in an agency, search firm environment and/or full life cycle recruiting role

• 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 knowledge of sourcing strategies and practices, talent acquisition processes and systems and a broad understanding of talent management

• Proven consulting, project management and account management skills; ability to organize and accomplish objectives independently and proactively

• Highly skilled in relationship building; possesses skills to quickly establish credibility and effectively manage others through influence

• Advanced sourcing capabilities including Boolean search methods & techniques, leveraging social networks, research tools, resume banks, as well as more creative techniques to identify potential talent

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

• Strong time management and organizational skills with a keen attention to detail

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

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

• Strong sense of team, willing to contribute to the larger group while supporting and encouraging others as well

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

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2023 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada

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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 thebrightside@sunlife.com.

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.

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