Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join a partner healthcare company based in Canada. This role is designed to build and enhance a robust recruitment function within a rapidly expanding healthcare environment. The individual will oversee the entire recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, offers, onboarding coordination, and continual process refinement.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment across clinical, corporate, and operational roles, ensuring smooth candidate and stakeholder experiences.
• Build proactive talent pipelines using direct sourcing, industry databases, referrals, and strategic outreach techniques.
• Recruit specialized professionals in healthcare and corporate sectors within competitive markets.
• Conduct structured phone interviews applying standardized evaluation frameworks and deliver evidence-based candidate assessments.
• Coordinate complex interview schedules involving multiple stakeholders across various time zones.
• Develop and maintain recruiting materials such as interview guides, scorecards, and documentation.
• Communicate consistently with candidates throughout the hiring process, including feedback and offer discussions.
• Manage offer extension, compensation negotiation, and the transition from offer to onboarding.
• Maintain precise applicant tracking system (ATS) data, workflows, and recruitment reports.
• Continuously enhance recruiting standard operating procedures, sourcing methods, and operational workflows to support company growth.
• Analyze hiring metrics and generate detailed pipeline reports to improve recruitment efficiency.
• Leverage artificial intelligence technologies to optimize recruiting workflows and evaluation processes.

Required Qualifications

• More than five years of full-cycle recruiting experience with significant in-house recruitment expertise.
• Demonstrated success in sourcing and hiring specialized or credentialed professionals in competitive fields.
• Strong skills in direct sourcing and pipeline development.
• Experience managing interview processes, candidate assessments, and structured hiring tools like scorecards.
• Proficiency in extending offers and handling compensation discussions.
• Expertise in recruiting operations including ATS management, reporting, and process improvement.
• Effective use of AI solutions in recruitment workflows.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Exceptional organizational skills able to juggle multiple open roles and dynamic priorities.
• Availability to work during core hours aligned with US Eastern Time.

Preferred Experience

• Experience recruiting Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), behavioral health specialists, or healthcare clinicians.
• Familiarity with ATS platforms such as Ashby or comparable systems.
• Background working with multi-site or multi-state healthcare organizations.
• Knowledge of international recruitment frameworks including contractor-of-record or employer-of-record setups.
• Experience in high-growth startups with responsibilities to establish and scale recruiting infrastructure.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary ranging between CAD 90,000 and CAD 110,000, commensurate with experience.
• Fully remote working environment based in Canada.
• Engagement as a full-time contractor through a Canadian Contractor of Record.
• Flexible paid time off policy.
• Opportunity to work in a mission-driven organization focused on enhancing access to quality care.
• High-autonomy role with significant influence over recruitment strategies and operations.
• Exposure to cutting-edge recruiting technologies, AI-enhanced workflows, and scalable hiring methods.
• Collaborate with diverse cross-functional teams in an agile, fast-paced setting.

Additional Information

This role is managed on behalf of the partner company who handles all application reviews and subsequent steps. Our applicant matching process leverages AI for objective evaluation, but final decisions are made by the partner company's internal team.

Applicants should note the inclusion of AI tools in parts of the hiring process to assist recruitment teams. Data privacy and applicant rights under GDPR and other relevant laws are respected and maintained throughout.