Talent Acquisition Specialist

3 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada JD Sports Canada Full time

(Full Time
- Vancouver, BC -- Head Office)

**The Company**:
JD Sports is a sports-fashion retail company with the incentive to inspire the emerging generation of globally minded consumers through a connection to the universal culture of sport, music and fashion. Established in 1981, the JD Group is a leading global omnichannel retailer of Sports, Fashion, and Outdoor brands. With our retail stores expanding and evolving all throughout Canada, The Group is continuously finding and developing talent that adds to the inclusive and diverse work culture. JD continuously and successfully sets the global standard for retail experience best through the unique delivery of the world’s most authentic brands to the market.

**The Opportunity**:
**Key Duties/Responsibilities**:

- Develop recruitment strategy and build talent pipeline for senior-level and/or critical roles across the head office and Retail.
- Continuously seeking to improve employment branding of JD, size? and Livestock on sites such as Glassdoor, LinkedIn and Indeed.
- Work closely with hiring managers to understand their staffing needs, job requirements, and team dynamics.
- Support and coach hiring managers on interview best practices.
- Manage recruitment advertising strategy, accounts and login information for job boards and tools.
- Conduct reference checks and submit background check information for processing in timely manner.
- Create employee files based on signed employment agreements and ensure the employee is ready to be added to Payroll.
- Ensure first day orientation and job-specific training scheduled and confirmed by hiring manager.
- Recruitment reporting and metrics, as assigned.
- Support with ad hoc requests when required.

**Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed**:

- 3+ years of experience in a relevant capacity.
- Experience in the retail industry (preferred).
- Solid understanding of the Canadian recruitment landscape to attract top talent.
- Good knowledge of current HR related provincial legislation and regulations.
- Excellent relationship building skills and experience providing recruitment support in a coaching and advisory capacity to all levels of management.
- Exceptional ability to collaborate and build quick rapport with key stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Well-developed recruitment techniques and practices to source and select top talent, including leveraging multiple talent attraction channels.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, prioritize, and manage a high-volume of tasks, deadlines, and requirements.
- Results-oriented and process driven, with high expectations of self and team.
- Be open and personable - ability to foster a transparent, honest and positive team environment.

**The Perks**:
To match our culture, focused on creativity, innovation and love for fashion, we offer our employees unique benefits such as product discounts, learning & development allowance, social events, benefits coverage and paid birthday off


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