Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist New

Job ID : 7184
Category : Human Resources
Brand : Definity
Regular/Temporary : Regular
Fulltime/Parttime : Full Time
Location : Waterloo, Canada
Posting Range : $55,800 - $102,800

Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.

We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.

As someone who is naturally curious and intrigued by the technology world, you will work closely with our technology leaders to help develop and deliver on proactive search strategies to help find exceptional talent to further our technology roadmap.

**Accountabilities**:
**Creating Innovative Search Strategies**:

- In collaboration with hiring leaders, you will use your creativity to come up with multi-pronged sourcing strategies to meet hiring needs
- Leverage social media, industry networking events, conferences and other recruiting tools to ensure a robust talent pipeline at all times

**Stakeholder Management**:

- You will develop and maintain great working relationships with internal stakeholders to understand current and future recruitment needs and determine optimum sourcing strategies
- Expertly manage the complete life cycle of recruiting for your positions (source, pre-qualify, interview, extend/negotiate offers)

**Selection and Offer Process**:

- You will use behavioral interviewing techniques and expertise to provide support and counsel to hiring managers throughout the selection process
- Continuously look to improve the end-to-end talent acquisition process with speed to hire, quality of hire, pipeline management client management

**Industry and Company Knowledge**:

- Create deep networks within the tech community and be up to date with latest hiring challenges and trends and general technology trends
- Support projects, as needed and be able to shift to other client groups if needed

**What you bring to the role?**
- University degree or college diploma in a related program
- 5-8+ years of experience in Technical Recruiting
- 10+ years of general recruiting experience
- Familiarity sourcing on niche platforms, like Stack Overflow and Github
- Actively Participate in the tech community by attending conferences and meetups to network with tech professionals while keeping up to date with new tech trends and products
- Expert with Boolean search strings
- Ability to effectively manage a corporate portfolio of 15+ vacancies/requisitions at one time
- Innovative mindset, bold thinking and a creative approach to sourcing talent is a must
- Inquisitive and research-orientated.
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills to present alternative solutions and minimize high-risk situations.
- Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Salary Range: $55,800 - $102,800

**Go ahead and expect a lot — you deserve it, and we’ve got it**:

- Hybrid work schedule for most roles
- Company share ownership program
- Pension and savings programs, with company-matched RRSP contributions
- Paid volunteer days and company matching on charitable donations
- Educational resources, tuition assistance, and paid time off to study for exams
- Focus on inclusion with employee groups, support for gender affirmation surgery, access to BIPOC counsellors, access to programs for working parents
- Wellness and recognition programs
- Discounts on products and services

**Background checks**
This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).

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