Retail Bilingual Talent Acquisition Lead – French/English

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute recruitment strategies that cater to immediate hiring requirements and long-term talent aspirations in both English- and French-speaking markets.

• Apply best practices in recruitment for bilingual and multicultural demographics.

• Utilize Greenhouse ATS, LinkedIn, job boards, and community collaborations to identify bilingual talent.

• Actively engage passive bilingual candidates through strategic sourcing and employer branding efforts.

• Keep abreast of talent market trends, recruitment hurdles, and sourcing possibilities.

• Perform resume evaluations, pre-screenings, and interviews in both English and French.

• Conduct interviews to assess cultural fit, technical competencies, and alignment with the role.

• Negotiate competitive job offers that adhere to company policies and standards for bilingual markets.

• Promote inclusive recruitment practices and review job postings for precision, accessibility, and visibility in both languages.

• Optimize Greenhouse for sourcing, hiring, reporting, and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Analyze weekly talent acquisition data to identify areas for process enhancement.

• Suggest improvements to offer processes, bilingual onboarding procedures, and communication systems.

• Foster relationships with hiring managers and provide insights on sourcing strategies, talent market conditions, and bilingual recruitment needs.

• Collaborate with business leaders and HR partners to evaluate the availability of bilingual talent and recruitment trends.

⛳️ Requirements

• A college or university degree in Human Resources or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of comprehensive recruitment experience, ideally in retail or customer service sectors that require bilingual or multilingual hiring.

• Demonstrated success in recruiting within diverse linguistic and cultural frameworks.

• Professional proficiency in both written and spoken English and French.

• Capability to manage numerous requests, stakeholders, and prioritization challenges.

• Strong communication abilities, including the capacity to present recruitment metrics to leadership in both languages.

• Exceptional organizational, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to excel in a high-volume, fast-paced setting with meticulous attention to detail.

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and cultivate trust throughout the organization.

• A data-driven approach with the capacity to analyze metrics and provide actionable insights.

• Strong critical thinking and proactive problem-solving skills.

• Awareness of labor market trends, competitive intelligence, and emerging recruitment technologies.

• Cultural sensitivity and the ability to adapt recruiting strategies to varied regional and linguistic contexts.

• Familiarity with HR systems such as Greenhouse and Workday (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Potentially fully remote 12-month contract.

• Accommodation during the recruitment, assessment, and selection process.