Talent Acquisition Manager

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and spearhead the Talent Acquisition function at PolicyMe, playing a key role in defining our hiring strategies and scaling the company, while also directly managing critical roles in both technical and business areas, with a particular emphasis on Product and Engineering recruitment.

• Collaborate closely with hiring managers to outline recruitment needs, agree on candidate profiles, and efficiently advance the hiring process.

• Drive sourcing initiatives across various channels including outbound outreach, referrals, networking, pipeline development, and early talent programs to attract top-tier candidates.

• Enhance scalable, high-quality hiring practices across the organization by pinpointing bottlenecks, refining recruiting workflows, and fortifying interview processes along with manager calibration practices.

• Leverage recruiting data, market intelligence, and funnel trends to inform hiring decisions and elevate overall recruitment effectiveness.

• Manage recruiting reports and dashboards, utilizing hiring metrics, funnel data, and market insights to enhance recruiting performance and assist in decision-making.

• Collaborate closely with leadership and the wider People team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that necessitates continuous communication and swift alignment.

⛳️ Requirements

• 1–2+ years of experience as a Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruitment Lead, or in a team lead role, with significant responsibility for a function or a large segment of the hiring process.

• Experience in a fast-paced startup or high-growth setting where priorities and hiring demands shift rapidly.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, enabling effective navigation of constant alignment, rapid feedback cycles, and cross-functional partnerships.

• Demonstrated capability in overcoming challenging hiring obstacles, particularly in Product and Engineering roles.

• Strong talent evaluation skills, capable of assessing both technical abilities and long-term team compatibility.

• Comfortable functioning within a lean People team where hands-on involvement and contributions to execution, process enhancement, and problem-solving are crucial.

• Proven ability to elevate interview quality through interviewer training, hiring manager calibration, and structured hiring methodologies.

• Ability to balance urgency with careful consideration while ensuring a positive candidate experience and maintaining high hiring standards.

• Resourceful and solution-oriented mindset, with a proactive approach to addressing hiring challenges.

• Strong relationship-building capabilities, establishing trust with hiring managers, leadership, and candidates alike.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous PTO - 20 vacation days

• A comprehensive benefits package with premiums fully covered by PolicyMe

• Commitment to your professional growth, including a learning and development budget, AI tooling budget, biannual performance reviews, and continuous feedback to help you achieve your maximum potential

• A high-performing, low-ego, remote-first team that is genuinely transforming an established industry

• Flexibility to work from home or our Toronto office (plus, we cover travel expenses for all employees to attend in-person events twice a year!)

• Access to stock options contingent on performance