Talent Business Partner

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

📋 Description

• Establish strong partnerships with hiring managers and offer consultative support on recruitment choices.

• Facilitate strategic hiring kickoff meetings that address business requirements, success profiles, interview strategies, assessment criteria, and insights into the talent market.

• Engage proactively with stakeholders regarding priorities, progress updates, and candidate feedback.

• Collaborate with business leaders to align with organizational objectives, team structures, and future talent requirements.

• Guide and influence leaders by leveraging market intelligence, insights on talent availability, and data-driven recommendations.

• Provide advice on role design, levels, compensation, interview strategies, and hiring trade-offs.

• Work alongside People Business Partners on workforce planning, succession planning, and organizational development.

• Oversee a varied portfolio of corporate, commercial, operational, and technical positions.

• Manage the entire recruitment cycle from initial intake to offer negotiation and onboarding.

• Create and nurture candidate pipelines to address both current and future hiring demands.

• Set standardized screening criteria to assess cultural and behavioral fit.

• Formulate proactive sourcing tactics utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, professional networks, job boards, and other avenues.

• Identify and engage passive candidates through targeted outreach and relationship cultivation.

• Build and sustain talent communities.

• Represent the organization and enhance its employer brand through networking, recruitment events, and social media presence.

• Ensure a positive, inclusive, and engaging experience for candidates.

• Organize interviews, collect structured feedback, and maintain momentum in the hiring process.

• Advocate for fair and consistent hiring practices that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Keep accurate recruitment data in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

• Track metrics such as time-to-fill, pipeline health, interview conversion rates, and offer acceptance rates.

• Enhance recruitment processes, candidate experiences, and operational efficiency.

• Ensure adherence to employment laws, company policies, and best practices in recruitment.

• Engage in Talent Acquisition projects aimed at improving hiring effectiveness, employer branding, and recruiter capabilities.

• Execute initiatives autonomously, identify areas for improvement, suggest solutions, manage priorities, and communicate risks and dependencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in full-cycle recruitment or HR roles with talent acquisition responsibilities.

• Strong skills in building relationships and managing stakeholders.

• Proficient in sourcing, interviewing, and assessing candidates.

• Capability to juggle multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Proactive, data-informed, and solutions-focused approach to recruitment.

• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.

• A genuine interest in learning about technical roles, talent markets, and best recruitment practices.

• Dedication to fostering an inclusive and positive experience for candidates and hiring managers.

• A collaborative mindset with a passion for continuous learning and improvement.

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders without having direct authority.

• Comfort in constructively challenging hiring decisions based on data and market insights.

• Strong business acumen linking hiring decisions to organizational results.

• Ability to balance speed with quality and long-term talent strategies.

• Familiarity with Ashby as an ATS is a plus.

• Proficient use of LinkedIn Recruiter is advantageous.

• Experience with TeamOhana or other headcount planning and workforce management tools is preferred.

• Background in a high-growth, technology, or SaaS environment is beneficial.

• Knowledge of recruitment metrics and data-driven hiring decisions is a plus.

• Exposure to employer branding, talent pipeline development, or recruitment marketing is desirable.

• Candidates must complete a criminal records check upon hiring.

• Must be a Canadian citizen (dual citizens included) or eligible to work in Canada.

• Compliance with Solink’s security policies and standards is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and dental coverage (with no waiting period).

• A $500 health spending account.

• Monthly reimbursement for fitness, wellness, or mental health programs.

• Flexible work arrangements regarding how and where work is conducted, depending on the role.

• Opportunities for growth through merit and advancement based on contributions and initiatives.

• Open culture with clear expectations and honest feedback.

• Social connections fostered through So-learns, Solink-o, and So-lunches.