Recruiter

Must be located in Ontario, Canada

Description:

The Recruiter is responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle and partnering with business leaders to proactively identify, attract, and hire top talent across the organization. This role collaborates closely with hiring managers to understand workforce planning needs, develop sourcing strategies, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.

The successful candidate will leverage a combination of traditional and innovative recruiting methods, including AI-powered sourcing and talent acquisition tools, social media recruitment, referral programs, talent intelligence platforms, and data-driven recruitment strategies. The Recruiter will play a key role in building talent pipelines, improving recruitment processes, and supporting the organization's talent acquisition objectives.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Full-Cycle Recruitment

•Manage end-to-end recruitment activities for a variety of positions, including high-volume contact center roles, corporate functions, and support staff positions.
•Collaborate with hiring managers to understand workforce needs, develop recruitment plans, and define position requirements.
•Create, review, and maintain accurate and compelling job descriptions and job specifications.
•Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to establish candidate profiles, selection criteria, recruitment timelines, and hiring expectations.
•Manage all stages of the recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer negotiation, reference checking, background verification, and onboarding support.

Talent Sourcing & Candidate Attraction.

•Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies utilizing job boards, social media platforms, networking events, employee referrals, talent communities, and professional associations.
•Leverage AI-powered recruitment technologies and talent intelligence tools to identify, engage, and assess qualified candidates efficiently and effectively.
•Build and maintain talent pipelines for both current and future hiring needs.
•Develop relationships with community organizations, educational institutions, workforce development agencies, and industry groups to expand candidate sourcing opportunities and support diversity initiatives.

Candidate Assessment & Selection

•Conduct structured, behavioural, competency-based, virtual, and in-person interviews.
•Utilize assessment tools, interview guides, and evaluation frameworks to support objective and effective hiring decisions.
•Partner with hiring managers to evaluate candidates and ensure alignment with organizational values, competencies, and business requirements.
• Maintain a positive candidate experience through clear communication, timely follow-up, and
professional representation of the organization.

Recruitment Technology & Process Excellence

• Serve as a subject matter expert on recruitment best practices, emerging technologies, AI recruiting platforms, talent analytics, and market trends.
• Utilize Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) systems, and AI recruiting tools to optimize recruitment workflows
and candidate engagement.
• Analyze recruitment metrics such as time-to-fill, source effectiveness, quality-of-hire, candidate conversion rates, and hiring manager satisfaction to drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with HR leadership to identify process gaps and implement recruitment process enhancements and automation opportunities.
• Develop and maintain recruitment resources, assessment tools, interview guides, and standardized hiring processes.

Stakeholder Management

• Educate and advise hiring managers on recruitment processes, interviewing best practices, recruitment legislation, and talent market trends.
• Provide regular updates and reporting to HR leadership and key stakeholders regarding recruitment progress and workforce planning initiatives.
• Foster strong relationships with internal clients to support business objectives and deliver successful hiring outcomes.

Program Administration & HR Support

• Administer and promote the Employee Referral Program to increase candidate quality and engagement.
• Monitor recruitment expenditures and assist with budget management through cost-benefit analysis of recruitment channels and advertising spend.
• Support HR administration activities, including new hire documentation, onboarding processes, employment records management, audit preparation, and compliance-related activities.
• Ensure adherence to all employment legislation, company policies, and recruitment compliance requirements.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

•Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruitment in a corporate and/or agency environment.
• Strong interviewing skills, including behavioural, competency-based, structured, and virtual interview methodologies.
• Experience utilizing Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) platforms, Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), and recruitment analytics tools.
• Proficiency with AI-powered recruiting technologies, talent intelligence platforms, sourcing automation tools, and generative AI applications (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, LinkedIn Recruiter AI features,
AI screening and candidate engagement tools).
• Experience developing candidate assessment frameworks, interview guides, and selection methodologies.
• Knowledge of talent acquisition best practices, workforce planning, employer branding, and candidate experience strategies.
• Strong understanding of recruitment metrics and data-driven decision-making.
• Solid understanding of employment legislation and recruitment compliance requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

Required Competencies

•Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities with the capacity to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Results-oriented with a strong sense of urgency and accountability.
• Ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Consultative approach with the ability to influence and partner effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to use recruitment data and market insights to drive decisions.
• Commitment to delivering an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing collaboratively within a team environment.
• Innovative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and leveraging technology to enhance recruitment outcomes.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience with at least 2 years recruitment background.
• Knowledge of employment law as it pertains to recruiting.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience reporting on recruitment metrics and performance indicators is considered an asset. 
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Additional language capabilities would be considered an asset.

Work Environment & Physical Requirementscription

• Must have a dedicated, quiet, and private workspace free from distractions.
• Ability to sit and remain at a desk for extended periods (up to 8 hours per day) while operating a computer and telephone headset.
• Reliable high-speed uninterrupted internet connection meeting minimum company standards.
• Ability to use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment.
• Clear, polished and professional verbal & written communication and active listening skills to effectively interact with clients and team members.
• May occasionally require walking, standing, or light lifting (up to 10 pounds) of equipment such as a laptop or office supplies.

Aspire Lifestyles is committed to ensuring accessibility for all persons with a disability and to providing excellence in serving all customers including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.