Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Mackenzie Financial Corporation•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$113,000 - CA$141,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the AVP, Talent Acquisition, as Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will play a critical role in delivering, shaping, and advancing recruitment strategy across a defined portfolio. Your primary focus will be supporting our Asset Management businesses, alongside select broader portfolios including Technology. You will lead a small team of recruiters and operate as a key member of the Talent Acquisition leadership team, contributing to the direction, consistency, and ongoing evolution of the function. This role balances hands-on recruitment leadership, people leadership, and enterprise-level contribution, ensuring high-quality hiring outcomes while helping advance Talent Acquisition as a modern, technology-enabled capability within the organization.

Requirements

8+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, with full-cycle recruitment accountability in complex environments.
Proven people leadership experience, including leading and developing a team of recruiters (required).
Direct experience recruiting within Asset Management is strongly preferred, with deep domain understanding.
Additional experience supporting Technology or other corporate portfolios is an asset.
Demonstrated success hiring professional and leadership-level talent, including complex or niche roles.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability, with the ability to partner effectively with senior leaders.
Ability to balance hands-on delivery, team leadership, and contribution to broader TA priorities.
Technology-forward mindset, with comfort leveraging recruiting systems, data, and emerging AI tools to enhance hiring outcomes.
Highly collaborative, with a team-first leadership approach and strong relationship-building capability.
Curious, solutions-oriented, and comfortable operating in a dynamic, evolving environment.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience recruiting within Asset Management is strongly preferred, with deep domain understanding.
Additional experience supporting Technology or other corporate portfolios is an asset.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end recruitment across a portfolio anchored in Asset Management, with additional oversight for Technology and other portfolios as required.
Partner closely with HR Business Partners and Centres of Expertise (Total Rewards, L&D, HR Service Delivery) to ensure alignment between hiring and broader talent strategies.
Develop deep, credible partnerships with business leaders by building a strong understanding of Asset Management functions, talent segments, and competitive market dynamics.
Provide informed perspective on talent availability, competitor landscape, and hiring strategies, particularly within Asset Management.
Act as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders, including executives, influencing decisions on role scoping, candidate assessment, selection, and offer strategy.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters, building capability in consultative recruiting, proactive sourcing, and stakeholder management.
Establish clear expectations and strong team operating rhythms, driving accountability across quality, pace, and experience.
Foster a collaborative, team-first culture, aligned to broader TA and HR priorities.
Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and direction to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality hiring outcomes.
Operate as an active member of the Talent Acquisition leadership team, contributing to priorities, direction, and consistency of TA delivery across the enterprise.
Partner with TA leadership and HR stakeholders to evolve recruitment practices, standards, and hiring capability across the organization.
Lead or contribute to enterprise TA initiatives, including hiring excellence, process improvement, and capability-building efforts.
Bring forward insights, trends, and perspectives from your portfolio to inform broader TA strategy and decision-making.
Leverage and champion modern recruiting technologies, including ATS/CRM platforms and emerging AI-enabled tools.
Demonstrate a forward-looking mindset on the role of technology in enhancing sourcing, assessment, and candidate experience.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality of hire, and decision-making through tech-enabled approaches, contributing to the ongoing evolution of TA capabilities.
Personally lead and support complex and high-impact searches, ensuring strong assessment rigor and alignment to business needs.
Deliver a high-quality, consistent candidate experience, reinforcing IGM’s brand in the market.
Ensure strong execution of TA governance, operating models, and best practices across your portfolio.
Leverage data (e.g., time-to-fill, pipeline health, conversion metrics) to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of TA workflows, tools, and hiring practices.
Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines, particularly within Asset Management.
Apply market insights, compensation awareness, and competitive intelligence to strengthen hiring strategies.

Benefits

competitive base salary
performance-weighted bonus
education/career support
option to join Employee Share Purchase Plan with employer matching component
competitive health and dental coverage
flexible plan for you and your family
short-term & long-term disability plans
voluntary Group RRSP enrolment with employer matching component
paid volunteer days
competitive time off
10 wellness days off
WorkPerks discount program
hybrid & flex work arrangements
engaging with community through Business Resource Groups (BRG communities are volunteer employee-led groups formed around a common interest, identity, or background)