Sr Specialist Talent Acquisition (Remote)

Staples Canada•Framingham, MA

4h•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition leads full-cycle recruiting for U.S. Retail roles and serves as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and business leaders. The role uses sourcing expertise, labor market intelligence, recruiting technology, and data to attract talent, inform hiring decisions, improve candidate experiences, and support workforce priorities. The position partners with leaders to understand workforce needs, build effective recruiting strategies and diverse talent pipelines, and provide insight into talent availability and recruiting outcomes. It also collaborates with Human Resources and Compensation on offers, maintains accurate recruiting records and compliance, and contributes subject-matter expertise, coaching, projects, and process and technology improvements.

Requirements

Associate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 6 years of progressively responsible talent acquisition, recruiting, sourcing, workforce planning, or related Human Resources experience.
Experience managing full-cycle recruiting and partnering directly with hiring managers and business leaders.
Demonstrated success developing pipelines and filling difficult-to-source positions.
Experience using applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter or similar sourcing platforms, and Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of employment law, recruiting compliance, and hiring best practices, with experience maintaining accurate recruiting data.
Experience using recruiting metrics to improve outcomes and negotiating employment offers to influence successful hires.
Strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to connect recruiting priorities to workforce and business needs.
Strong consultation, relationship-building, and influencing skills with hiring managers and senior leaders.
Clear, confident communication and ability to lead intake meetings, candidate calibrations, hiring discussions, and offer conversations.
A data-driven, practical approach to problem-solving, sound judgment, and strong attention to detail.
Adaptability, resilience, professional integrity, and a collaborative, customer-focused commitment to service and candidate experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting high-volume and exempt hiring across corporate, technology, supply chain, sales, finance, or specialized professional roles.
Experience with talent market analytics, workforce planning, candidate relationship management platforms, process improvement, project leadership, or recruiter mentoring.
Experience applying AI-powered recruiting tools, including Microsoft Copilot, to identify talent, streamline workflows, generate market insights, and improve the recruiting experience.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruiting for exempt and non-exempt U.S. Retail roles, from intake and sourcing through assessment, hiring recommendations, and offer acceptance.
Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce needs, define role requirements, anticipate talent gaps, and develop recruiting strategies.
Build diverse pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles through targeted sourcing, employer branding, career events, and talent programs.
Advise leaders using labor market trends, talent availability, recruiting metrics, and candidate insights to improve hiring decisions, time-to-fill, and candidate experience.
Collaborate with Human Resources and Compensation on offer development and negotiations, while maintaining accurate applicant tracking, compliance, and recruiting records.
Serve as a recruiting subject matter expert by coaching partners, leading projects, and driving process and technology improvements.