Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Wawanesa Insurance•Edmonton, AB

107d•CA$92,000 - CA$112,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wawanesa is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to attract and recruit talent into our performance-based, values-aligned company. This role serves as a strategic partner to the business, collaborating across functional teams to drive effective and optimized recruitment practices and deliver a best-in-class candidate experience.

Requirements

5+ years of experience working in full-cycle recruitment, either in-house or in an agency environment.
Completion of post-secondary education.
Demonstrated self-starter, able to take initiative and suggest and implement creative solutions.
Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
The ability to demonstrate courage at all levels and always in the best interest of the company.
Excellent MS Office skills, and experience in Applicant Tracking Systems.
An openness to change, trying new tools (AI), strategies and tactics to achieve better outcomes.
Sound problem-solving skills that can identify and assess moderately complex issues and opportunities that support the business.
Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work and communicate with all levels of the organization while fostering positive working relations.
A true desire to learn and improve continuously, keeping abreast of developments and innovation in the talent acquisition space.
Strong organizational skills including the ability to multi-task and prioritize.
A team player that can work in a collaborative environment.
Sound decision making skills and strong project management skills.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English & French will be considered a strong asset.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement and maintain talent acquisition and sourcing strategies.
Manage the full cycle recruitment for various roles across our business from attraction, to sourcing, interviewing, assessments, background checks and offers of employment.
Develop and maintain relationships with Hiring Managers and HR Representatives.
Act as a Subject Matter Expert and build competence; coach managers in effective behavioural interviewing, compliant interviewing protocol, and effective candidate screening techniques.
Source active and passive candidates for current vacancies as well as build pipelines and talent communities for future vacancies.
Screen incoming and on-file applicant resumes, and asses for job and organizational fit.
Identify innovative and best channels for attraction; advertising of job vacancies on job boards, professional associations, universities and colleges, social media, social recruiting tools, etc.
Attend external recruitment events (e.g. campus fairs, career fairs, and networking events) and participate as a company representative.
Prepare salary recommendation analysis and collaborate with HR Representatives on the development of new hire total rewards packages.
Administer psychometric assessments and background checks
Generate employment offer documents and other related materials for distribution to applicants.
Maintain communication with applicants and hiring managers throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
Monitor and measure recruitment results against Key Performance Indicators.
Research and contribute competitive intelligence to the business.
Ensure diversity and inclusion is imbedded at each stage in the recruitment process.