Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner, Encore

SALT XC • Toronto, ON

12d • CA$90,000 - CA$115,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner at Encore, you will drive the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy and execution for Encore’s national business. You will lead full-cycle recruitment for priority and complex roles while overseeing and developing a small but high-impact recruitment team. You will partner closely with Encore business leaders and report into the Senior Director of Talent at SALT XC to ensure alignment with enterprise-wide talent standards, reporting, employer brand, and inclusive hiring practices. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution. You will act as a trusted advisor to Encore leadership, a people leader and coach to your team, a recruitment strategist who builds scalable, forward-thinking pipelines, and a champion of candidate experience and employer brand. Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset, particularly for Quebec-based hiring, but is not a requirement.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of progressive recruitment experience, ideally in field sales, agency, or high-growth environments.
• Prior experience leading or mentoring recruiters.
• Demonstrated success managing both high-volume and specialized searches.
• Strong business acumen and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience building recruitment dashboards and leveraging data for decisions.
• Familiarity with ATS platforms and recruitment technologies.
• Ability to work remotely and travel occasionally within Canada if required.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment across field sales, corporate, and program roles nationally.
• Own hiring strategy for high-volume, specialized, and hard-to-fill roles.
• Partner with Encore leadership to forecast workforce needs aligned to growth plans and client programs.
• Lead intake sessions to define competencies, success profiles, and assessment approaches.
• Develop scalable hiring strategies including talent pooling, streamlined assessment processes, and strategic use of external recruitment partners to ensure speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines across key markets and functions.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of two recruiters.
• Establish clear performance expectations, service standards, and recruitment KPIs.
• Create consistency in sourcing strategy, screening quality, candidate communication, and documentation.
• Support career development and skill-building across the team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, responsiveness, and quality of service.
• Act as a strategic advisor to Encore leaders on market trends, compensation insights, and hiring risks.
• Partner closely with the Encore and Tracxtion HR teams to ensure alignment across talent acquisition, workforce planning, employee lifecycle processes, and enterprise-wide people initiatives.
• Balance business urgency with quality and long-term talent planning.
• Influence leaders toward structured, competency-based interviewing.
• Collaborate with Finance and Operations on headcount planning and budget alignment.
• Serve as the key talent liaison between Encore and SALT’s central Talent function.
• Own recruitment reporting: time-to-fill, source effectiveness, pipeline health, offer acceptance, and diversity metrics.
• Identify trends and recommend process improvements.
• Optimize use of ATS and recruitment technologies.
• Drive platform integration and recruitment process optimization initiatives, ensuring alignment between ATS, HRIS, reporting dashboards, and workforce planning tools.
• Ensure documentation, compliance, and audit readiness across hiring processes.
• Standardize best practices across programs and regions.
• Ensure an exceptional, high-touch candidate experience from outreach through onboarding.
• Audit job postings and communications for clarity, tone, and inclusivity.
• Represent Encore at recruitment events and community partnerships when needed.
• Maintain the high-energy, relationship-driven approach that has defined Encore’s recruiting success.

Benefits

• The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $90,000–$115,000.
• Individual compensation within this range is determined based on job-related factors such as experience, skills, level of responsibility, internal equity, and business needs.
• This range represents the expected base salary for this role and does not include other elements of Encore’s total rewards program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed