City : Montreal

Category : Full-time

Industry : Finance

Employer : Sun Life Financial

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Are you passionate about developing and delivering a blended strategy (Campus and Experienced) to attracting and acquiring talent across different stages of their career?

Do you thrive by leveraging KPIs, technology and are interested in supporting a team on excelling as Talent Acquisition Consultants?

Are you passionate about partnering with your clients to build strategies to find great talent?

The Talent Acquisition Director plays a dual role by leading the Talent Acquisition strategies and operations for the Corporate Functions at Sun Life (Marketing, HR, Legal, Communications, etc.) and acts as the Centre of Expertise for Campus strategies in Canada.

The Director leads a dynamic and talented team with a focus on developing and executing recruitment strategies to proactively source and recruit top talent for the organization.  You have an in-depth understanding of Talent Acquisition strategies and operations, the markets we operate in and the trends that impact the labour market. You build excellent partnerships and provide strategic advice to internal stakeholders and stay connected to understand business needs and emerging trends. 

Accountabilities

Being a Strategic and Data Driven Leader

• Designs and implements talent acquisition strategies to source, attract, hire and/or redeploy talent to address the organizational needs of our clients
• Leverages root cause analysis skills to review and analyze weekly recruitment metrics to identify areas of strength and opportunities across the operation
• Manages the operation by leveraging KPIs and coaching the team to drive time and process efficiencies while balancing with great candidate and hiring manager experiences to find top talent
• Co-leads continuous improvement initiatives to drive efficiencies, amazing candidate experiences to find the best talent for the needs of today and the future

Leading Campus Centre of Expertise

• Advises and participates in cross-functional initiatives as a Campus Talent Acquisition
• Centre of Expertise to ensure consistent overall execution of the function and to capitalize on opportunities for synergy across the different talent segments
• Co-develops the Campus strategy for Sun Life in partnership with the AVP of Talent Acquisition, Directors of Talent Acquisition, Business Leaders and HRBPs
• Provides a unified approach to Sun Life’s campus operations by leading the communications, student engagement, orientation, recruitment cycle launch and overall Student experience
• Partners with other Talent Acquisition Directors on the development of targeted Campus Strategies and Programs within their respective segments (Digital/Tech, Operations, etc.)
• Oversees the implementation of a uniform Campus brand that presents Sun Life as an employer of choice with a particular focus on our target schools / regions

Creating a high-functioning team

• Leads the continuing evolution of our talent acquisition consultant team in an environment that demands quick thinking, workload balancing, aggressive sourcing skills and a proactive approach to talent acquisition
• Coaches and develops Talent Acquisition Consultants on recruitment strategy, consulting skills, sourcing techniques including complex searches and process administration 
• Elevates proactive sourcing skills and approach across the team to identify, nurture, convert, retain and redeploy talent

Experience and Capabilities

• Ten (10+) years of continuous experience in Human Resources with a focus on leading and managing a talent acquisition function in a large matrixed organization preferably with blended experience in Campus and Experienced Recruitment strategies and practices
• Expertise in Campus talent acquisition best practices with an ability to adapt practices based on environmental considerations
• Experience managing teams by leveraging metrics and KPIs
• Demonstrated team leadership and people management, hands-on coaching and mentoring experience
• Demonstrated team leadership and people management, hands-on coaching and mentoring experience
• Experience leading the adoption of change initiatives, adoption of technology and building up of consulting skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills 
• Ability to develop and nurture productive business relationships by establishing trust and partnership
• Demonstrated consultative and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Demonstrated ability to produce quality work in a collaborative, fast-paced matrixed environment, balancing high production with the delivery of longer term objectives
• Current knowledge of talent trends and market intelligence

Assets, but not mandatory

• BA/BS degree in Human Resources, business administration or related field
• CHRL designation
• Bilingual (English & French)

What’s in it for you:

• Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the US - 2022

• Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces for #HybridWork – 2022

• Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces for Professional Development in Canada – 2022

• Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces in Canada – 2022

• Named “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor - 2021

• Canada Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work - 2021

• Flexible hybrid work model including in-country (Canada) work-from-home if you prefer. .

• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security

• Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives

• A friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture

• Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience.

• Competitive salary and bonus structure influenced by market range data

• A common sense dress code, where you decide how you dress based on your day

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. 

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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