Bilingual Senior Talent Sourcer (En-Fr)

Description

Are you ready to take your talent sourcing skills to the next level?

Join our team

At TELUS, we're revolutionizing talent acquisition with a virtual, forward-thinking approach. Our dynamic team is at the forefront of this transformation, scouting top talent globally to fuel our innovation and growth.

As a Senior Talent Sourcer, you'll join a passionate and creative team with ambitious goals. In this pivotal position, you'll contribute to our mission of delivering exceptional experiences both for the candidates and the TELUS leaders. 

Here's the impact you'll make and what we'll accomplish together

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and managing proactive search strategies to address critical talent needs across the organization. Additionally, you will play a key role in refining and shaping our employer brand to position TELUS as the top employer in the markets you support.

Leveraging your deep understanding of the business and the talent market, you'll provide valuable market intelligence that influences our strategic decisions and helps evolve our total rewards programs so that we can stay ahead of the competition. You'll also cultivate strategic relationships with key stakeholders and engage passive candidates to strengthen our talent pipeline.

With proven expertise in strategic talent sourcing, you will bring advanced knowledge of sourcing tools and techniques, paired with strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills. Being passionate about proactive sourcing and always ahead of new TA trends, you'll inspire our Talent Acquisition Partners (TAPs) and business leaders to become passionate TELUS brand ambassadors.

Your impact will extend beyond filling positions — you will actively shape our hiring practices and guide the strategic direction of talent acquisition to support the organization’s evolving needs.

Qualifications

Here’s how

• As a strategic thought leader, you will guide our leaders on talent attraction strategies while developing and executing proactive sourcing approaches for various niche and hard to fill roles. 
• Partnering closely with business stakeholders, you will identify and engage candidates with specialized skill sets, helping to build and present a slate of qualified candidates for key positions. 
• You will play an active role in building and promoting our brand, ensuring our innovative initiatives and social purpose resonate in the talent marketplace through strategic communication and education.
• Your expertise will be instrumental in conducting comprehensive market scans that inform critical business decisions, such as talent planning and compensation strategy. 
• You will play a pivotal role in evolving our Talent Acquisition Service Delivery Model by mentoring TA colleagues, while leveraging your expert knowledge of advanced sourcing techniques and tools.  As an influencer, you’ll drive special projects, contribute to new corporate initiatives, and inspire proactive talent behaviors across the organization.
• As a forward-thinking influencer, you will apply best practices and create new ones, you will adopt new approaches, and you will make simple improvements to the process

You are not just a tactical expert but a forward-thinking leader, always looking for opportunities to improve processes and adopt new approaches that enhance our ability to attract top talent.

You’re the missing piece of the puzzle

• Proven experience in strategic talent sourcing, with expert knowledge of sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, X-ray techniques)
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities, complemented by exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Passion for staying ahead of talent acquisition trends and technologies
• Sense of urgency and ability to thrive under pressure; you are results-driven and a go-getter who can work in a time sensitive environment 
• You have the proactive ability to sense problems and opportunities, analyze facts and data, and develop and implement solutions
• You know how to navigate difficult situations and use your talent as an influencer and negotiator with stakeholders, including executives
• With an exceptional organizational ability, you show resilience and can adapt to a constantly changing environment
• You collaborate with others and facilitate their involvement; you support your colleagues and readily highlight their achievements
• You are a social media buff, staying connected with the latest trends
• You are bilingual (French and English) and have 7+ years of experience in recruiting for a large business
• You have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and/or experience
• You are a member of the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada (CRHA)

If you're ready to contribute to shaping the future of talent acquisition at TELUS, we'd love to hear from you!