Talent Acquisition Partner

Location: Toronto, Canada In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow’s possible. Thales provides world-leading Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and interlocking for mass rail transit applications globally. The Centre of Competence for Urban Rail Signalling is located right before you at mid-town Toronto. As the largest office in Canada, we house a department for every step of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)! This includes Software, Hardware, Systems Design, Verification & Validation, Operations, etc. The supporting corporate shared services teams in Finance, Human Resources and IT is also located at the office. Our office space was designed to provide a sustainable, healthy workplace that expresses TRSS’s brand while increasing collaboration. Features include Greenguard furniture, EnergyStar appliances, low-emitting adhesives, sealants, and sliding glass doors on internal offices provide daylight and views to the outside. Come join the big Transport family, here in Toronto!

This position is an exciting opportunity in which you will be able to truly gain an understanding into the mechanics of a business and play a real part in the success of the delivery of its programs. We are looking for someone who is passionate about understanding their customer and consistently exceeding their expectations by delivering the best possible talent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a champion of Thales Canada’s Integrated Talent Acquisition Strategy, including influencing key stakeholders at all levels of the organization to adopt new processes, tools and behaviors.
• Provide “thought leadership”, strategic advice, coaching on all areas of Talent Acquisition activity.
• Partner with the key stakeholders across the business to drive continuous improvement in the quality, speed and cost of hiring.
• Influence key stakeholders to align expectations to the external marketplace.
• Personally own the full Talent Acquisition lifecycle for assigned roles, from requirements definition, sourcing, selection through to onboarding.
• Deliver a number of technical and senior level positions.
• Own the Hiring Manager relationship, coaching them through the head hunting process, their role within it, creating appropriate target lists and a compelling value proposition to engage with passive candidates.
• Personally assess candidates’ competence and motivation, and present robust shortlists with an appropriate mix of internal, external, active and passive candidates.
• Promote best practice selection, coaching hiring managers where necessary and taking ultimate responsibility for high quality hiring decisions.
• Champion compliance with Thales policies and procedures throughout the Talent Acquisition lifecycle, including ensuring comprehensive and accurate information is maintained in key systems (e.g. Workday) to consistent standards across the team.
• Champion the ’search’ based Talent Acquisition process, clearly define Hiring Managers’ roles and set performance expectations.
• Create, present and own strategic improvement plans for the assigned Business Unit / Function(s) based on client feedback, market intelligence, business needs and strategic sourcing knowledge.
• Analyze and feedback input and output metrics to highlight areas for process and behavioral improvement.
• Support local implementation of Thales Group process improvement programs as required.
• Deliver formal and informal coaching to all levels of the organization, from senior members of the Leadership Team to first time Hiring Managers.
• Influence managers to continuously improve process, practices and behaviors.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in a Talent Acquisition role with prior experience managing Engineering, IT, Software and Corporate recruitment.
• 3+ years of in-house corporate recruitment experience required.
• 5+ years of experience using multiple sourcing tools and technologies including, LinkedIn Recruiter, Google, X-Ray Sourcing, etc.
• Able to positively influence at all levels of an organization up to VP, and to develop valued relationships with Senior Executives, Managers and Candidates.
• Flexible with a strong drive to achieve desired outcomes in an environment of constant change, competing priorities and objectives.
• Highly analytical, with the ability to interpret complex information, identify trends, create strategic action plans based on the information and gain sponsorship for these at domain board level.
• Lead, model, manage and coach the organization in best practice selection techniques.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.