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The Opportunity
It’s exciting times at BlackSquare! We have ambitious goals, and need exceptional talent to get us there. To guide us along the way, we are seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist with experience recruiting developers, project managers, supply chain specialists and more. Reporting to the Director, People & Culture, you will execute full cycle recruitment while collaborating to build a talent acquisition strategy. This is a fully remote role, open to candidates in Alberta, BC or Ontario.
What you’ll be responsible for:
You will independently and proactively manage full-cycle recruitment:
Working with the hiring manager to draft position profiles;
Post jobs based on best performing recruitment channels;
Sourcing both active and passive candidates;
Pre-screening candidates and presenting top candidates to hiring managers;
Interviewing candidates with hiring managers and providing tactful and professional coaching on interview techniques;
Scheduling interviews;
Managing candidate data and keeping records of all interactions (interview notes, references, etc.)
Conducting reference checks and other background checks as appropriate;
Providing the Director, People & Culture with a full candidate info package to initiate the offer letter process.
Build strong sourcing techniques with a good understanding of how and where to secure top talent as well as building strong talent pools and pipelines.
Collaborate with the Director, People & Culture and other stakeholders to execute our employer brand strategy;
Create and manage an exceptional candidate experience with a focus on maintaining company culture;
Collaborate with the team and key stakeholders throughout the recruitment process.
What you bring:
Minimum 3 years’ experience in full-cycle, high volume recruitment, experience within the tech sector preferred;
Demonstrated customer-focused attitude with the ability to develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders;
Confidence and capability to deliver creative and innovative candidate sourcing strategies and techniques, including successful track record of sourcing passive candidates;
Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence building relationships internally and externally;
Experience using an applicant tracking system (ATS) and LinkedIn Recruiter;
G-suite experience would be an asset.
A desire to work collaboratively with the Director, People & Culture and the Senior People & Culture Generalist to build a fun, supportive and driven people department to enable BlackSquare to achieve organizational excellence.
About BlackSquare
BlackSquare is the global digital experience leader in the alcohol beverage space. We provide direct to consumer turnkey marketing, operations, logistics, and distribution technology-enabled managed services, as well as ecommerce software as a service (SaaS) and data analytics. We are a relentlessly resourceful group of people. Everyone in the company has the freedom to work independently, to solve problems and to get things done for our clients. It’s that entrepreneurial attitude that underpins everything we do together.
BlackSquare was recently ranked number 166 out of 448 companies on The Globe and Mail’s annual list of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. We have seen 260% growth over the past three years, and we are not done yet!
Why Work With Us?
We’re scaling, fast: We are an established company with 10+ years in the high growth field of ecommerce for the alcohol industry. We are now taking that experience global and scaling fast!
We have an amazing team: Our culture is centred on strength in collaboration. Through trust and support, we have built a high performing team that is growing and learning every day. We take the work seriously but not ourselves and are always up for a laugh.
You will be challenged: All our employees have the autonomy to stretch and grow as professionals, pushing themselves to make a real impact. If you are looking for a calm, consistent role where each day is the same then BlackSquare probably isn’t for you.
You can be yourself: We are a remote-first company with flexibility to manage a balance between home and work, whatever that means for you. Every one of our employees enriches our culture by showing up everyday with their unique and authentic selves.
Our Commitment
BlackSquare is committed to building an environment that values diversity, equality and inclusion. Our belief is that we are a place of belonging that recognizes and respects our diversity and provides platforms to learn from each other. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and encourage people of all visible minorities and racialized people, including Indigenous applicants, and those of any religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression to apply.
