OTT Financial Group Looking for Talent Acquisition Specialist & Brand Ambassador at Toronto, ON Full Time

Position Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist & Brand Ambassador

Department: Human Resources

Reports to: Human Resources Director

Job Position Summary: Talent Acquisition Specialist & Brand Ambassador will position the company as the employer of choice to target potential candidates.

OTT Financial Group is the parent organization of a group of financial services and investment companies. We leverage cutting-edge fintech innovations to bring excellent financial advice and best-in-class wealth management to our customers and business partners. Empowering 5,000+ merchants and hundreds of thousands of individual clients across Canada, we are the home to a wealth of expertise in forex and securities trading, mobile and cross-border payment, and investment fund management.

We are ambitious, results-focused, and forward-looking. At OTT, you’ll get numerous opportunities to learn and grow, alongside a cohort of talented people from diverse backgrounds and industries. Tackling business challenges in a collaborative and innovative environment, you’ll be encouraged to be your best self and make a meaningful impact.

OTT Financial Group is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to play a pivotal role in our firm’s business growth and success. In this position, you support the firm’s strategic talent initiatives by sourcing and assessing exceptional candidates aligned to our mission and values.

You act as a firm ambassador who supports recruitment marketing initiatives and looks for creative ways to market OTT Financial Group as an exceptional place to work and grow, both personally and professionally. We believe we offer a unique professional experience and a learning journey, not a job. Help us tell our story and find others who want to be a part of it.

What you’ll do

Recruitment/Strategic Sourcing

• Actively attract, engage, and select high quality talent to support OTT’s current needs and future growth using a variety of sourcing and interviewing techniques
• Create innovative, well written, and researched position descriptions and subsequently posts to appropriate media
• Expanding the company’s online presence on different employment sites, identifying new recruiting opportunities through social media, and developing creative ways to attract the best talent
• Engage in College and University co-op and new grad programs
• Assess applicant qualifications by comparing qualifications to job requirements, gather initial feedback from hiring managers, and conduct applicant phone screens
• Partner with hiring managers and interview teams to assess and select talent; ensure candidates are evaluated on a consistent set of qualifications
• Conduct candidate interviews
• Work with hiring managers to determine new hire compensation
• Verbally extend offers, draft and deliver written offers, and secure acceptances
• Negotiate agreements and contracts with external search firms for additional support in filling hard to fill roles.
• Provide analytical recruiting reports to management

Branding

• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of OTT’s business strategy, services, sectors to proactively market the company to potential candidates
• Effectively convey OTT’s value proposition by helping candidates understand who we are, what we do, and what we have to offer employees
• Utilize all candidate sourcing resources available (Glassdoor, LinkedIn, Web, Social Media, Job Fairs, University Partnerships) to build candidate pipelines and engage qualified candidates; identify new resources to build a talent pipeline and engage with candidates
• Direct and develop innovative and effective external and internal employer branding, employee value proposition, recruitment advertising to position OTT as an employer of choice.
• Research, coordinate, and participate in job fairs and industry conferences/networking events to promote the firm and employment opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2-5 years of relevant experience in areas of strategic branding, recruitment marketing, sourcing, and networking
• Experience in effective and innovative techniques for identifying new talent including: talent campaigns, internet searches, job boards and social media
• Experience managing 5-10 open positions at a given time
• Strong Microsoft office experience
• Experience with administering and managing Applicant Tracking Systems and advertising positions on LinkedIn and various job posting boards
• Superior organizational and planning skills, with an ability to identify risk and manage expectations
• Detail-oriented and highly meticulous, even when faced with competing priorities in a deadline driven environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong negotiation and relationship building skills
• Tenacity and diligence to source passive candidates in an extremely competitive market
• Can take direction quickly and work independently
• Ability to quickly establish rapport with candidates and colleagues

Benefits

• Comprehensive salary
• Group benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage
• Dynamic, collaborative, progressive team
• Opportunities for personal growth

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment where all employees feel valued and respected, and where every employee can realize their potential. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if required, and will work with you to meet your needs. We appreciate all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.