We're hiring a full-time Talent Acquisition Partner (6-month contract), based in Montreal or Toronto, to help lead recruitment efforts for our Product & Technology teams with a focus on hiring Senior Software Developers.
In this role, you'll support ongoing hiring for our Financial Services and Retail teams by sourcing candidates, reviewing applicants, conducting technical interviews, and making offers - all while ensuring an exceptional candidate experience and acting as a strategic partner to hiring leaders.
What you’ll be doing:
- Manage full-cycle recruitment of Senior Software Developers as part of a collaborative team supporting our Financial Services and Retail teams.
- Develop and maintain strong and effective business relationships with hiring managers and senior management.
- Collaborate with and share your expertise with other members of the Talent Acquisition team.
- Keep track of your hiring data and regularly draw insights to continuously improve our processes and strategy.
- Responsible for engaging with and finding top talent (e.g. attend recruitment events, job boards, strategic sourcing initiatives, etc.)
- Contribute to the ongoing development and execution of Lightspeed’s overall sourcing, recruitment hiring plan and objectives.
What you need to bring:
We're a global Talent Acquisition team of over 30 people. Our team is responsible for attracting top talent.
We're looking for a candidate who has experience with the following:
- Proven experience in end-to-end technical recruitment, successfully hiring for Senior Software Developers.
- Demonstrated success in strategically sourcing, engaging, and closing top talent.
- Successful experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches and stakeholder relationships.
- Proven stakeholder management skills at all levels of the business.
- Experience advocating for diversity of thought and collaborating with others to highlight its value.
- Ability to work in a global and fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills.
What’s in it for you
- Join a fun, collaborative, and supportive Talent Acquisition team, including dedicated Talent Acquisition Coordinators who assist with scheduling and contracts.
- Opportunity to work with a fast-paced, innovative Product & Technology team, contributing to exciting and impactful hiring initiatives.
- Potential to transition into a permanent role based on performance and business needs.
- Gain hands-on experience in an environment where your ideas and contributions truly make an impact.
- A flexible work environment with hybrid work options.
- Become part of a diverse and inclusive workplace within a true Canadian tech success story.
- Build strong professional relationships and expand your recruitment expertise while growing alongside a high-performing team.
To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.
Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.
Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.
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