Talent Acquisition Partner (North America)

Talent Acquisition Partner (North America)

Department: People

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Canada

Reporting To: Maria Watson

Description

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Partner (North America)
Location: Ottawa, ON, Halifax, NS, Houston, TX
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time, Hybrid Working
Annual Salary: $78,000 to $80,400

About BMT

BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognizing their pivotal role in achieving our business purpose. Learn more about BMT at www.bmt.org.

About the Role

The Talent Acquisition Partner is responsible for managing the full-cycle recruitment process to attract, assess, and hire top talent across the organization. Working closely with hiring managers, this role provides expert guidance on recruitment strategies, candidate assessment, employment branding, and market trends to ensure a positive candidate experience and successful hiring outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Selection

• Manage full-cycle recruitment activities, including job postings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, reference checks, offer preparation, and onboarding coordination.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce requirements and develop recruitment strategies.
• Conduct candidate screening interviews and assess qualifications, experience, and organizational fit.
• Coordinate and facilitate interview processes, including scheduling, interview guides, and candidate communications.
• Prepare offers of employment in collaboration with People & Culture and hiring managers.
• Maintain recruitment documentation and ensure compliance with company policies and employment legislation.
• Partner with hiring managers to support workforce planning, identify current and future talent needs, and manage approved requisitions from planning through to hire.

Talent Sourcing

• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies using job boards, social media, networking, and talent pipelines.
• Build and maintain relationships with passive candidates and external talent networks.
• Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools to identify qualified candidates.
• Support diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives through inclusive recruitment practices.
• Promote internal mobility by proactively identifying and engaging internal candidates and collaborating with People, Capability, and business teams across global regions to maximize internal talent opportunities before pursuing external recruitment.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.
• Provide guidance on interview techniques, candidate evaluation, and hiring decisions.
• Monitor recruitment metrics and provide regular updates on hiring activity, timelines, and market insights.
• Support workforce planning discussions and succession planning initiatives as required.

Candidate Experience & Employer Branding

• Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Promote the organization's employer brand through recruitment activities and candidate interactions.
• Represent the organization at career fairs, networking events, and industry forums.
• Support initiatives that enhance talent attraction and employee value proposition messaging.

Systems & Reporting

• Maintain accurate recruitment records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Generate recruitment reports and analyze key metrics such as time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and candidate pipeline activity.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance recruitment processes and tools.

In addition to these duties, the post holder may be required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required, from time to time, to achieve the above role purpose.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

The role is responsible and accountable to:

· People Director, North America

Required to build and maintain effective working relationships with:

• People Partners
• Hiring Managers
• External recruitment and talent sourcing providers
• Candidates

Educational institutions, industry associations, and networking organizations, as required

Why Work for Us

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary commensurate with skill, ability and experience, as well as a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Medical, dental and vision plan (including a Health Care Spending Account)
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• Parental/Maternity leave top-up program
• RRSP or TFSA matching program
• Flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement
• Training and development opportunities 
• Employee recognition program
• Employee referral program 

BMT is committed to employment equity, to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst its workforce. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted