Talent Acquisition Specialist

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist who wants real ownership. You will partner directly with our Head of People & Culture and our Senior Technical Recruiter to design and run our hiring campaigns, advise on talent strategy, and deliver against an ambitious hiring plan. This role suits someone who can take high-level expectations, turn them into a clear plan, and then execute it - without needing step-by-step direction.

This role is 100% on-site at our North Vancouver, BC HQ, where employees enjoy a wide array of amenities including a fully equipped gym, squash court, steam room, climbing wall, and more!

What You Will Do

• Partner with the Head of People & Culture and our Senior Technical Recruiter to build hiring plans and launch campaigns that support DarkVision’s growth, and advise on overall talent strategy.
• Take high-level hiring goals, build out a practical plan to meet them (pipelines, timelines, channels, resourcing), and own delivery from kick-off to accepted offer.
• Manage a high volume of concurrent requisitions across specialized science, engineering, and technical roles, as well as business functions.
• Actively source technical talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, networks, referrals, communities and creative channels - building pipelines ahead of demand.
• Run the full recruiting lifecycle in Rippling ATS, keeping data clean and the process consistent.
• Use hiring data (funnel conversion, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance) to make decisions, report on progress and recommend improvements.
• Deliver a top-tier candidate experience at every stage, from first outreach through offer and onboarding hand-off.
• Help build DarkVision’s employer brand - shaping how we tell our story to candidates through job content, social channels, events and outreach.
• Coach and partner with hiring managers on role definition, interview design, assessment, selection, and offers.
• Bring modern recruiting practices to the team, including evaluating and adopting AI tools that make sourcing, screening and coordination faster and smarter.

What You Bring

• 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including time recruiting in the technology industry. Preference is for in-house recruiting experience, but high performing agency recruiters looking to move internal will be considered.
• A proven track record placing specialized science and engineering roles (e.g. physics, acoustics, software, mechanical, electrical or data roles).
• Experience handling high requisition volumes while keeping quality and candidate experience high.
• A history of success actively sourcing technical talent for a rapidly scaling business.
• Hands-on experience with an ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Comfort working with recruiting data and using it to drive decisions and influence stakeholders.
• A strong interest in employer branding and in creating an outstanding candidate experience.
• A highly self-motivated, ownership-driven approach: you are comfortable with ambiguity, set your own plan, and follow through.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with candidates, hiring managers and senior leaders.

Nice to Have

• Experience recruiting in the oil & gas or energy services industry.
• Experience supporting hiring after an acquisition, or in a private-equity-backed growth environment.
• Current knowledge of modern recruiting practices, and a habit of staying on the leading edge of AI tools for talent acquisition.
• Prior experience partnering with HR Leadership to scale-up talent acquisition function in a high-growth business.

Why DarkVision

• Shape the talent function of a fast-growing technology company at a pivotal moment, working directly with leadership.
• Competitive compensation and a company-paid group benefits plan.
• Work alongside world-class scientists and engineers solving hard, real-world problems.

General Salary Range & Benefits

For this role, we anticipate paying $78,000 to $90,000 per year. This position includes 100% company-provided health & wellness benefits and will be eligible for performance based annual bonusing.

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