Senior Recruitment Associate, Search

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

We are currently sourcing candidates for the Sr. Recruitment Associate role.

Our Mission

Clarity is a recruitment partner for companies experiencing rapid growth or transformation. Our approach has always been human-centric to build quality and trust blended with innovative hiring technology to enable speed and delivery. We have specialized in Finance & Accounting recruitment since 2012. Clarity helps companies hire top Finance leaders and build their teams through subsequent direct hires and contract recruiting. We believe the right hire and the right job can change everything.  

The Role

This role will be a key contributor in building our candidate pool by engaging with current and potential candidates. These efforts will be anchored by developing effective community outreach with industry groups and associations.

What You Will Do:

●       You will be responsible for delivering strong candidate shortlists for a set of engagements as a member of a team of recruiters and client engagement managers.

●       Using your exceptional relationship-building skills, you will proactively develop a broad candidate base through high levels of outbound calling, online sourcing, referrals, candidate interviews, follow-ups and networking.

●       You will be self motivated to meet your deadlines, have a can-do attitude and work with sales to ensure they are reasonable.

●       You will demonstrate your critical thinking expertise to assess alignment of candidates technical skills, fit and experience with the job requirements.

●       You will show natural aptitude for creative problem solving, understanding that the answer may not be obvious.

●       You will drive excellence, leveraging various data sources and systems to source, cultivate, consolidate and nurture a highly qualified candidate pool.

●       Always act with your candidate’s best interest in mind and be a partner to them throughout their career journey, using your empathetic people skills along with the data, tools and insights Clarity provides.

●       You will gain client-facing business partnering experience through supporting job intakes, advising clients on the talent market trends and identifying sales opportunities. Your ability to connect the dots and identify opportunities wherever possible is an asset.

Who You Are and What You Will Bring

●       A minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Business or Economics

●       5+ years within agency recruitment roles (360 or 180), preferably in Accounting or Professional Services recruitment OR 5+ years CPA background with some recruitment exposure OR experience in a rapidly scaling internal talent acquisition role

●       Proven track record of hands-on recruitment

●       A goal-achiever, you excel at time management to meet weekly metrics and submission deadlines.

●       You always bring your A-game and positive attitude, motivation, persistence and a competitive edge to compliment a top-performing team.

●        3-MONTHS into your role:

●       You will have a good handle on how to find, contact and screen potential candidates.

●       You will strive to understand candidate aptitudes, motivators, behaviors and goals through comprehensive interviewing techniques

●       You can show in-depth understanding of role requirements and an ability to find the right people through your extensive headhunting efforts.

●       You will have a solid grasp of the Clarity brand and be able to explain to candidates why Clarity should be their recruitment partner of choice.

●       You will begin to fully own shortlists submitted to clients, managing candidates throughout the deal cycle.

9-MONTHS into your role:

●       You will have cultivated a robust and evolving candidate pipeline that includes candidates for current live roles and a pipeline for future roles. 

●       You can demonstrate expert knowledge of using different sourcing techniques

●       You have fostered trust and partnerships with your internal stakeholders (engagement managers, peers and leadership)

●       You can effectively identify and mitigate any candidate risk throughout the recruitment cycle.

●       You begin to understand market trends and can adjust your pipeline activity in response to fluid market demands.

●       You have expanded your foundational industry Accounting & Finance knowledge and are able to demonstrate expertise to candidates, clients and peers.

Establish yourself as the Recruiter you want to be, 12-MONTHS into your role:

●       You are self-motivated to succeed (or exceed!). You hit your recruitment targets out of the park.

●       You instinctively seek to find solutions to difficult searches, engaging various external sources to support you.

●       You have established your brand and reputation as a credible recruiter who delivers on their promises and has built strong relationships with their candidates.

●       You are a champion for change, participating in or leading internal innovations to make a great recruitment team, even better.

●       You have honed and cultivated your influencing skills, negotiation and counteroffer acumen. Candidate control comes easy.

Why Join Us?

●      MAKE AN IMPACT: We encourage taking risks, running experiments and challenging the way things are done. You will be a direct contributor to the company’s success and will elevate the hiring and recruitment experience for our clients and candidates.

●      STAND OUT: You are not just a number in a vast organization, you’ll be a direct contributor to the company’s success and your voice will be heard.

●      COMPENSATION TIED TO PERFORMANCE: We offer a competitive base salary plus commission eligible from day 1 with no cap on earning potential.

●      COLLABORATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE: You’ll be set up to succeed with the Permanent Search Recruitment team collaborating with client-facing Engagement Managers who develop/support you.

●      PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: We invest in training with a regular learning series and our leaders have a mandate to support your personal and professional development. You’ll have access to the leadership team, professional development benefits, and frequent 1:1 time with your manager, as well as other company leaders.

●      BENEFITS/PERSONAL TIME OFF: We provide a competitive compensation package with company-paid benefits, generous paid time off, closures during winter break, and a $500 wellness credit. We also encourage you to use your time off.

●      FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS: We’ll provide you $1000 to set up your work-from-anywhere office.

●      PERKS: We have a fun, team-oriented culture (even in this physically distant world) and regularly hold digital/in-person staff events to celebrate important achievements and cultural holidays.

Recognize Yourself Here? Let’s Talk.

If you feel you’d be a great fit but don’t meet all the requirements listed, we still encourage you to apply. Thank you for considering Clarity!

We do appreciate all interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Clarity Recruitment is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate all applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic background, ancestry, religion, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, age, family/marital status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moreover, our hiring process ensures that every qualified candidate is given fair consideration, and decisions are based on merit. 

Clarity Recruitment welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. 

Job ID: #3569716