Talent Acquisition Specialist

Position Description:

Are you passionate about people? The Talent Acquisition Specialist is an active contributor to our Atlantic Talent Acquisition team, leading recruitment and sourcing for challenging roles and following our hiring processes. As part of our team, you will collaborate with internal partners and candidates to ensure an efficient and smooth hiring process. Based in Halifax, NS, this hybrid position requires 2-3 days a week in office.

Partnering with regional leadership, you will build and implement innovative strategies to source and attract top talent, supporting the business strategy.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Lead the full-cycle recruitment process for a wide variety of IT roles across Atlantic Canada
• Create talent sourcing strategy to attract candidates for hard-to-fill positions
• Maintain accurate and complete data in our applicant tracking system
• Build out talent pipelines to help develop an ongoing pool of candidates
• Collaborate with Hiring Managers to understand talent profiles and build partnerships
• Act as a brand ambassador for CGI, ensuring an excellent candidate experience
• Utilize LinkedIn and other social networks – to promote the CGI brand and attract the best candidates to CGI
• Participate in recruitment events locally (universities, colleges, and professional networking events)
• Support various projects for talent acquisition, including event coordination, marketing, and market insights research
• Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and recruitment technology to continually enhance the team’s recruitment efforts.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Strong knowledge of candidates and talent market in Atlantic Canada
• 5+ years of full cycle and high-volume IT recruitment experience
• Post-secondary degree in a related field
• A track record for delivering high quality results and ensuring customer satisfaction with key internal/external partners
• Experience using a variety of recruiting ATS’s and tools, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and more
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Strong analytical capability with a data-curious nature and ability to provide relevant insights to leaders, experience using AI
• Exceptional presentation and interpersonal skills
• Strong negotiation skills

Skills:

• Adv HRM – Recruit & Staff
• Negotiation
• Analytical Thinking
• Communication (Oral/Written)
• Interviewing

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.