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Bilingual Talent Acquisition Lead (French/English)

Toronto, Ontario
Senior Level
full_time

About the role

Position Overview The Bilingual Talent Acquisition Lead collaborates with business leaders to design and implement forward-thinking recruitment strategies that address immediate hiring needs and support long-term talent objectives across English- and French-speaking markets. This role ensures a seamless, inclusive candidate experience and maintains high standards of recruitment excellence.

This position is potentially fully remote.

Key Responsibilities

  • Talent Acquisition & Sourcing — 20%
  • Implement recruitment best practices to meet current and future hiring needs in bilingual and multicultural markets.
  • Use the Greenhouse ATS and multiple sourcing channels (LinkedIn, job boards, community partnerships) to attract top bilingual talent.
  • Engage passive bilingual candidates through proactive sourcing and employer-branding initiatives.
  • Stay informed on talent-market trends, recruitment challenges, and emerging sourcing opportunities.
  • Candidate Evaluation & Selection — 20%
  • Conduct resume reviews, pre-screens, and interviews in English and French to ensure an equitable and smooth hiring process.
  • Lead interviews assessing cultural fit, technical skills, and alignment with role requirements across diverse talent pools.
  • Negotiate competitive employment offers aligned with company policies and bilingual-market standards.
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) — 20%
  • Guide and improve inclusive recruitment strategies that support an equitable and representative workforce.
  • Regularly audit job postings for accuracy, accessibility, and visibility in both languages.
  • Process Optimization & Metrics — 20%
  • Maximize Greenhouse utilization for sourcing, hiring, reporting, and KPI tracking in both languages.
  • Review weekly talent-acquisition data (applications, hires, time-to-fill, skill mix by language).
  • Identify process-improvement opportunities to enhance hiring speed and quality.
  • Recommend improvements to offer processes, bilingual onboarding workflows, and communication systems.
  • Eliminate low-value tasks and streamline recruitment operations.
  • Stakeholder Partnership & Consultation — 20%
  • Build strong relationships with hiring managers, advising on sourcing strategies, talent-market insights, and bilingual hiring needs.
  • Partner with business leaders and HR partners to assess bilingual talent availability and understand recruitment trends and implications.

Required Qualifications Education

  • College or university degree in Human Resources or a related field.

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of full-cycle recruitment experience, preferably in retail or customer-service environments requiring bilingual or multilingual hiring.
  • Proven success recruiting across diverse linguistic and cultural contexts.
  • Knowledge of HR systems such as Greenhouse and Workday (preferred).

Technical & Professional Skills

  • Professional written and oral proficiency in English and French.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple requests, stakeholders, and competing priorities.
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to present recruitment metrics to leadership in both languages.
  • Excellent organizational, follow-up, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and build trust across the organization.
  • Data-driven mindset with ability to analyze metrics and deliver actionable insights.
  • Critical thinking and proactive problem-solving capabilities.
  • Knowledge of labor-market trends, competitive intelligence, and evolving recruitment technologies.
  • Cultural awareness and ability to adapt recruiting strategies to diverse regional and linguistic contexts.

About Momentum Financial Services Group

Financial Services
1001-5000

For over 40 years, Momentum Financial Services Group has been committed to providing financial solutions that meet the evolving needs of the consumers and business owners in our communities. We rely on our large retail network to provide our customers with diverse financial products such as loans, check cashing, money transfers, and prepaid cards.

We are a financial services company that began with the belief of putting people first. From the moment we first opened our doors to the company we are today – we have always stood by our goal to set the highest standards for customer service, convenience, and quality financial products and services.

As the word momentum implies, we want to help our customers get where they need to be. It starts with a moment – an emergency happens, an opportunity arises – and ends, not with an installment loan, but with a way to get back to work or take that next step towards the future. We believe in our customers, and we're here to provide them with a little momentum to build their positive future.

Since we opened our doors in 1979, our goal has been to empower customers to manage their finances and reach their financial goals. We understand that a loan isn't just a loan – it's momentum to achieve a positive future.

We believe in giving back to the communities where we live and work. We proudly contribute over $250,000 annually to charities and non-profit organizations, along with using our time and talent to serve in our local communities throughout Canada and the United States.

Momentum Financial Services Group is a team of more than 2,000 people serving customers throughout Canada and the United States. Our employees' personal and professional goals are important to us. As a result, we offer training programs, competitive benefits packages, personal incentives, and other exciting perks. Visit our corporate website, www.mfsg.com, to learn more about our company and products.