Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job summary

Manage full-cycle recruitment across Serruya Private Equity and its portfolio companies, partnering with hiring managers to define needs and source candidates across a wide range of functions. Screen and assess candidates, coordinate interviews and pre-employment checks, support offers, maintain recruitment records, and build talent pipelines.

Job details

About the Role Serruya Private Equity is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage full-cycle recruitment across SPE and its diverse portfolio of businesses. This role will partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand talent needs, develop sourcing strategies, proactively identify qualified candidates, and manage recruitment processes from initial search through offer. The ideal candidate is a strong talent sourcer with extensive LinkedIn Recruiter experience who is comfortable recruiting across multiple industries, brands, and functions. Key Responsibilities Manage full-cycle recruitment across SPE and its portfolio companies. Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and ideal candidate profiles. Develop targeted sourcing strategies and proactively identify candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, and other channels. Build Boolean searches, LinkedIn Recruiter projects, candidate pipelines, and talent pools. Conduct candidate outreach, screening interviews, and initial assessments. Recruit across functions including operations, finance, marketing, HR, supply chain, IT, legal, real estate/property, and retail. Prepare concise candidate summaries and recommendations for hiring managers. Coordinate interviews and maintain communication with candidates throughout the process. Conduct reference checks and coordinate background checks and other pre-employment requirements. Support offer preparation and compensation discussions. Maintain recruitment records and track sourcing effectiveness and time-to-fill. Build longer-term talent pipelines and support improvements to recruitment processes. Qualifications 5+ years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience, including independently managing full-cycle recruitment. Strong hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and proactive/passive candidate sourcing. Experience recruiting across multiple departments, brands, locations, or business units. Experience within retail, hospitality, food service, franchising, consumer brands, commercial real estate/property management, or multi-site operations is strongly preferred. Experience recruiting a mix of corporate, operational, and specialized positions. Strong sourcing, interviewing, candidate assessment, and communication skills. Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and senior leadership. Ability to manage multiple searches and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Experience with applicant tracking systems, job boards, and recruitment platforms. Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred. CHRP/CHRL designation or progress toward designation is an asset. What We’re Looking For We’re looking for a proactive, resourceful recruiter who can take ownership of searches from start to finish. The successful candidate will be able to quickly understand hiring needs, research the talent market, source and engage strong candidates, conduct effective interviews, and present qualified candidates to leadership. Experience recruiting across diverse, fast-paced businesses will be particularly valuable in supporting the varied hiring needs across the SPE portfolio.

What you’ll do

Manage full-cycle recruitment across Serruya Private Equity and its portfolio companies, partnering with hiring managers to define needs and source candidates across a wide range of functions. Screen and assess candidates, coordinate interviews and pre-employment checks, support offers, maintain recruitment records, and build talent pipelines.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience, including independently managing full-cycle searches, strong LinkedIn Recruiter and sourcing experience, and the ability to recruit across multiple functions and business units. Experience in fast-paced, multi-site or consumer-facing industries is preferred; post-secondary education in human resources, business administration, or a related field is preferred, and CHRP/CHRL designation or progress toward it is an asset.

Listed skills

• Supply Chain · Preferred
• Interviewing · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Resourceful · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Tracking · Preferred
• Food service · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Full-Cycle Recruitment
• Talent Sourcing
• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Boolean Search
• Candidate Pipeline Development
• Candidate Outreach
• Screening Interviews
• Candidate Assessment
• Hiring Manager Partnership
• Interview Coordination
• Reference Checks
• Background Checks
• Offer Preparation
• Compensation Discussions
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Recruitment Process Improvement

Job areas

• Human Resources

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