Senior Recruiter, Executive Search & Strategic Talent

Brossard, QC
On-site
Posted Oct 2, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Lead complex executive, senior leadership, and specialized searches from mandate through hire, including market mapping, passive candidate engagement, assessment, references, and offer negotiation. Build long-term talent pipelines and market intelligence, partner with senior leaders, and coach recruitment teams across Canada.

Job details

The Company As a leading operator and global integrator of mobility, Transdev gives passengers the freedom to move whenever and however they choose. We are proud to provide 11 million passenger trips every day, in 19 countries, with efficient, easy-to-use and environmentally friendly transportation services that connect people and communities. Our approach is rooted in long-term partnerships with public authorities and businesses, and in the relentless pursuit of the safest, best quality and most innovative mobility solutions. Passionate, committed, efficient and partners, our 100,000 employees live in a world where mobility allows us to go further. The Opportunity Transdev Canada is looking to add a Senior Recruiter, Executive & Strategic Talent to our national Talent & Culture team. This newly created position calls for a recruiter who knows how to hunt — someone who can take a complex mandate, understand the business need, map the market, identify where the right talent sits, engage people who may not be actively looking, and build enough interest for them to consider Transdev. The role will recruit across functions, geographies and levels, including senior and executive leadership positions and specialized, business-critical roles, while proactively building pipelines for future talent needs. Success in this role will come from curiosity, persistence, commercial instinct and a genuine ability to find and engage exceptional people. You enjoy the hunt and have the tenacity to keep looking when the obvious avenues don’t produce the right talent. Just as importantly, you know that great recruiting is about people: you build trust with candidates, strong partnerships with the business, and authentic relationships across your network. Executive & Strategic Search Lead complex searches for executive, senior leadership and business-critical positions across Transdev Canada. Translate a business need into a search strategy: identify target organizations, adjacent industries, relevant talent pools and individual prospects. Conduct direct search and headhunting, with a strong emphasis on identifying and engaging passive candidates. Develop compelling approaches that generate interest from candidates who were not necessarily considering a move. Build credibility with senior and executive candidates, understand their motivations and assess what would make an opportunity sufficiently compelling for them to consider. Partner directly with senior leaders to calibrate profiles, challenge assumptions and continuously refine the search based on what the market is telling us. Own searches from mandate through successful hire, including assessment, references, offer strategy and negotiation. Talent Mapping & Pipeline Development Build talent pipelines before a vacancy exists, particularly for roles and capabilities critical to Transdev Canada's future growth. Map talent across competitors and adjacent industries, identifying individuals with relevant experience and transferable capabilities. Develop and maintain relationships with prospective candidates over time, creating a network of talent that Transdev can activate as opportunities emerge. Continuously expand Transdev's reach into new talent pools, professional communities and networks across Canada and internationally where relevant. Maintain current market intelligence on key individuals, organizations, talent movement and emerging sources of talent. Talent Community & Expertise Act as a coach to other recruitments teams across the country. Be an active contributor in the Transdev International Talent Network Qualifications And Requirements Minimum of 7 years of recruitment experience, ideally gained in an agency, executive search or direct sourcing environment, with demonstrated success recruiting senior, specialized and hard-to-find talent. Proven expertise in headhunting and proactive sourcing, including identifying, approaching and engaging passive candidates, talent mapping and building strong talent pipelines. Strong business acumen and ability to quickly understand different functions, industries and talent markets in order to develop effective search strategies. Excellent relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage and build credibility with both senior candidates and executives. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex searches simultaneously with a high degree of autonomy, urgency and follow-through. Bilingual in French and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills in both languages. Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS and other sourcing/recruitment technologies required; additional languages, including Spanish, are considered an asset. Why work with us? An essential and dynamic service industry, with a positive impact on communities and environment. A rewarding career with a growing company, with local and global footprint. Opportunities for professional growth and advancement and internal /international mobility. Exposure to diverse projects and varied responsibilities. Additional Information Permanent, full-time position. Office in Brossard, QC (Du Quartier REM station)

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires at least seven years of recruitment experience, ideally in agency, executive search, or direct sourcing, with proven success finding and engaging senior, specialized, and hard-to-find talent. Candidates must be bilingual in French and English, have strong business, relationship-building, influencing, and negotiation skills, and hold a relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.