Bilingual Talent Acquisition Partner

COMPANY STATEMENT:

Founded in Toronto in 1962, Guardian Capital Group Limited (Guardian) is a global financial services company, which provides investment management services to institutional, retail and private high and ultra-high-net-worth clients through its subsidiaries. Guardian is headquartered in Canada and operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Caribbean. Guardian is a wholly owned subsidiary of Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc., which is part of the Desjardins Group. To learn more about Guardian, visit www.guardiancapital.com.

JOB STATEMENT:

We are seeking an experienced, bilingual Talent Acquisition Partner to lead full-cycle recruitment across our Canadian and U.S. operations. Based in Toronto and employed by our Canadian organization, this role will serve as a the recruiting resource across the Canadian and U.S. organizations. The Talent Acquisition Partner will work closely with HR colleagues and business leaders in both markets to provide recruiting support and specialized sourcing expertise to attract and hire high quality talent.

The successful candidate will bring strong recruitment expertise within asset management, investment management, or a closely related financial services environment The individual will be comfortable managing multiple concurrent searches across functions and organizational levels while adapting recruiting strategies to local market conditions and requirements.

The role will also contribute to broader HR initiatives, making prior HR Generalist experience an asset.

JOB STATEMENT:

Talent Acquisition

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for professional, management, and specialized roles across Canada and the United States, from intake and sourcing through assessment, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs, role requirements, team dynamics, and future talent priorities.
• Develop strong working relationships with HR and business leaders across Canada and the United States, adapting recruiting strategies and communication approaches to the needs of different businesses, functions, and markets.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for competitive and hard-to-fill positions within asset management and related financial services functions.
• Proactively identify candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, industry networks, professional associations, employee referrals, direct outreach, and other relevant channels.
• Conduct candidate screening and interviews in both English and French, as required.
• Promote consistent and structured interviewing practices by providing hiring managers with interview guidance, assessment criteria, and other tools that support effective and objective candidate evaluation.
• Prepare and support employment offers in partnership with HR colleagues and business leaders.
• Partner with HR and business leaders on offer development, including consideration of internal equity, market competitiveness, approved compensation parameters, candidate expectations, and applicable pay-transparency requirements.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring, specialized, and business-critical roles.
• Establish regular recruiting updates with hiring managers and HR partners regarding candidate pipelines, market conditions, search progress, potential risks, and recommended next steps.
• Partner with external search firms and recruitment vendors when appropriate, including coordinating searches, monitoring performance, and supporting the effective use of external recruiting resources.
• Represent the organization professionally in external talent markets, industry events, networking activities, and other recruitment-related forums.

HR and Business Partnership

• Partner closely with HR colleagues in Canada and the United States to support recruitment priorities while maintaining appropriate country-specific HR practices, processes, approvals, and employment requirements.
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers by providing practical talent-market insight, sourcing recommendations, and recruitment updates.
• Provide hiring managers and HR partners with market intelligence regarding talent availability, competitive hiring trends, compensation expectations, location considerations, and other factors affecting recruitment strategy.
• Support workforce planning discussions and help anticipate future hiring requirements.
• Assist HR and business leaders in identifying recurring talent needs, potential talent gaps, and opportunities to build proactive pipelines for future business requirements.
• Contribute to onboarding, employer branding, talent management, employee engagement, and other HR programs or projects, as needed.
• Collaborate with HR colleagues to support a coordinated transition from candidate acceptance through pre-employment and onboarding activities.
• Deliver a professional, inclusive, and responsive experience for candidates and internal stakeholders.
• Navigate differing business practices, employment environments, and stakeholder expectations across Canada and the United States while supporting a consistent organizational approach to talent acquisition.

Recruitment Operations and Compliance

• Maintain accurate and timely candidate and recruitment records in the Applicant Tracking System.
• Monitor and communicate recruitment activity and key metrics, including requisition volume, pipeline health, time to fill, source effectiveness, candidate conversion, offer acceptance, and other relevant recruiting trends.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of candidate evaluations, hiring decisions, requisition activity, approvals, and other relevant recruitment information.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, tools, templates, and stakeholder communication.
• Support the development and consistent use of recruitment processes, interview materials, assessment tools, offer templates, and hiring-manager resources.
• Support compliant recruiting practices across Canada and the United States, including applicable requirements related to job postings, candidate records, pay transparency, equal employment opportunity, accommodation, privacy, and other jurisdiction-specific recruiting requirements, in partnership with HR and Legal as appropriate.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling candidate, compensation, employee, and business information.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A university degree or college diploma in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive talent acquisition or recruitment experience.
• Demonstrated talent acquisition experience within asset management, investment management, wealth management, or a closely related financial services environment is required. Direct asset management recruiting experience is strongly preferred.
• Full professional fluency in English and French, both written and verbal.
• Experience managing multiple searches and priorities across different functions and levels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a high-volume or complex portfolio of concurrent requisitions while maintaining responsiveness, accuracy, and a strong candidate experience.
• Strong sourcing, interviewing, candidate assessment, and offer-management capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience using direct-sourcing techniques and developing talent pipelines for specialized or difficult-to-fill roles.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication, judgment, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to interpret talent-market information and translate findings into practical recruiting recommendations.
• Experience recruiting across both Canadian and U.S. markets, including familiarity with differing recruiting practices and employment requirements preferred
• Ability and willingness to travel periodically within Canada and the United States.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Microsoft 365 applications.
• Experience managing relationships with external search firms, staffing agencies, and other recruitment vendors
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including the ability to maintain accurate and timely recruitment records.

COMPENSATION:

• The base salary range is expected to be between $80,000 - $120,000, with eligibility for a discretionary bonus.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Periodic travel within Canada and the United States is required to support business meetings, recruitment activities, industry events, and other HR initiatives. The frequency and timing of travel will be determined by business and recruitment needs.

Please Note:

All applications submitted are reviewed in detail by our HR team. In certain aspects of the hiring process artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be used, specifically for screening and assessments. These tools support our team and are used to help bring relevant criteria to the foreground and do not replace human judgment. We are committed to using AI responsibly, fairly, and in compliance with applicable employment and anti-discrimination laws. We regularly review these tools to help prevent bias or discrimination.