5+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience, ideally in high-growth or digital agency environments.
3+ years leading and scaling recruitment teams across multiple regions.
Strong knowledge of North American talent market, sourcing techniques, and employment laws.
Expertise in Workday Recruiting, including process design and analytics.
Demonstrated operational improvement mindset.
Exceptional skills in stakeholder management and organizational influence.
Strong analytical and communication abilities, with a focus on documentation.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement global talent acquisition strategies that meet business goals.
Proactively source and build strong candidate pipelines across North America.
Optimize the Workday Recruiting platform to ensure data integrity and user support.
Collaborate with leaders to grasp hiring needs and share talent market insights.
Lead and mentor a team of 5 Global Talent Acquisition Specialists.
Monitor and analyze recruitment KPIs to enhance strategy effectiveness.
Promote Critical Mass as an employer of choice in the digital agency sector.
Benefits
Global maternity and parental leave.
Comprehensive benefits packages.
Generous vacation, compassionate leave, and sick/personal days.
Resources for families and new parents.
Early Dismissal Fridays, ending work at 3:00 PM local time.
Access to 12 affinity groups to foster community and support.
Opportunities for internal learning and development programs.
Enterprise-wide employee discounts.
Full Job Description
Agency: Omnicom Precision Marketing
Job Function: People and Culture
Job Subfunction: Talent Acquisition
Job Description:
About the Role
Critical Mass is seeking a strategic Associate Director, Talent Acquisition to lead and scale our recruitment efforts across North America and EMEA, with primary focus on building world-class talent acquisition operations. This is a key role responsible for developing and executing regional hiring strategies, leading process optimization initiatives, fostering strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, and driving the success of a high-performing global recruitment team.
You'll work in a dynamic, creative environment where innovation and collaboration are valued, and where building exceptional teams and streamlined processes directly impact our regional growth.
What You'll Own
Develop Regional Strategy & Process Architecture - Create and execute global talent acquisition strategies aligned with global goals. Design scalable recruitment workflows that enable efficient team operations.
Build Strong Candidate Pipelines - Source talent proactively across North America. Develop deep market knowledge and establish repeatable sourcing frameworks that scale.
Workday Platform Leadership - Own Workday Recruiting optimization, data integrity, and team enablement documentation.
Partner Strategically - Collaborate with business leaders to understand hiring needs and provide talent market insights. Be the trusted advisor on recruitment best practices.
Lead & Develop Your Team - Coach and lead a team of 5 Global TA Specialists. Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and career growth. Provide clear expectations and regular feedback.
Track & Optimize Performance - Monitor recruitment KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire). Use data-driven insights to improve effectiveness and inform strategy.
Champion Employer Branding - Build Critical Mass's reputation as an employer of choice in the digital agency space
What You Bring
5+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience, preferably in high-growth or digital agency environments
3+ years of experience leading and scaling recruitment teams across geographies
Deep understanding of the NAM talent market, including sourcing channels, employment regulations (US & Canada), and cultural nuances
Workday Recruiting expertise required process design, and reporting
Proven process design and operational improvement mindset
Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence at all organizational levels
Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills
Genuine passion for building teams, developing talent, and creating efficient processes
What We Offer:
Global maternity and parental leave
Competitive benefits packages
Vacation, compassionate leave, sick/personal days
Access to online services for families and new parents
Early Dismissal Friday's (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
12 affinity groups
Internal learning and development programs
Enterprise-wide employee discounts
$135,000 - $150,000 CAD
Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.
About Harrison and Star
Harrison and Star is a healthcare advertising agency that provides marketing and advertising services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company offers a range of services including brand strategy, creative development, digital marketing, and market research. Harrison and Star was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
