Company:Finning Canada
Number of Openings:1
Worker Type:Permanent
Position Overview:Location: Calgary, AB or Edmonton, AB
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Position Overview:
We are seeking a dynamic and collaborative Talent Acquisition Team Lead to support and elevate our Talent Acquisition (TA) function. This role blends hands-on recruitment (approximately 75%) with team leadership and strategic contribution.
You will lead full-cycle recruitment across a diverse portfolio of roles while guiding a team of Talent Acquisition Partners, partnering closely with business leaders, and contributing to the evolution of our TA strategy, tools, and processes.
This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping how Finning attracts, hires, and retains top talent across Western Canada.
Job Description:Key ResponsibilitiesTalent Acquisition Delivery - Lead full-cycle recruitment across an assigned portfolio, including intake, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines to support current and future hiring needs
- Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements and provide market insights
- Ensure a consistent, high-quality hiring process aligned with Finning's standards
Team Leadership & Coaching- Provide day-to-day guidance, mentorship, and support to a team of Talent Acquisition Partners
- Foster a high-performance, collaborative team environment
- Support onboarding and development of new team members
- Act as a point of escalation for complex or high-impact searches
Strategic & Operational Contributions- Contribute to and help execute recruitment marketing strategies to enhance employer brand and attract top talent
- Support workload management and distribution, ensuring balanced allocation of requisitions
- Champion continuous improvement in candidate experience, ensuring timely communication and a seamless hiring journey
- Collaborate on reporting, metrics, and insights to optimize hiring outcomes
Qualifications & Experience Required:- 5+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience in high-volume or complex environments
- Proven experience leading or mentoring a team of recruiters, including coaching and capability development
- Experience developing targeted sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill ticketed and non-ticketed trade roles, including proactive pipelining of passive candidates
- Strong experience supporting hiring in skilled-trade, industrial, heavy equipment, or field-based environments; familiarity with trades certification frameworks and workforce dynamics is highly valued
- Strong understanding of technical and trades talent markets, including regional supply, competitor landscape, and effective sourcing channels
- Experience recruiting for industrial, technical, and/or corporate roles
- Proven experience leading or mentoring other recruiters
- Hands-on experience with ATS and sourcing tools (e.g., Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM platforms)
- Demonstrated ability to leverage data, analytics, and metrics to inform and drive hiring decisions
- Ability to effectively assess technical skillsets and translate hiring manager requirements into targeted recruiting strategies
Soft Skills & Competencies Required:- Leadership and coaching mindset
- Strategic thinking combined with strong execution capability
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Data-driven decision-making approach
- High level of organization and attention to detail
- Collaborative and team-oriented approach
Why Join Finning?- Opportunity to step into a leadership role while remaining close to the recruitment work
- Play a key role in evolving TA strategy, tools, and candidate experience
- Partner with leaders across a complex, multi-industry organization
- Be part of a collaborative, high-performing Talent Acquisition team
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and career growth opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements in Calgary or Edmonton
