At CoLab, we help mechanical engineering teams bring life-changing products to market years sooner. Our product, CoLab, is the world’s first Design Engagement System (DES) - a category defining technology that engineering teams use to engage in meaningful, productive design conversations, catch preventable mistakes, and get to market faster. Our customers include the largest engineering organizations in the world such as Ford, Johnson Controls, Komatsu, and Polaris. We work in the medical, industrial equipment, heavy machinery, consumer products, and automotive industries.

As a Senior Recruiter, you will work with the People team to attract and recruit top talent across Canada. You will manage the full talent life cycle, from job description creation through to offer, working closely with hiring managers and providing positive candidate experience to every single applicant that applies to CoLab. You could be the right person for the role if you have a high candidate quality bar, are passionate about values-based hiring, and are willing to wait for the right person to fill a role.

What you’ll do:

Help hiring managers write engaging job postings that attract world class talent.
Use your extensive research and creative skills to build diverse candidate pipelines.
Identify, engage, and select the best candidates for our current roles and build a talent pipeline for future opportunities.
Conduct application screening calls or other creative requests to select candidates for interviews with the team.
Conduct phone, video and in person interviews with appropriate team members.
Recommend and manage short-list interviews, recap discussions, and make offers to candidates.
Provide regular updates to the leadership team on the status of all positions.
Help find creative solutions for tough to fill roles.
Complete references, background checks, and other documentation to finalize the hiring process.
Facilitate a world class candidate experience.
Work closely with the larger People Team on hiring goals and on other people projects that help make CoLab an amazing place to work.

What you’ll need:

Experience recruiting in a high growth company, bonus points if you have experience with highly technical positions.
Genuine curiosity about people and their careers.
Experience building high-trust relationships.
High attention to detail both with people and process.
A highly organized approach to manage a high volume of multiple positions at varying priority.
High level of emotional intelligence.
Ability to communicate authentically, frequently, professionally and clearly.
A high level of care for people.

The extra details:

Compensation: This is a full-time, permanent position with a competitive compensation package that includes a stock options package.
Benefits: This role offers an extended health and benefits package that includes unlimited paid vacation and RRSP matching.
Remote/Hybrid Work: Our main office location is in St. John’s, NL where we offer hybrid and remote opportunities. This role has the flexibility to work from anywhere within Canada.

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