Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition Sourcing

at  CIBC

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.
At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.
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What you’ll be doing
The Talent Acquisition team delivers best-in-class experiences to enable CIBC to become the destination of choice for top talent. We provide candidates the chance to create a successful career by offering strategically aligned experiences and development opportunities. As a Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition Sourcing, you will provide guidance and specialized knowledge across our bank, delivering high quality talent sourcing, passive candidate pipelining, productive candidate management and support for strategic recruitment initiatives. You will create and implement strategic sourcing strategies for niche roles and various lines of business across our bank, while contributing to our inclusive Talent Segment pipeline strategies. You will partner with other Talent Acquisition leaders to implement a nationally consistent Talent Acquisition brand, performance standards and structured, fact-based client engagements. Working closely with your team and partners, you will engage and manage stakeholders to enable continuous improvement, proactively monitor the external market, and implement new and emerging sourcing best practices.
At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days can be remote.

How you’ll succeed

• Strategy Development - Keep up to date on labour market trends and competitor information leveraging LinkedIn Talent Insights, Talent Neuron and other research platforms/tools, providing business partners and stakeholders with insights, recommendations and strategies that can be executed to improve the quality of external hires. Build a solid understanding of the Financial Services industry and national/local market conditions (including but not limited to compensation, location, skills analysis, gender balance and more) to ensure our plans reflect these insights and position CIBC as front runner in the war for talent.
• Act like an owner – Drive our sourcing function forward by remaining inquisitive and motived by the thrill of the hunt for talent. Enhance our current standard operating procedures by understanding industry best practices and using this knowledge to continuously develop our Talent Acquisition team. Be the face of our sourcing function and drive initiatives and strategies forward in alignment with our Centre of Excellence roadmap. Continuously research and understand critical tools and platforms on the market and how we can expand our sourcing tool kit in the race for talent.
• Leadership – Coach and mentor a team of enthusiastic Talent Acquisition Sourcing Professionals to be a proactive, forward thinking and high performing function which anticipates and prepares for business requirements through adopting servant leadership. Lead by example through the direct management and strategic ownership of senior level and difficult-to-fill, niche requisitions.
• Planning and reporting – Provide proactive forecasting, planning and strategic recruitment plans for future client needs. Develop relevant and timely reports on metrics, statistics and trends with proactive recommendations on required actions to meet and deliver on hiring plans/goals. Constantly seek service efficiencies and deliverables at best-in-class standards through benchmarking, process improvement and a scalable workforce model. Track team KPIs and successes through dashboard updates and regular reporting to showcase agency cost avoidance.
• Relationship building - Engage in marketing and outreach activities to tap into the passive labour market and showcase the CIBC brand. Grow your network, deepen existing relationships, and collaborate with others to ensure candidates are connected to the right people and opportunities. Manage and deepen relationships with internal and external stakeholders; seeking new partnership opportunities for CIBC to obtain top talent while advocating for our sourcing function internally.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate experience in people leadership, recruiting and sourcing passive talent in the Financial Services and Banking industry, and have a comprehensive HR background acquired by 3-5 years of experience interacting with and advising senior leaders. You’re passionate about developing and coaching to bring out the best in people. You have led diverse, high performing teams.
• You’re an expert sourcing talent. Your background includes proven experience as a Talent Sourcer, along with practical knowledge of various sourcing techniques like leveraging social platforms and crafting Boolean search strings. Proficiency in HR databases, market insights platforms, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATSs) such as Workday, and Candidate Management Systems (CMSs) is second nature to you. Your strong communication and influencing skills enable you to effectively represent our company and available positions to potential candidates.
• You’re driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to bring a shared vision to life. You embody a passion for finding rare talent, known in the industry as “Purple Squirrels” or “Unicorns”. Your curiosity drives you continuously to refine your sourcing strategies. Operating with a sense of urgency and competitiveness, you understand the critical role your team will play in avoiding third-party agency costs, with efficiency being a key success metric.
• You embrace and advocate for change. You continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
• You’re passionate about people. You find meaning in relationships, and surround yourself with a diverse network of partners. You build trust through respect and authenticity and prioritize serving the greater good of the team.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program, defined benefit pension plan, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.
• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.
• Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact

Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.
• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location
Toronto-81 Bay, 33rd Floor
Employment Type
Regular
Weekly Hours
37.5
Skills
Analytical Thinking, Communication, Human Resources (HR), Leadership, Long Term Planning, People Management, Process Improvements, Recruiting Strategies, Sourcing and Procurement, Talent Acquisitio

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