Embark on a journey with one of Canada's fastest growing companies – welcome to goeasy! We have been honored with recognitions such as Waterstone Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, the 2022 Report on Business Women Lead Here, Report on Business for Canada's Top Growing Companies and TSX30 as one of the best performing companies on the TSX. We've also received the Greater Toronto Top Employers Award and certified as a Great Place to Work®. We're on the lookout for the best and brightest to join our team!

Our vision is to provide everyday Canadians a path to a better tomorrow, today. As one of Canada's leading non-prime consumer lenders, we offer a full suite of products including non-prime leasing, unsecured and secured loans as well as point-of-sale-financing though easyhome, easyfinancial, and LendCare.

Reporting to the VP of Talent & Rewards, the Director, Talent Acquisition will play a pivotal role in advancing goeasy's emerging employer brand and dynamic recruitment strategy, essential for the company's continued growth. With a compelling vision and the ability to lead, coach, and elevate a highly engaged team of Talent Acquisition Specialists, this leader will drive strategies that attract, assess, and secure top talent for goeasy—a company distinguished by its customer-first commitment. As a strategic business partner, the Director will continue to strengthen our Talent Acquisition practice by fostering proactive, impactful partnerships with our retail and corporate leadership teams.

What will you be doing?

• Provide mentorship and coaching to our talented talent acquisition team, guiding them to understand recruitment strategy, expertly manage processes, build consulting skills and navigate complex searches – this team is committing a great employment experience to candidates and they deserve the very best experience themselves.
• Directly oversee staffing strategies and execution for Senior Leadership roles (in collaboration with the VP, Talent & Rewards and Chief Talent Officer) and to directly manage other corporate roles as necessary.
• Accountability for end-to-end talent acquisition across all levels and business units. This includes a team dedicated to high-volume retail hiring as well as a corporate desk.
• Management, advocacy, and contribution to the evolution of our employment brand as a platform to engage and hire top talent at market.
• Create an equitable and barrier-free talent acquisition process by aligning talent strategy with goeasy's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Consistently seek opportunities to streamline and enhance the high-volume talent acquisition process through creative sourcing strategies and executions, vendor partnerships, talent management, systems, process engineering, and assessment tools.
• Create a data-driven function that invests strategically in vendor partnerships and assesses talent in an effective manner.
• Remain informed and communicative on the organizational staffing picture and trends that could impact operating costs.
• Partner internally with HR to establish and contribute to a great talent management and succession planning cycle, affording enhanced visibility and opportunity to internal talent.
• Management of the company-wide relocation program.
• Remain current on relevant market best practices in talent acquisition including leveraging technology, social media, and niche networks.
• Expertly manage the Talent Acquisition from an operational standpoint - budget, vendors, external staffing partners - ensuring that goeasy is getting the most for every dollar invested in recruitment.

What experience do you have?

• 7 to 10 years of experience in Talent Acquisition with a focus on leading and managing a high-performing function in a medium to large organization.
• University degree required.
• Experience managing a high-volume recruitment function is necessary; direct in-house corporate experience is a must.
• Demonstrated team leadership and people management and development with a track record of creating leaders and career paths; hands-on coaching and mentoring experience.
• Experience authoring and executing on a talent acquisition strategy infused with researched best practices; an ability to adapt strategy based on environmental considerations.
• Strong customer focus and an ability to effectively and quickly build relationships and establish trust, respect, competence, and confidence.
• Adaptable, a self-starter and comfortable in a high-growth business where ambiguity and extended hours are the norm. You are seeking a building opportunity and not looking to maintain what someone else has put in place.

We offer a Flexible Work Program that provides you the ability to work three days onsite per week, from our Mississauga and office.

Internal Applicants: please apply through the link and provide written endorsement from your current manager.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity Employment:At goeasy, we believe that we can only be the best when people are able to bring their best selves to work every day. This means that we are committed to cultivating and preserving a work culture where we celebrate who we are, where everyone feels seen and heard and where every employee can fulfill their potential. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with all legislative requirements throughout Canada. Please let us know if you require an accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Additional Information:All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire. We thank all interested applicants, however we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.

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