Senior Technical Recruiter (12 Month Contract)

Purpose Unlimitedis an independent financial services company with an unrelenting focus on customer-centric innovation delivered through technology-driven solutions. Led by entrepreneur Som Seif the company is developing a diversified product platform aimed at addressing historically underserved segments of the market. Purpose Unlimiteds businesses include Purpose Investments Advisor Solutions by Purpose and Status:This is for a current : $90000 - $120000 Who You arePurpose Unlimited is building the future of financial services and we need the recruiter who will build the team that builds it. As our first Toronto-based Senior Technical Recruiter you own the hiring engine for our technology and AI squads: identifying exceptional technical talent across every discipline closing candidates who have options and shaping the recruiting infrastructure that scales with will partner daily with our CTO and senior technology leaders to translate ambitious product and AI roadmaps into talent pipelines. Your remit spans the full technical org software engineers data engineers data scientists digital engineers tech leads and emerging talent through our internship program. This is a full-lifecycle high-ownership role at the intersection of a fast-moving startup and a category-defining mission. AI handles the sourcing volume and research. You bring the judgment the relationships and the AI does so you dont have toBoolean sourcing and profile aggregation at scaleFirst-pass resume screening against defined criteriaCandidate research briefs and role prep summariesInterview scheduling coordinationMarket compensation benchmarking pullsOutreach sequence drafting for high-volume rolesWhat only you can doRead the room candidate motivations hesitations and fit signalsBuild trust with passive candidates who have no reason to moveCalibrate hiring bars with engineers who know what great looks likeNegotiate where emotion logic and timing all matterMake judgment calls when data is ambiguous and urgency is realWhat youll ownBuild and own the full technical talent pipelineSource and close top-tier candidates across software engineering data engineering data science digital engineering and tech lead rolesManage the full spectrum from high-volume hiring to niche senior searches and own our internship program end-to-endServe as a strategic partner to the CTO and technology leadershipDefine ideal candidate profiles go-to-market recruiting strategies and hiring bar calibration across every technical disciplineBring market intelligence and competitive data that shape hiring decisionsOwn the candidate experience from first outreach to offer acceptedGuide candidates through our process with transparency and genuine care for fit regardless of seniority levelLead compensation and equity conversations with confidence and precisionDesign and continuously improve the recruiting infrastructureDeploy AI recruiting tools to scale sourcing research and pipeline managementTrack analyze and act on recruiting metrics conversion rates time-to-fill quality of hireDrive cross-functional alignment across Technology Operations Marketing and P&C to land hires that you must bring6 years of full-lifecycle technical recruiting with direct ownership of searches across multiple technical disciplinesA demonstrated track record closing passive senior candidates in competitive marketsFluency with AI recruiting tools you know how to configure direct and improve them not just use themExceptional stakeholder communication; you earn trust quickly with technical leaders and hiring managers across disciplinesWhat will set you apart:Experience scaling technical recruiting across multiple disciplines software data and digital in a high-growth startup or fintech environmentBackground recruiting for internship and early-career programs alongside senior and specialist hiresProven ability to build recruiting processes that outlast the person who built themExperience with startup equity negotiation and total compensation storytellingComfort holding a diverse requisition mix volume niche senior and emerging talent without dropping quality on any of themWhat success looks like in your first year:Technical hiring velocity reaches target time-to-fill with offer acceptance rate above 85%A scalable documented recruiting infrastructure is in place process tooling and sourcing playbooks built for the team you are building alongsideCTO and engineering hiring managers cite you as a genuine talent advisor not just a coordinatorAI recruiting tooling is embedded into every sourcing workflow with measurable efficiency gains documentedPurposes employer brand within Canadas engineering community is meaningfully stronger than when you arrivedThis role is an expression of our Owners Mindset value: the belief that every person at Purpose takes responsibility for outcomes not just activities. You wont have a team around you to buffer the hard calls. You will own the results and that means you will also own the impact. Every hire you make shapes the product the culture and the trajectory of a company that is genuinely trying to change how financial services role at Purpose is assessed against our five values:Innovation You bring new ideas challenge the status quo and find better ways of building. You dont wait for permission to You speak up when something isnt working take difficult stands on technical quality and act with conviction even when its Mindset You take full accountability for your squads outcomes. You treat the platform the team and the business as your Focus You place client outcomes at the center of every architectural and delivery Through Individual and Collective Growth You invest in your own development and actively contribute to the growth of every engineer around should you join usWe are one of Canadas Top Small & Medium Employers 2023 & believe in innovation and a vibrant culture -work for an innovative people first financial services firm that values believe in a flexible work structure A flexible hybrid work model that empowers you to do your best work whether at home or the care about your rewards -Competitive compensation including equity care about your health comprehensive group health and dental benefits and life insurance at little to no cost to you. We also offer a Lifestyle Spending Account for all your wellness care about your quality of life -a flexible paid time-off policy covering vacation sick and mental health care about your family -Paid parental leave for eligible employees with a care about your future Generous Group RRSP matching and an optional TFSA care about your development We offer training opportunities and tuition support Unlimitedis an equal employer and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and barrier-free work environment for all employees and candidates. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and if accommodation is required during any stage of the recruitment process please contact any member of the People & Culture team at We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for interviews will be work philosophy is a hybrid model allowing for flexibility and must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Immigration sponsorship is not offered for this may use artificial intelligence technology to assist in screening assessing or selecting applicants for this position. Final hiring decisions are made by qualified human reviewers.