Talent Acquisition & People Manager

Location: North York Toronto ON
Employment Type: Full-Time Permanent
Work Arrangement: On-Site
Base Salary: $80000$90000 CAD with flexibility for an exceptional candidate
Benefits: Dental vision extended health life insurance and paid time off
Work Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada. Employer sponsorship is not available for this position.

Our client is a fast-growing North American freight brokerage providing transportation solutions across Canada and the U.S.

With a team of approximately 20 employees today and plans to more than double in size the company is entering an important stage of growth and is looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition & People Manager to help build the team and strengthen the People function as the organization scales.

The company operates in a fast-paced entrepreneurial and sales-driven environment and needs someone who approaches recruitment with the same persistence urgency and commercial mindset as a strong salesperson.

Reporting directly to the CEO you will take ownership of how the company finds attracts hires develops and retains talent.

Approximately 6070% of the role will focus on recruitment with a particular emphasis on identifying and hiring high-performing commission-driven sales professionals. The remaining scope will include onboarding retention performance management employee relations HR processes and Ontario employment practices.

The company is looking for someone who can do more than manage an established process. Youll be expected to take ownership think creatively build processes where needed and help create the People infrastructure required for the companys next stage of growth.

• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of freight brokers account executives carrier sales professionals operations talent and other key hires.
• Proactively source passive candidates through LinkedIn job boards referrals competitor mapping university and college programs agencies and other creative sourcing channels.
• Own the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing and screening through interviews offers and onboarding.
• Recruit specifically for commission-based and quota-carrying sales positions with the ability to recognize the personality motivation and commercial drive required to succeed.
• Keep candidates engaged throughout the recruitment process and provide a strong candidate experience from first contact through start date.
• Develop a repeatable recruitment process with clear interview stages scorecards assessments and timelines.
• Build and strengthen the companys employer brand.
• Coordinate with external recruiters agencies and sourcing partners when required.
• Track recruitment metrics such as pipeline activity time-to-fill offer acceptance and new-hire performance.

• Build onboarding and training processes that help new employees become productive quickly.
• Support employee retention engagement and development initiatives.
• Establish and manage performance review and coaching processes.
• Help create clear career paths and opportunities for internal growth.
• Support the development and administration of commission structures and performance incentives.
• Partner directly with leadership on employee performance and People-related decisions.

• Manage day-to-day employee relations and HR matters.
• Support payroll coordination benefits administration and HR systems.
• Develop and maintain HR policies employee documentation and the employee handbook.
• Manage performance and disciplinary processes when required.
• Help ensure compliance with Ontario employment requirements and internal HR practices.

• 3 years of experience in recruitment Talent Acquisition HR or People Operations with significant hands-on recruiting responsibility.
• Proven success recruiting commission-based or quota-carrying sales professionals.
• Strong full-cycle recruitment experience from proactive sourcing and headhunting through offer and onboarding.
• Strong passive candidate sourcing capabilities.
• Experience assessing sales talent beyond whats written on a resume.
• Working knowledge of Ontario employment practices.
• Experience building or improving recruitment and HR processes.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confidence working directly with senior leadership and providing guidance when needed.
• Ability to work independently prioritize effectively and take ownership without needing a highly structured playbook.
• An entrepreneurial adaptable and proactive mindset.
• A competitive and persistent approach to recruitment.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada. Employer sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Experience in freight brokerage logistics transportation or another fast-paced sales environment.
• Experience designing or managing sales compensation and commission structures.
• CHRP CHRL or another relevant HR designation.
• Experience working with external offshore or remote recruitment partners.

Youll likely thrive in this environment if you:

• Treat recruitment as a proactive sales-driven function rather than waiting for applications to arrive.
• Enjoy finding and engaging people who arent actively looking for a new opportunity.
• Can recognize strong sales potential and understand what makes a successful salesperson.
• Are comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment where not everything already has a process.
• Think creatively and dont need a rigid corporate playbook.
• Can hold people accountable while still building strong relationships.
• Want to build something rather than simply maintain whats already there.
• Take genuine ownership of hiring and People outcomes.

This is an opportunity to join a growing company at a stage where your work will have a direct and visible impact.

• Build and shape the Talent & People function as the company scales.
• Work directly with the CEO and leadership team.
• Create recruitment and People processes rather than simply inherit them.
• Play a key role in growing the organization to its next stage of growth.
• Recruit and develop the team that will support the companys expansion.
• Join an entrepreneurial performance-oriented environment where initiative and results are valued.

If youre interested in this opportunity please send your resume directly to

All applications and inquiries are handled with complete confidentiality.

$80000$90000 CAD base salary dental vision extended health life insurance and paid time off. Higher compensation may be considered for an exceptional candidate.