Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist
Sherwood Park - Canada
Job Summary
BIS Safety Software is a SaaS company on a mission to change how organizations manage safety learning and compliance - and the team behind that mission matters just as much as the product. Were looking for a Talent Acquisition - Sourcing Specialist who proactively seeks out exceptional people builds genuine relationships with them and introduces them to BIS long before they ever think about applying.
This is a headhunter-style sourcing role. You will spend your days finding top-tier talent reaching out cold and warm having coffees and conversations and building a pipeline of people we would love to hire - often well before a role even opens. The proof of your work is real hires: candidates who join BIS because you found them and kept them engaged.
This is an in-person role based out of our Sherwood Park AB office. Occasional travel may be required to attend networking events conferences career fairs and other talent-focused community initiatives.
- Own and continuously develop our talent lists across key areas of the business and future hiring needs.
- Source and engage exceptional talent through LinkedIn Recruiter networking referrals industry groups events and creative sourcing strategies.
- Conduct active cold and warm outreach on a consistent basis building genuine relationships through coffees calls meetings and networking conversations.
- Develop talent maps for key roles and identify individuals BIS should know long before a hiring need exists.
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines so that when opportunities arise there is already an engaged network of qualified candidates ready to connect.
- Spend time in the community representing BIS at networking events career fairs conferences industry gatherings and local business functions.
- Maintain relationships with high-potential candidates even when there is no immediate opportunity available.
- Help improve how BIS finds people by contributing ideas leveraging AI tools and developing new sourcing methods that make our outreach more effective.
- Support full-cycle recruiting activities from time to time including interviews and candidate evaluation while maintaining a primary focus on sourcing and pipeline development.
- A natural connector who builds relationships people genuinely want to be apart of and can get candidates excited about the possibility of joining BIS.
- Stay relentlessly optimistic through the realities of outreach and relationship-building. You understand that finding exceptional people requires persistence and consistency.
- Resourceful and know how to uncover strong candidates when they arent obvious or actively looking for opportunities.
- Genuinely curious about people and ask thoughtful questions that help uncover motivations strengths and potential.
- Enjoy being out in the community meeting new people and expanding your professional network.
- AI-forward and excited about leveraging new technology to improve how talent is identified and engaged.
- Demonstrate strong judgment professionalism and follow-through.
- Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where initiative ownership and creativity are valued
- Experience building relationships professionally through recruiting sourcing business development community engagement sales or another people-focused role.
- A track record of proactively reaching out starting conversations and building connections from scratch rather than waiting for opportunities to come to you.
- Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter or similar tools to identify and engage prospective candidates.
- Sound judgment when evaluating who would genuinely thrive at BIS.
- The persistence and resilience to keep building relationships even when the answer isnt immediately yes.
- Experience in agency recruiting executive search or talent sourcing where finding great people was the priority - not waiting for them to apply.
- Experience working in a SaaS technology or other fast-paced growth environment.
- Experience using an ATS such as Lever or similar recruiting platforms.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Full medical dental and vision coverage
- Life insurance and disability insurance
- Health spending account
- Flexible working hours
- On-the-job training and growth opportunities
- Free on-site parking
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
BIS Safety Software provides comprehensive training & compliance software as well as 1,700+ online courses. Everything you need for your health & safety program