Talent Acquisition Partner

Ready to help reshape a $26B industry and build the future of branded merch

commonsku is revolutionizing the promotional products industry. Our platform empowers branded merch distributors to work smarter managing projects building quotes placing orders and collaborating with clients and suppliers seamlessly through the power of the Connected Workflow.

Were a remote-first community-driven team obsessed with elevating our customers their clients and the broader industry. Our values Community First Ten Steps Ahead Fast Forward and Delightful Work guide us. We believe you can innovate push forward and do more while also sharing a laugh supporting your colleagues and having a life outside of work.

If youre energized by ambitious work creative collaboration and helping to build something great youll want to keep reading.

About the Role: Talent Acquisition Partner

Were growing and were hiring a Talent Acquisition Partner to join our People team! In this role youll help us scale our team with exceptional talent while delivering an amazing candidate and hiring manager experience. This is the perfect opportunity for a recruitment pro to start extending their experience owning programs and projects that impact not just talent acquisition but the entire employee experience.

Youll collaborate closely with teammates across the company (particularly Engineering Product Sales and Marketing) contribute to a high-trust environment and play a direct role in shaping the future of an industry.

About You

Youre not just looking for a job youre looking for a place to do your best work. You bring:

• A community mindset You see customers as partners and coworkers as collaborators. You lift others up always follow through on your commitments and thrive in a team that does the same. (Community First)
• Momentum and ownership You act with optimism take initiative and turn ideas into results. You move fast and bring others with you. (Fast Forward)
• Vision and boldness You dont just react you anticipate. You think big challenge the status quo and push the work (and the industry) forward. (Ten Steps Ahead)
• Joy in the craft You care deeply about what you build and how it makes people feel. You bring thoughtfulness transparency and a sparkling sense of humour to the table. (Delightful Work)

What Youll Do

Heres what youll do:

• Partner with hiring managers to scope roles craft job postings and define ideal candidate profiles and assessments
• Manage full-cycle recruitment including posting sourcing screening interview coordination reference checks and closing candidates
• Conduct structured phone screens and recommend top candidates to hiring teams
• Design and maintain candidate evaluation tools (scorecards case studies) and ensure consistent interviewer calibration
• Deliver a high-quality candidate experience from first contact to offer
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and reporting to support insights and continuous improvement
• Enable hiring managers through training interview co-piloting and process support
• Coordinate handoff to onboarding and partner on onboarding program improvements
• Support execution of core people programs (performance reviews calibrations manager enablement)
• Contribute to broader People initiatives in engagement learning and employee experience

What You Bring

Some of the qualities that help you thrive in this role:

• 35 years experience in a recruitment role or a recruitment-heavy HR Generalist position preferably in fast-paced SaaS environment
• Proven experience hiring for software engineering and go-to-market roles at all levels
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Exceptional communication skills both written and verbal
• Great instincts for a delightful candidate experience driven by empathy and insight
• Experience with LinkedIn sourcing and a track record attracting the attention of exceptional passive talent
• Experience or experimentation with using AI tools to support innovative and high quality talent acquisition programs.

Compensation & Perks

We believe in fair transparent compensation. Starting salary for this role is $80000$95000 CAD depending on previous experience and skillset plus a 10% annual bonus opportunity based on company performance.

New hires are expected to come in at the midpoint of this range. However if this role sounds perfect for you and your expectations are outside of this range we encourage you to apply and let us know in your application about your ideal package. If we agree that its a good fit we will have open discussion around whats possible.

Plus:

• Remote-first culture (with plenty of excellent in-person experiences sprinkled in)
• Company-wide closure between December 25th and January 1st
• Health and dental benefits including a $1000 healthcare spending account
• RRSP/TFSA contributions up to $3000 a year (no employee contribution required!)
• Twice-yearly company wide summits (we call it HQ and youll love it)
• A delightful team of smart people who are good at what they do

Location

This role is open to candidates eligible to work in Canada with the exception of Quebec (were not set up to operate there yet dsol!).

Were remote-first but if youre based in Toronto even better. Thats where we were founded and where we maintain our HQ today!

A Bit More About Us

commonskuevents education and shared knowledge and is core to who we are.

Weve grown by being for promo by promo and now were scaling our impact to elevating an entire industry. Wed love your help doing it.

A Note About AI

We use AI every day at commonsku to be faster and better. If you use AI tools to help you draft your resume or cover letter thats totally fine just make sure what you submit reflects you. We want to hear your authentic voice not ChatGPTs.

How to Apply

If this role feels like a fit apply now at try our level best to review and respond to every application we receive. So once youve applied wait to hear from a member of our People team with an update. If it looks like a good fit expect a phone interview as the first step.

By the way you dont need to meet 100% of the requirements we value potential learning and diversity of thought. Tell us why youre excited and lets chat.

commonsku is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Were committed to building a diverse team that reflects the skummunity we serve. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds experiences and identities.