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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaFull-time$62k–$77k2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Supports campus staff recruitment by providing full-cycle recruitment guidance, screening candidates, conducting interviews, and managing the end-to-end hiring process for high-volume roles.

Role type

Staff-level Talent Acquisition Specialist

Builds

Staff positions across the University of Waterloo

Domain

Higher Education / Human Resources

Required skills

Full-cycle recruitment, behavioral interviewing, candidate screening, ATS management, employment legislation compliance, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

CHRP designation, Workday experience

Technologies

Workday, job boards, professional networks, social media platforms

Responsibilities

Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers, screen resumes and conduct preliminary phone interviews, coordinate in-person and panel interviews, manage recruitment workflows in Workday, build and maintain candidate pools, prepare offers and communicate with candidates, promote the university's recruitment brand externally

Seniority

Staff, temporary contract