Talent Acquisition Partner - Strategic Initiatives

Who We Are:
At OPENLANE we make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful.

We’re a technology company building the world’s most advanced—and uncomplicated—digital marketplace for used vehicles.
We’re a data company helping customers buy and sell smarter with clear, actionable insights they can understand and use.
And we’re an innovation company accelerating the future of wholesale remarketing through curiosity, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Our Values:
Driven Waybuilders. We pursue challenges that inspire us to build, create, and innovate.
Relentless Curiosity. We seek to understand and improve our customers’ experience.
Smart Risk-Taking. We transform risk into progress through data, experience, and intuition.
Fearless Ownership. We deliver what we promise and learn along the way.

 

We're Looking For:

We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner who embodies our Talent Acquisition Guiding Principles and has experience in strategic and hiring support, relationship building, and full-cycle recruitment. You will be part of a talent acquisition team responsible for hiring top talent for our organization. You have a strong sense of urgency, proactively seek out solutions to hiring needs, and can establish credibility and rapport with hiring partners. The ideal candidate will have experience in sourcing and full-cycle recruitment for strategic leadership and high complexity operations positions across Canada.

You Are:

• Consultative: You will serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to hiring managers, anticipating their needs and delivering innovative, data-driven solutions.

• Creative: You will think outside of the box and develop strategies to engage passive talent. You are a brand ambassador and can have compelling conversations to attract top talent.

• Resourceful: In today's unique labor market, you excel at talent identification, talent attraction, and delivering a positive candidate experience.

• Strategic: You understand the vision and business objectives as they relate to Talent Acquisition while influencing and executing recruiting strategies to support the talent needs of the company.

• Curious: You are a relentless learner, actively seeking to understand both internal and external customers and using insights to drive tangible improvements in the recruiting process.

• Accountable: You act with urgency and ownership by setting realistic goals for yourself and the hiring initiative. You take full accountability for all tasks and projects, setting ambitious but achievable goals.

• Detail-oriented: You ensure the quality of the recruitment process through proper system utilization and record keeping, innovative strategies, and proactive engagement with potential candidates.

• Experience-focused: You see great candidates and hiring partner experiences as table stakes, always thinking about how to present the best possible outcome.

• Driven Waybuilder : You proactively seek challenges that inspire innovative solutions. You anticipate potential issues and build creative, scalable processes that improve the overall workflow.

• Fearless Ownership : You deliver exceptional results by engaging deeply with stakeholders and continuously learning and adjusting to ensure future success.

• Smart Risk-Taking : You transform risks into opportunities by using data, intuition, and experience. You balance innovation with careful risk assessment, leading to measurable improvements in hiring efficiency and candidate satisfaction.  

You Will:

• Execute High-Volume Recruitment: Manage the full-cycle process for strategic high -impact placements and leadership/executive level hiring.

• Be a Brand Ambassador: Establish relationships with candidates through social networking, industry relationships, internal and external referrals, and other means as they develop.

• Maintain Regional Compliance: Ensure all job postings, communications, and hiring processes comply with specific provincial labor standards and bilingual laws.

• Support TA Operations: Partner with team members and leadership on special projects to build and sustain strategies to continuously deliver a high level of customer service to the organization and meet our goals and objectives.

• Efficient Stakeholder Management : Effectively partner with Operations managers to manage candidate flow, set realistic expectations, and minimize administrative bottlenecks.

• Data Integrity and Reporting: Consistently flag regional performance data (Time to Fill, regional turnover spikes, bilingual candidate sourcing success) to the TA leader for strategic workforce planning.

• Proactive Sourcing: Develop specialized sourcing strategies (e.g., industry-specific networking, passive outreach) to build pipelines for key positions, reducing reactive fulfillment. 

Who You Will Work With:

Reporting to the Director of Talent Acquisition, this role will collaborate with all departments of Human Resources, Hiring Partners, and Business Leaders daily.

Must Have’s:

• 3+ Years of success in full-cycle recruitment, with primary focus on leadership positions, high touch complex positions, and strategic initiatives for organizational design and hiring alignment.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian provincial employment law and compliance best practices.

• Proven ability to manage a high-volume workload and maintain rapid throughput.

• Solid Computer skills, including Google Workspace.

• Experience using Workday.

• Track record of developing partnerships with stakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills with an innate ability to motivate and inspire.

• Comfortable managing multiple and changing priorities.

• A demonstrated desire to learn specific business needs and success criteria.

Nice to Have’s:

• Experience in recruiting and hiring for various roles across an organization.

• Experience working in professional yet demanding environments such as an agency.

• Experience in recruiting and hiring for onsite and remote positions across Canada.

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US)

• Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match

• Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time

• Paid maternity and paternity leave (US)

• Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US)

• Robust Employee Assistance Program

• Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer

• Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs

• Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization

• Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement

Sound like a match? Apply Now - We can't wait to hear from you!