Manager, Talent Acquisition

IPEX is one of North America’s leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.

We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Manager, Talent Acquisition. This role is based is a hybrid in office Oakville, Ontario and reports to the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Talent Management.

Do not miss the opportunity to join a diverse group of people-centric professionals, thought leaders, and rapid thinkers—entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo‑fighters.

Job Summary:

The Manager of Talent Acquisition will report into the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition supporting North America recruitment efforts. This position will partner with leaders to understand business needs, drive and execute strategic initiatives to support business staffing needs while promoting the Aliaxis North American companies’ brands (ex: IPEX etc.)

You will be required to oversee the day-to-day recruitment operations. This role will require leading a team of Talent Acquisition professionals across North America.

Principal Responsibilities

• In partnership with the TA leadership team, develop and drive recruitment initiatives and projects to support Talent Acquisition evolution

• Strategically assess the effectiveness of current programs in achieving organizational objectives; identify best practices and benchmarks; and develop recommendations for modifications to align to HR strategy and business goals.

• Lead and participate in continuous improvement projects to enhance candidate experience, recruiter efficiency, and overall TA effectiveness.

• Continuously improve the overall recruitment process, both internally and externally. This also includes developing key metrics to understand business and customer value as well as measure our current performance and identify priorities and leading indicators

• Drive data literacy across the Talent Acquisition team by integrating metrics into daily recruitment practices and decision-making.

• Use data insights to identify performance gaps, prioritize improvements, and align recruitment efforts with business goals.

• Help drive data literacy in Talent Acquisition Specialist day-to-day recruitment activities when providing recommendations and in decision making.

• Support talent acquisition programs and initiatives including hiring manager training, process improvements, and technology

• Develop innovative strategies in understanding the businesses challenges around acquiring and retaining talent.

• Contribute to our social media Branding Strategy to help build our employer brand

• Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies to include professional networking, direct sourcing, employee referrals, and advertising with particular focus on hard to source regions and skill sets.

• Manage a team of Talent Acquisition professionals (includes coaching, performance metrics and projects)

• Support full-cycle recruitment for all areas of the business for Senior roles

• Sourcing candidates using innovative solutions that attracts talent to our organization

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with HR partners and hiring managers.

• In partnership with TA team manage relationships with external vendors including, but not limited to job boards, AI recruitment tools.

• Work with Legal and Compliance to ensure we implement strategies to mitigate any recruitment risks (i.e. audits, process mapping and policies etc).

• Provide additional support to HR team when needed

Qualifications & Experience

•  Post-secondary education in Human Resources

•  CHRP designation is an asset

•  7+ years’ experience in recruitment with a minimum of 5 years in as senior recruitment position

• 5+ years of supporting continuous improvement initiatives/projects within Human Resources

•  5+ years in leadership

•  3+ years in building recruitment metrics and reporting

•  Strong project management experience

•  Strong Microsoft Office (excel, power point, word, outlook) skills

•  Experience with relevant social media and recruitment/applicant tracking platforms

•  Experience in a multi-location manufacturing environment considered an asset

• Experience using Workday is an asset or another ATS

•  Bilingualism (French/English) is an asset

The compensation for this position is between 105,500  and  $131,900.00 CAN annually, based on experience and qualifications.

IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com