Our client, is seeking an experienced, results-driven Project Manager to join their Talent Acquisition Operations team.
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In this high-ownership role, you will lead medium to complex initiatives supporting talent acquisition operations, recruitment technology, compliance, and operational readiness. This is an end-to-end project management position requiring a self-starter who can independently assess business challenges, navigate ambiguity, develop strategic recommendations, and drive execution from concept through post-implementation stabilization. Operating across cross-functional HR, technology, and business teams, you will evaluate operational needs, mitigate project risks, and implement scalable solutions that drive measurable improvements in efficiency, compliance, and user experience.
Duration: 6-Month Contract
Work Arrangement: On-site / Hybrid (3 days per month on-site)
Advantages
High-Ownership Execution Scope: Lead key operational initiatives independently, with full accountability for driving projects from initial assessment to final stabilization.
Flexible On-Site Requirement: Enjoy significant remote autonomy with a low-frequency on-site schedule of just 3 days per month.
Cross-Functional Visibility: Partner closely with global HR leaders, Talent Acquisition teams, process owners, and technology partners.
Strategic Operational Impact: Drive tangible enhancements in global recruitment workflows, candidate experience, and compliance standards.
Responsibilities
Initiative Ownership: Lead assigned medium-to-complex cross-functional projects supporting Talent Acquisition Operations, or serve as a dedicated workstream lead within larger enterprise transformations.
Strategic Assessment & Design: Evaluate complex operational challenges, identify root causes, assess business impacts, and develop scalable technical/procedural recommendations.
End-to-End Delivery: Develop comprehensive project plans, track critical dependencies, manage competing priorities, and execute delivery from initial discovery through go-live.
Risk & Issue Governance: Proactively identify implementation risks, compliance gaps, and operational bottlenecks, developing effective mitigation strategies.
Stakeholder Alignment: Facilitate cross-functional decision-making, manage stakeholder expectations, and deliver clear executive-level presentations, status updates, and briefings.
Qualifications
Professional Experience: 5+ years of dedicated project management, program management, or business operations experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
Autonomous Delivery Track Record: Proven ability to translate high-level business objectives into actionable execution plans with minimal oversight.
Analytical & Communication Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving abilities paired with exceptional written, verbal, and executive presentation skills.
Software Tooling Proficiency: Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
Preferred Assets & Nice-to-Haves
Direct experience supporting Talent Acquisition, Recruiting Operations, or HR Operations.
Experience working with Workday and modern recruitment technology ecosystems.
Familiarity with global or multi-country business initiatives.
Solid understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid frameworks) and operational change management principles.
Summary
If you are a tech-savvy Project Manager who pairs 5+ years of complex project execution experience with the autonomy, analytical rigor, and stakeholder management skills needed to optimize Talent Acquisition Operations, this 6-month contract opportunity is an ideal next step. Bring your initiative ownership, process design precision, and collaborative leadership to our client's team today!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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Our client, is seeking an experienced, results-driven Project Manager to join their Talent Acquisition Operations team.
In this high-ownership role, you will lead medium to complex initiatives supporting talent acquisition operations, recruitment technology, compliance, and operational readiness. This is an end-to-end project management position requiring a self-starter who can independently assess business challenges, navigate ambiguity, develop strategic recommendations, and drive execution from concept through post-implementation stabilization. Operating across cross-functional HR, technology, and business teams, you will evaluate operational needs, mitigate project risks, and implement scalable solutions that drive measurable improvements in efficiency, compliance, and user experience.
Duration: 6-Month Contract
Work Arrangement: On-site / Hybrid (3 days per month on-site)
Advantages
High-Ownership Execution Scope: Lead key operational initiatives independently, with full accountability for driving projects from initial assessment to final stabilization.
Flexible On-Site Requirement: Enjoy significant remote autonomy with a low-frequency on-site schedule of just 3 days per month.
...
Cross-Functional Visibility: Partner closely with global HR leaders, Talent Acquisition teams, process owners, and technology partners.
Strategic Operational Impact: Drive tangible enhancements in global recruitment workflows, candidate experience, and compliance standards.
Responsibilities
Initiative Ownership: Lead assigned medium-to-complex cross-functional projects supporting Talent Acquisition Operations, or serve as a dedicated workstream lead within larger enterprise transformations.
Strategic Assessment & Design: Evaluate complex operational challenges, identify root causes, assess business impacts, and develop scalable technical/procedural recommendations.
End-to-End Delivery: Develop comprehensive project plans, track critical dependencies, manage competing priorities, and execute delivery from initial discovery through go-live.
Risk & Issue Governance: Proactively identify implementation risks, compliance gaps, and operational bottlenecks, developing effective mitigation strategies.
Stakeholder Alignment: Facilitate cross-functional decision-making, manage stakeholder expectations, and deliver clear executive-level presentations, status updates, and briefings.
Qualifications
Professional Experience: 5+ years of dedicated project management, program management, or business operations experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
Autonomous Delivery Track Record: Proven ability to translate high-level business objectives into actionable execution plans with minimal oversight.
Analytical & Communication Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving abilities paired with exceptional written, verbal, and executive presentation skills.
Software Tooling Proficiency: Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
Preferred Assets & Nice-to-Haves
Direct experience supporting Talent Acquisition, Recruiting Operations, or HR Operations.
Experience working with Workday and modern recruitment technology ecosystems.
Familiarity with global or multi-country business initiatives.
Solid understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid frameworks) and operational change management principles.
Summary
If you are a tech-savvy Project Manager who pairs 5+ years of complex project execution experience with the autonomy, analytical rigor, and stakeholder management skills needed to optimize Talent Acquisition Operations, this 6-month contract opportunity is an ideal next step. Bring your initiative ownership, process design precision, and collaborative leadership to our client's team today!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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