Talent Acquisition Manager (IC)

Pigment
Toronto, Canada
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Talent Acquisition professionals with headhunting experience and a background in go-to-market roles in the SaaS industry will find this hybrid, fast-paced role in Toronto appealing.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in sourcing top-tier SaaS talent and experience in go-to-market hiring will align well with this role.
    — “experience hiring go-to-market talent in the technology sector”
  • Individuals who thrive in high-growth environments and enjoy hands-on challenges will be well-suited for this position.
    — “entrepreneurial mindset and enjoy taking on challenges hands-on”
  • Professionals who can build strong relationships with candidates and internal stakeholders will stand out in this role.
    — “build trusted relationships with candidates and colleagues”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a hybrid working model tied to the New York office, which may involve travel or in-office time.
    — “full-time, permanent role based in New York, following a hybrid working model linked to our New York office”
  • The position demands a balance of volume hiring and retained-search strategies, requiring adaptability in sourcing methods.
    — “can move between volume hiring and retained-search approaches as required”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in headhunting and market mapping for SaaS GTM roles in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Develop creative, headhunting-led strategies to engage passive, top-tier SaaS talent”
  • Demonstrate your ability to coach hiring teams and improve internal recruitment processes.
    — “[REDACTED] a trusted adviser to internal stakeholders by coaching interview teams”
  • Showcase your analytical rigor and attention to detail in candidate screening and reporting.
    — “Screen and assess candidates against both values alignment and the technical or commercial competencies”
  • Emphasize your ability to deliver a personalized candidate experience from start to finish.
    — “Deliver a seamless, transparent and high-touch candidate experience”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful candidate placements
  • improved recruitment processes
  • enhanced candidate experience
Typical background
talent acquisitionrecruitment strategyheadhunting

Skills & requirements

Required

Talent AcquisitionHeadhuntingCandidate AssessmentRecruitment MetricsTeam Coaching

Preferred

Strategic PlanningProcess Improvement

About the role

Original posting from Pigment via Lever

Join Pigment: The AI Platform Redefining Business Planning

Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale. We connect people, data and processes in one intuitive, feature-rich solution, empowering teams from Finance to HR to build, adapt and align strategic plans in real time.

Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally. Industry leaders including Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens and DPD use Pigment to make better-informed decisions and confidently navigate change.

With a team of more than 600 people across Paris, London, New York, Toronto, San Francisco and Austin, we have raised nearly $400 million from leading investors and were named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.

At Pigment, we take smart risks, celebrate bold ideas and challenge the status quo while working as one team. If you are driven by innovation and ready to make an impact at scale, we would love to hear from you.

This is a full-time, permanent role based in New York, following a hybrid working model linked to our New York office.

What You’ll Do::

  • Partner directly with hiring managers and GTM executives to identify talent needs, with a primary focus on sourcing, engaging and closing high-performing candidates across a broad range of GTM roles.
  • Develop creative, headhunting-led strategies to engage passive, top-tier SaaS talent through market mapping, targeted outreach and industry intelligence.
  • Screen and assess candidates against both values alignment and the technical or commercial competencies required for each role.
  • Deliver a seamless, transparent and high-touch candidate experience from first contact through offer stage.
  • Act as a trusted adviser to internal stakeholders by coaching interview teams and sharing recruitment best practices.
  • Track and report talent acquisition metrics to identify successful approaches, bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
  • Lead initiatives that strengthen and scale the Talent Acquisition team’s processes, tools and operating model.

Who You Are::

  • Five years of experience in Talent Acquisition within a fast-growing environment, including experience hiring go-to-market talent in the technology sector.
  • Strong headhunting skills and can move between volume hiring and retained-search approaches as required.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and enjoy taking on challenges hands-on.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can build trusted relationships with candidates and colleagues.
  • Confident using productivity and recruitment tools and manage competing priorities in a structured way.
  • Curious, enjoy learning and work effectively with autonomy.
  • Pragmatic and solve problems quickly.
  • Analytical, rigorous and attentive to detail.
  • Thrive in challenging, fast-paced environments.
  • AI-savvy and technology-forward.

What We Offer::

  • A competitive package, including a highly competitive base salary, equity and comprehensive benefits.
  • Share Options.
  • A modern office in the heart of Toronto.
  • A flexible, remote-friendly environment.
  • High-quality equipment, subject to stock and availability, to help you do your best work.

How We Work::

  • Thrive Together: We win as one team, take ownership and do the right thing for colleagues, customers, partners and the planet.
  • Never Settle: We bring rigour and ambition to our work and continually improve how we deliver.
  • Go for It: We favour action, learn from every step and use those lessons to move closer to our mission.
  • Be Real, Be Humble: We give generous feedback, remain open to changing our views and approach one another with empathy.
  • Champion Our Customers: We focus on what matters, bring clarity to complexity and help our customers succeed.

Salary range starting from $100,000 CAD+

Source: Pigment careers (Lever)

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