Job Description

The Talent Acquisition Specialist (French Speaker) is responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle

The role focuses on attracting, sourcing, assessing, and hiring high-caliber talent while ensuring an exceptional candidate experience and alignment with the organization’s recruitment strategy.

The successful candidate will partner closely with hiring managers, HR.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process from requisition to onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce requirements and define recruitment strategies.
• Prepare and publish engaging job advertisements across recruitment platforms and social media.
• Source candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, databases, referrals, networking, and direct search techniques.
• Conduct candidate screening, competency-based interviews, and initial assessments.
• Coordinate technical interviews with hiring managers and provide recruitment recommendations.
• Maintain strong candidate pipelines for current and future hiring requirements.
• Ensure an outstanding candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary recruitment partner for assigned departments.
• Maintain accurate candidate records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Ensure compliance with company recruitment policies and employment legislation.
• Coordinate offer preparation, negotiations, and pre-employment documentation.
• Monitor recruitment KPIs including:
• Time-to-Fill
• Time-to-Hire
• Offer Acceptance Rate
• Quality of Hire
• Candidate Experience

Continuous Improvement

• Recommend improvements to recruitment processes.
• Stay informed on market trends, sourcing techniques, and recruitment technologies.
• Support recruitment projects, workforce planning initiatives, and talent mapping exercises.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
• Professional HR certification (CIPD, SHRM, PHRi, or equivalent) is preferred.

Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruitment.
• Experience recruiting across multiple functions and seniority levels.
• Experience in multinational organizations is preferred.
• Experience recruiting for French-speaking countries is highly desirable.

Languages

• Fluent French (Mandatory)
• Fluent English (Mandatory)

Technical Skills

• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• Microsoft Office Suite
• HR Information Systems (HRIS)
• Boolean Search and X-Ray Search techniques
• Recruitment analytics and reporting

Core Competencies

• Full-Cycle Recruitment
• Talent Sourcing
• Executive Search
• Stakeholder Management
• Interviewing & Candidate Assessment
• Customer Focus
• Confidentiality
• Attention to Detail