Talent Acquisition Leader, North America at Savaria Corporation – Brampton, Ontario

About Savaria – Better Mobility for Life

Savaria is a global leader in accessibility and patient care products, designing and building wheelchair lifts, stairlifts, elevators for home and commercial applications, medical beds, ceiling track lifts and patient slings. Our vision is to empower people with mobility for life. We achieve this by providing products that improve mobility and access in daily life, and through our drive to build quality products and to be attentive to the needs of our customers.

Savaria employs 2,500 valued associates globally and has 11+ manufacturing facilities to reach markets in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

Position Summary

As our Talent Acquisition Leader you will play a strategic and hands-on leadership role in shaping how we attract, engage, and hire top talent across North America. You will build proactive sourcing pipelines, elevate our employer brand, and partner with business leaders to support organizational growth. Providing leadership and guidance to Talent Acquisition Specialists.

Job Summary

The Talent Acquisition Leader is responsible for designing and executing a strategic, scalable recruitment function, managing full‑cycle hiring, developing proactive talent pipelines, and leading the recruitment business process. This role ensures our company remains competitive in attracting skilled manufacturing, engineering, sales, and field services talent.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing organization that is committed to quality, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Work Location:

This is a 100% on-site position in Brampton, ON.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop, implement, and continuously refine North America recruitment strategies aligned with business goals.
  
  
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines by sourcing both active and passive candidates in a competitive market both external and internal
  
  
• Lead, coach, hiring managers on recruitment processes
  
  

End-to-End Talent Acquisition

• Oversee full-cycle recruitment, including job definition, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer management.
  
  
• Forecast hiring needs in close collaboration with department leaders and workforce planning initiatives.
  
  
• Implement new sourcing methods and optimize the use of job boards, social platforms, and digital recruiting tools.
  
  
• Build long-term relationships with industry associations, schools, and community partners to diversify talent pipelines.
  
  
• Strengthen employer branding initiatives in collaboration with HR and marketing teams.
  
  
• Track recruitment metrics and deliver weekly hiring progress reports to HR leadership and hiring managers.
  
  
• Enhance recruitment operations through continuous improvement, technology utilization, and best-practice adoption. Includes development of skill assessment tools where appropriate.
  
  
• Ensure strong candidate experience and efficient onboarding processes that support new-hire success.
  
  
• Build and refine in collaboration with the HR Business Partners, robust on-boarding programs by functional areas of the business.
  
  
• Ensure all hiring practices meet labor laws, company policies, and diversity, equity, and inclusion standards.
  

Qualifications & Experience

Education & Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, a related field or equivalent work experience preferred

Experience

• Minimum 6 years of progressive talent acquisition experience filling roles for Canada and the US, with 2-3 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
  
  
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, or technical recruitment strongly preferred.
  
  
• 2+ years experience providing ‘inhouse” recruitment services with a national or global company preferred.
  
  
• Familiar with job evaluation, grading, pay bands an asset
  
  
• Experience with global mobility including immigration an asset
  
  
• Bilingual English/French an asset
  
  

Key Skills

• Strong command of full-cycle recruiting and sourcing strategies.
  
  
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
  
  
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment analytics.
  
  
• Ability to balance strategic planning with hands‑on execution in a fast‑paced entrepreneurial environment.
  

Why Work with Us?

• Opportunity to shape a high-impact talent acquisition function
  
  
• Leadership role with direct impact on workforce strategy
  
  
• Be part of a global, publicly traded company with a meaningful mission
• Opportunities for learning, development, and career growth
• Work with a collaborative and inclusive team that values innovation and integrity
• Make a difference by helping people access a better quality of life
• Salary: $90-$115K. Final compensation will be set fairly and thoughtfully based on experience, expertise, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities.

Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility

Savaria is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace for all individuals. We value diversity in our workforce and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will work with you to meet your needs in accordance with applicable accessibility laws.

AI & Technology Notice (Recruitment Process)

Savaria may use technology tools to support parts of our recruitment process, including video/audio interview recording and secure internal systems to manage applications. Candidate information may be processed through our HR systems (including ADP Workforce Now) to support scheduling, communication, and recruitment workflow.

Interview recordings, where used, are collected for evaluation purposes only and are handled in a secure and confidential manner, in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

Please note that we receive a high volume of applications. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in Savaria.

Apply Now

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to something that matters, we encourage you to apply today.

Hiring steps

1. Pre-screening with HR

2. Virtual Interview with hiring manager/ Interview panels

3. In-person Interview and facility tour

4. Background check and offer