Jack Cameron
Brampton,ON
Summary
A dedicated Talent Acquisition professional successful at managing the full recruitment life cycle. Develops and implements customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates. Offering over 20 years of recruitment strategy development. experience. Goal-oriented recruiting professional motivated to achieve demanding targets under tight deadlines. Proficient in developing and overseeing diverse candidate pipelines, marketing plans, and advertising strategies. An expert in enhancing the candidate experience as well as stakeholder management.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
AMS Canada /Contracted To Regeneron Pharmaceutical
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Enhanced recruitment processes by implementing innovative sourcing strategies and streamlining candidate assessment techniques.
- Reduced time-to-fill by optimizing job postings, utilizing targeted recruitment channels, and leveraging professional networks.
- Developed strong relationships with hiring managers to better understand their needs and deliver top talent effectively.
- Full lifecycle recruitment of senior sales and senior administration management positions in Canada & USA.
- Provided exceptional candidate experience throughout the entire hiring process, ensuring clear communication, timely feedback, and respectful interactions.
- Mentored junior team members on best practices in talent acquisition, contributing to overall team success and growth.
- Managed a high volume of 10 - 22 requisitions across various departments while maintaining excellent customer service standards for both internal stakeholders and external candidates.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
HirePower Inc. IKO Industries Ltd
12.2018 - 07.2022
- Manage full-cycle recruitment with a focus on 25 - 35 requisitions including Information Technology and Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, positions
- Aligning talent and business goals by understanding the business to effectively execute sourcing, recruitment, and selection strategies to support business objectives
- Assess the recruitment needs of the functional managers by developing strong relationships and acting as their SME business partner/ advisor
- Provide technical expertise and sound business acumen by sharing market intelligence
- Implement effective and innovative techniques for identifying new talent including internet searches, social media, talent campaigns, referrals, cold-calling, and networking
- Continually develop specialized candidate pipelines by studying competitor and market trends.
- Work onsite and remotely with the business and recruitment team in Canada and the USA.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Samsung Canada
09.2018 - 12.2018
- Full cycle recruitment supporting the Retail Consumer Marketing & Ecommerce Group
- Developed strong relationships with hiring managers to better understand their needs and deliver top talent effectively.
- Provided exceptional candidate experience throughout the entire hiring process, ensuring clear communication, timely feedback, and respectful interactions.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Algonquin Power & Utilities
12.2016 - 09.2018
- Partner with business leaders, Canadian & USA Human Resource team members, and vendors to drive recruitment strategies
- Supporting clients in Accounting & Finance, Operations, Business Development, Operations, Human Resources, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations and Engineering
- End to end full cycle recruitment and sourcing
- Fiscal 2017 part of a Team that filled over 200 positions with no agency fees on FTE roles.
Sr. Sourcing Specialist- Canada
Johnson & Johnson Canada
05.2012 - 10.2016
- Successfully developed and implemented an Enterprise wide Sourcing strategy to build a talent pipeline for Johnson & Johnson Canada, as well as establish best practice guidelines and tools to attract & manage passive talent
- Partnering with Canadian & USA Global Talent Acquisition team members, Human Resource and Business Stakeholders for 3 operating divisions (Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices and Johnson & Johnson Consumer)
- Partnered with Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners and HR Generalists in Canada & USA to implement talent pipeline strategies, processes, policies, SOP's and services that are aligned with the core values, mission, and vision of the organization
- Created documentation to track recruitment data and metrics that is utilized to assess gaps and educate hiring managers on process, strategy and value add
- Supporting clients in Research & Development (R&D) that encompassed, Medical Access, and Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Legal, Quality & Assurance, Human Resources and Board level positions in Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing
- Successfully converted over 45 professional passive candidates in hires resulting in a cost saving of over $1.5 million in agency fees
- Successfully completed 4 Board of Director level placements.
General Manager/Senior Recruiter
CCG Global Recruitment Inc.
11.1998 - 05.2012
- Responsible for search execution across multiple industries and disciplines in retain executive search and contingency management search
- Searches were conducted primarily in Professional Services Sales, Pharmaceutical Healthcare, Telecommunications, Waste Management, Chemical and Financial Services
- Client companies ranged from Fortune 100 to Employee owned and private firms
- Developed search strategies and all search documents including target company lists, target candidate lists, marketing communications, position summaries, candidate assessments and status reports
- Consulted with clients to define and develop position specifications, including the compelling features of the opportunity
- Identified target companies and prospective candidates utilizing multiple recruiting tools and best practices
- Supervising, mentoring and training a staff of 4 recruiters.
Sr. Sourcing Specialist
Rogers Communications (Contract)
06.2011 - 04.2012
- Contracted to implement Sourcing Model for Rogers Corporate which included Sales, Marketing Operations Engineering, Finance and Human Resources
- Provided insight and recommendations on the best way for the organization to implement a proactive approach to Talent Acquisition
- Ensured the successful implementation and execution of new sourcing practices
- Assessed sourcing opportunities in order to develop, implement and institutionalize various sourcing strategies
- Worked with business areas to define their sourcing needs
- Responsible for the sourcing of pivotal roles to drive business objectives primarily in the Marketing/Sales vertical
- Source candidates through various sourcing techniques such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Direct sourcing, Boolean search strings, User associations/groups/forums, Professional Associations, Internet Research, Database Mining, Referrals, Networking.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, Finance
Aviva Insurance Inc.
09.2010 - 07.2011
- Responsible for full lifecycle recruitment for all Finance and Actuarial roles at all levels in Canada and the USA
- I was tasked with a mandate of repairing and building internal and external relationships
- Source candidates through various sourcing techniques such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Direct sourcing, Boolean search strings, User associations/groups/forums, Professional Associations, Internet Research, Database Mining, Referrals, Networking.
Senior Recruiter
TJX Canada / Winners Merchants International L.P.
04.2010 - 09.2010
- Full lifecycle recruitment services for the Winners Distribution Center (West Drive) facility
- Actively lead the recruitment process and consistently demonstrate exceptional communication with Hiring Managers, Candidates, and Recruitment Team
- Create and execute a robust recruitment strategy for each position in order to attract enough qualified candidates to effectively fill positions
- Partner with the Hiring Managers to understand the business dynamics and headcount needs of each department develop recruitment plans and deliver quality talent.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Ceridian Canada / C-tap division
03.2007 - 01.2009
- I worked with CTAP (Ceridian Talent Acquisition Practice), which is Ceridian's Corporate Recruitment Process Outsourcing Solution
- CTAP provides full cycle recruitment services to major corporations that wish to outsource their entire recruitment process
- Senior Recruiter responsible for their largest client, MTS Allstream providing recruitment specifically for Allstream's Sales & Marketing, Professional Services Consulting Practice nationally in Canada
- This encompasses the full life cycle recruitment and talent acquisition of Professional Sales and Marketing talent of all levels as well as MTS Allstream's internal management and executive requirements.
Senior Recruiter
Head2Head Inc
02.2003 - 06.2006
- Developed strong relationships with hiring managers to better understand their needs and successfully fill vacancies in a timely manner.
- Conducted thorough candidate screenings, resulting in higher quality interviews and placements.
- Actively participated in local job fairs to promote company brand among prospective employees while identifying potential talent matches for current vacancies.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.
National Recruitment Manager
Group Telecom
12.2001 - 12.2002
- Streamlined the recruitment process by implementing a centralized applicant tracking system, reducing time-to-hire and improving candidate experience.
- Built strong relationships with hiring managers through consistent communication, resulting in better understanding of their needs and more efficient candidate selection.
- Analyzed recruitment metrics regularly to identify areas of opportunity for improvement, implementing necessary adjustments to enhance overall performance.
- Reduced the annual Agency expenditures from $2.5 million to under $75,000 in fiscal 2001.
Senior Recruiter
Shred-it Canada Inc.
Senior Recruiter
Winners Merchants Inc.
Senior Talent Advisor
Education
Skills
- Client Service focused consistently delivering value by providing high quality service
- Able to communicate effectively with internal clients to unearth and articulate resource requirements
- Successfully develops new relationships and maintains existing relationships with internal clients and stakeholders
- Adept at direct recruiting, sourcing, networking, screening, behavioural interviewing, reference checking and compensation negotiations for candidates at all levels
- Technically astute with proven abilities with Internet Recruiting Strategies, on line searches, data mining, job posting and resume database providers
- Hands on experience with the following Applicant Tracking Systems-Workday, Taleo , Applicant Stack, People Click, Njoyn, Ecruiter, Monster TMS, Talcura and various in-house systems
- Strong user of social media tools for branding, candidate experience, stakeholder experience as well as social recruiting utilizing LinkedIn, Indeed , ZipRecruiter, Twitter, Google Plus and Facebook
- DISC certified with Thomas International
- AI (Artificial Intelligence) Sourcing ARYA
References
References upon request
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
AMS Canada /Contracted To Regeneron Pharmaceutical
08.2023 - 03.2024
Senior Recruitment Consultant
HirePower Inc. IKO Industries Ltd
12.2018 - 07.2022
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Samsung Canada
09.2018 - 12.2018
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Algonquin Power & Utilities
12.2016 - 09.2018
Sr. Sourcing Specialist- Canada
Johnson & Johnson Canada
05.2012 - 10.2016
Sr. Sourcing Specialist
Rogers Communications (Contract)
06.2011 - 04.2012
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, Finance
Aviva Insurance Inc.
09.2010 - 07.2011
Senior Recruiter
TJX Canada / Winners Merchants International L.P.
04.2010 - 09.2010
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Ceridian Canada / C-tap division
03.2007 - 01.2009
Senior Recruiter
Head2Head Inc
02.2003 - 06.2006
National Recruitment Manager
Group Telecom
12.2001 - 12.2002
General Manager/Senior Recruiter
CCG Global Recruitment Inc.
11.1998 - 05.2012
Senior Recruiter
Shred-it Canada Inc.
Senior Recruiter
Winners Merchants Inc.
Senior Talent Advisor
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