Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Safe Software is looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our Human Resources team. As a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will lead full-cycle recruitment, develop creative sourcing strategies, and elevate our candidate experience while supporting hiring managers across the organization. Your work will directly influence Safe’s growth by helping us bring in resilient, high-performing talent who thrive in our dynamic environment.
About The Team
As a part of the Talent Acquisition team, you’ll join a collaborative group of recruiters and HR professionals who partner closely with hiring managers, business leaders, and the larger Human Resources team. We work cross-functionally to deeply understand business needs, deliver high-quality hiring processes, and ensure an inclusive, positive candidate experience.
The Talent Acquisition team is responsible for sourcing top talent, managing the hiring process end-to-end, implementing assessment tools, and continuously improving our recruitment practices for scalability and global growth.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will:
Manage full-cycle recruitment, from intake to offer, ensuring a positive, transparent, and engaging candidate experience.
Develop and implement innovative sourcing strategies to attract talent across Canada, the US, and international markets.
Partner closely with hiring managers to understand role requirements, refine job descriptions, and build effective recruitment strategies.
Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS systems, job boards, social sourcing, referrals, and talent market insights to identify high-quality candidates.
Conduct thorough candidate assessments, including skills evaluation and behaviour-based interviews.
Introduce and administer additional testing mechanisms (e.g., work sample tests, structured assessments, role-specific challenges) to ensure high-quality hires.
Communicate regularly with candidates, providing updates and feedback while maintaining Safe’s human-centered approach.
Analyze recruitment data and metrics to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Build and nurture ongoing talent pipelines for critical and high-volume roles.
Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies
Safers come from a variety of backgrounds with a diversity in skills and knowledge. That said, we find that those who are most successful in this role have experience with the following areas.
Required Skills
8+ years of full-cycle talent acquisition experience, preferably within the technology sector.
A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated success recruiting in the US and internationally, with strong understanding of global talent markets.
Experience designing and implementing sourcing strategies for technical and non-technical roles.
Strong interviewing capabilities, including structured interviewing and behavioural interviewing.
Ability to introduce and leverage testing mechanisms such as work samples, technical challenges, situational judgment tests, or competency-based assessments.
Effective communication skills with the ability to influence and guide hiring managers.
Strong organizational skills, time management, and ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
Ability to build and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive outreach and networking.
Technical Skills
Experience with Ashby or similar modern, data-driven Applicant Tracking Systems
Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other professional sourcing platforms
Familiarity with recruitment analytics and data-driven decision making
Desired skills / Bonus points:
Knowledge of employer branding strategies and talent market research
Training or certification in structured interviewing or assessment methodology
Experience building diversity sourcing strategies and inclusive recruitment practices
What You Can Expect
When you choose a career with Safe Software, you’re also choosing…
Meaningful Work: Make a profound impact across our business, workplace and data integration product.
A Supportive Environment: Feel empowered to share your ideas and implement them with high autonomy and team support.
Social Responsibility: Become part of a team that finds meaningful ways to give back. Take paid time off to volunteer for one of our Safe-organized opportunities that align with our core community initiatives.
Learning & Career Development: We believe in your continuous learning and growth. Take advantage of an annual learning budget and training programs paid for by Safe.
Flexible Working Hours: Flexible and remote-friendly work arrangements to fit your lifestyle. Work when you want, and how you want to.
Work-Life Balance: There's no place for burnout at Safe. Maintain a healthy balance of your personal and work life without splitting yourself in two. Enjoy 3 weeks of vacation to recharge, plus an additional paid 6 seasonal days off per year.
Health & Wellness: Extended health, dental, health or lifestyle spending, and counseling benefits from day 1. That’s right, no waiting period.
Family is important: We are dedicated to supporting our employees through parenthood and offer a Parental Leave Top-Up Program for new parents through childbirth or adoption.
Shared Success: Share in Safe’s success with our bi-annual profit sharing and RRSP/TFSA matching program.
An Accessible Commute: Regardless of your commute method, we’re located close to public transit, and provide complimentary parking and bike storage for our team!
About Safe Software
Safe Software transforms organizations with FME, the only All-Data Any-AI Enterprise Integration Platform connecting all your data, anywhere, at any velocity.
With over 30 years of expertise and 25,000+ enterprise customers across 125+ countries, we simplify your data journey, wherever it leads.
Founded in 1993, Safe is headquartered in Surrey, BC with over 300 team members and counting. We’re always looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds who are determined to learn and grow. Are you ready to join the team?
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Safe Software is an equal opportunity employer and we truly believe that innovation and strength begin with diversity and inclusion.
We welcome all candidates regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, disability, national or ethnic origin, political belief, religion, or family status.
Should you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact hr_dept@safe.com.
Notice Regarding Use of Automated Tools in Hiring
At Safe Software, we use automated tools to help us process applications and identify qualified candidates. These tools may assist in screening resumes and summarizing interview content based on the information you provide. This helps our team review applications efficiently while ensuring every candidate is considered based on the requirements of the role.
Please be assured that the final hiring decision is always made by a member of our team. For more information on how we protect your privacy, please see our policy. If you have questions about this process, please contact us at hr_dept@safe.com.