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Director of Talent Acquisition Location: Vaughan (Hybrid - minimum 3 days from office in Vaughan) Regions: Canada, U.S., India Reports to: CEO Company: TechBlocks an engineering-led, cloud- and AI-native software services firm with GCC delivery in India and onshore leadership in North America. Role Summary Own TechBlocks global people engine with a heavy emphasis on Talent Acquisition. You will architect and run a high velocity hiring and retention machine across Canada, the U.S., and India for a multi-shore software engineering services model. This role requires a proven leader from IT services who blends executive search, large-scale technical recruiting, vendor ecosystems, and region-specific retention playbookswhile safeguarding cost, speed, and quality. What Youll Lead Talent Acquisition (70%) - Build and run a multi-shore TA operating model (Canada/U.S. onshore + India GCC) covering product engineering, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), data/AI, QA, DevOps, architecture, and program leadership. - Stand up 90-day hiring sprints / pilot factories aligned to account ramps with strict SLAs (time-to-offer, time-to-start, offer-to-join). - Create a tiered partner network (boutiques, specialist agencies, subcontractors) for surge capacity and niche skills at short notice; negotiate rate cards and outcome-based terms. - Drive executive hiring & talent hunting for client-facing leaders (Client Partners, Delivery Directors, Chief Architects, Practice Heads). - Build evergreen talent communities (GitHub, Kaggle, LinkedIn, meetups, universities) and referral engines; spearhead campus + lateral pipelines in India and North America. - Implement assessment standards (tech screens, code tests, architecture cases, role simulations) with quality-of-hire feedback loops from Delivery. HR & People Ops (30%) - Own retention & engagement programs tailored to each region (India focus on offer-to-join, buy-outs, counteroffers, early-tenure stickiness; NA focus on EVP, flexible work, leadership pathways). - Calibrate comp & benefits across regions (banding, market indexes, variable pay for delivery KPIs; PEPM optimization). - Ensure compliance (Canada ESA, U.S. FLSA/EEO, India Shops & Establishments, PoSH), immigration/mobility, and auditable HR operations. - Partner with Practices to run guilds/CoEs, career frameworks, and learning paths (cloud certs, Snowflake/dbt, AI/GenAI, SRE). - Champion a respectful, performance-driven culture aligned with TechBlocks engineering DNA and AI-native strategy. Qualifications - 1015+ years in IT services HR/TA; 5+ years leading multi-shore (US/Canada + India) talent engines. - Deep fluency in India hiring dynamics (buy-outs, counters, notice periods, joining ratios) and North America senior-talent markets. - Proven build-out of GCCs / delivery centers, surge hiring for account ramps, and executive search for client-facing leaders. - Strong vendor ecosystem management: boutiques, subcontractors, and RPOs; skilled in rate card, outcome-based and gain-share constructs. - Data-driven operator: funnels, SLAs, forecasting, capacity models; expert with ATS (Greenhouse/Lever), HRIS (Workday/Bamboo), LinkedIn Recruiter, and technical assessments (HackerRank/CodeSignal). - Cultural fluency and negotiation across India and North America; crisp executive communication with C-suite and client leaders. Core Competencies - Operators rigor: program management, dashboards, cadence, escalations. - Talent hunter: networks in cloud/data/AI/modern engineering; story-seller of our EVP. - Cost & speed discipline: balances quality with commercial realities. - Partnership builder: universities, meetups, bootcamps, specialist vendors. - Change leader: designs policies that scale without killing agility. Nice-to-Have - Experience supporting regulated/asset-heavy clients (utilities, energy) and retail/commerce. - Familiarity with pilot-factory or 90-day wave models, and outcome-based staffing constructs. Why TechBlocks: Join an engineering-led, AI-native services firm building platforms for blue-chip clients. Youll own the people engine that powers our growth across Canada, the U.S., and India.