Senior Consultant, Talent Programs & Insights

As a Senior Consultant, Talent Programs & Insights at Canadian Tire, you'll support Talent Acquisition operations across our businesses. Reporting to the AVP, Talent Acquisition, you'll help attract and engage top talent in service of our purpose: "Making Life in Canada Better." You'll partner closely with TA leaders, external vendors, and key stakeholders to deliver programs, insights, and operational excellence.

This is a full-time permanent role that is onsite four days per week at a GTA corporate office, with travel to events as needed. GTA offices are located in Oakville, Mississauga and Toronto.

Key Responsibilities

• Talent Programs & Projects: Lead and support cross-functional TA initiatives (process improvements, pilot programs, tool enhancements), bringing structure to ambiguous work, tracking milestones, and delivering measurable improvements in efficiency and effectiveness.
• Global Mobility: Own escalations and end-to-end coordination in Workday for work permits and mobility cases; maintain audit-ready tracking, deliver regular insights, and manage external vendor performance.
• Talent Vendor Management: Serve as day-to-day owner for key TA vendors (job boards, agencies, tools), leading quarterly business reviews, coordinating enablement/training for recruiters, and driving adoption of new features.
• Reporting & Insights: Build and interpret talent acquisition dashboards and reports from Workday/HRIS data; translate findings into clear insights and executive-ready storylines.
• Recruitment Marketing: Execute and optimize job sponsorships and board campaigns (LinkedIn, Indeed, and others), monitoring performance and recommending adjustments.
• Talent Events: Plan and deliver high-impact campus and special-project events (on-site and virtual), managing event budget, swag inventory, and expense tracking end to end.
• Campus Program Support: Design, launch, and continuously improve early-career programs with campus recruiters—creating program plans, candidate communications, and leader-ready presentations.

Requirements

• 5+ years in Talent Acquisition operations, programs, or talent programs including global mobility experience and ideally hands-on ownership of campus/early careers initiatives.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills and strong Excel capability (data cleaning, pivots, basic analysis).
• A confident communicator who can influence across levels—facilitating discussions with recruiters, HR, and business leaders.
• Demonstrated experience turning talent data into insights—building recurring reporting, spotting trends, and recommending actions.
• Strong working knowledge of ATS/HRIS platforms; Workday experience is a strong asset.

Salary Range: $64,000 – $106,000 (typical hiring range: $64,000 – $85,000).

5+ years in Talent Acquisition operations or talent programs including global mobility experience; advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills; experience with ATS/HRIS platforms; Workday experience is a strong asset