Bilingual Talent Acquisition Associate (French Required)
Introduction
Are you a bilingual recruitment professional ready to grow your career beyond day-to-day hiring? Our client is looking for a Bilingual Talent Acquisition Associate (French Required) to join its People and Culture team in Toronto.
This permanent, full-time opportunity is ideal for someone with 1 to 2+ years of recruitment experience who enjoys connecting great candidates with meaningful opportunities and wants broader exposure to HR coordination and people-focused initiatives. You will have the opportunity to strengthen your full-cycle recruitment expertise while building experience that can support future progression into broader People Partner responsibilities.
Compensation: $55,000 to $65,000 annually
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Language Requirement: Bilingual English and French
Vacancy Status: This is an existing vacancy with immediate availability.
What You’ll Do
You will play an active role in attracting, assessing, and hiring talent across a variety of business functions. Working closely with hiring managers and members of the People and Culture team, you will manage recruitment activities from initial intake through onboarding while creating a positive candidate experience.
This is a great opportunity to build on your recruitment foundation while gaining exposure to broader HR coordination responsibilities, talent initiatives, employer branding, and people programs.
Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle recruitment, including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer coordination, and onboarding.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and define position requirements.
- Source and develop candidate pipelines through professional networks, job boards, referrals, and other recruitment channels.
- Conduct phone, virtual, behavioural, and situational interviews.
- Present qualified candidate shortlists and provide thoughtful hiring recommendations.
- Maintain accurate candidate, requisition, and onboarding information within applicant tracking and HR systems.
- Support recruitment across functions such as Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Legal, Technology, and operations.
- Maintain proactive and professional communication with candidates and hiring stakeholders.
- Contribute to recruitment marketing, employer branding, career fairs, networking, and campus initiatives.
- Participate in talent acquisition projects and broader People and Culture initiatives.
- Gain exposure to HR coordination activities that can help build a foundation for future career progression.
Qualifications
- Bilingual proficiency in English and French.
- Approximately 1 to 2+ years of hands-on talent acquisition or recruitment experience.
- Experience supporting full-cycle recruitment and managing multiple active requisitions simultaneously.
- Diploma or degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- HR designation or progress toward certification is considered an asset.
- Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruitment technology.
- Strong sourcing, interviewing, and candidate assessment skills.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Professional approach to confidential information and strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency with common Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Benefits
Our client offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support both your career and your well-being, including:
- Base salary of $55,000 to $65,000 annually.
- Paid vacation.
- Flexible health, dental, and vision benefits.
- Employee savings program.
- Employee and family assistance resources.
- Learning and professional development opportunities.
- Exposure to broader HR responsibilities and opportunities to develop toward more advanced People and Culture roles.
- Access to structured learning, mentorship, and leadership development opportunities.
Why Work with Us
This is more than an opportunity to fill requisitions. It is a chance to build a broader career in Human Resources.
Our client is committed to employee learning and development and provides opportunities for team members to expand their capabilities through mentorship, structured development, and hands-on experience. You will work alongside experienced HR professionals, build relationships with leaders across the organization, and gain exposure to both talent acquisition and broader people initiatives.
If you are bilingual in English and French, passionate about recruitment, and looking for an opportunity where strong performance can open the door to continued professional growth, we would love to connect with you.
Disclosure: “Bilingual Source uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position. This technology helps us match your unique language skills and professional experience with the specific needs of our clients. Final hiring and interview decisions continue to be made by our human recruitment experts.”
Vacancy: This is an existing vacancy with immediate availability. Our client is currently seeking Bilingual Talent Acquisition Associate (French Required).