At OSI Maritime Systems, we pride ourselves on delivering world-class navigation and bridge systems. With decades of experience serving military customers, we remain at the forefront of innovation in the maritime industry. Our collaborative and dynamic environment ensures every team member contributes to advancing marine safety and operational excellence. With a global presence, we are proud to have offices in Canada, UK, Taiwan, Australia and Germany.
The Role
The Team Lead, Talent Acquisition operates as a strategic partner to the business, working across functional teams to drive OSI’s recruiting function forward. This role combines hands-on recruitment with leadership responsibilities, ensuring effective recruitment practices are applied globally. The Team Lead is responsible for crafting OSI’s global recruitment strategy, while guiding and mentoring a small team of recruiters.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain talent acquisition and sourcing strategies to support current and future business needs.
- Lead and mentor a small team of recruiters in Canada and the EU, ensuring alignment with OSI’s global recruitment priorities and delivering high-quality hires.
- Manage full-cycle recruitment activities to attract and present a pool of qualified candidates for consideration, in a highly technical and international environment.
- Act as Subject Matter Expert: provide training in effective behavioral interviews, coach hiring teams on best practices, and guide candidates throughout the recruitment process.
- Support hiring managers in determining selection criteria, preparing job postings, processing approvals, posting jobs, screening resumes, interviewing applicants, and coordinating candidate testing.
- Act as a talent ambassador and ensure a positive recruitment experience for internal stakeholders as well as candidates.
- Build and manage pipelines of active and passive candidates across multiple global markets, proactively engaging with talent in Canada, the EU, and other regions.
- Build and maintain an effective talent acquisition and social marketing strategy to position OSI as an employer of choice.
- Track, analyze, and report on recruitment metrics, leveraging Excel and other tools to provide insights and identify areas for improvement.
- Select and manage recruitment vendors such as employment agencies, universities, and industry associations.
- Attend and coordinate participation in career fairs and other networking/candidate sourcing events.
- Monitor and measure recruitment results against Key Performance Indicators, ensuring accountability within the team.
- Actively identify opportunities for process optimization and improvement.
- Ensure diversity and inclusion are embedded at each stage of the recruitment process
- 7+ years’ experience; recruiting in a fast-paced technology field
- Excellent MS Office skills especially with Word and Excel
- Experience with reporting & metrics to achieve a data driven recruitment function
- Experience using Ceridian Dayforce is an advantage
- Experience recruiting in other countries, namely the UK, Germany, India, Taiwan, and Australia is considered an asset.
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- High level of professionalism, integrity, discretion and judgment
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to problem solve and be flexible
- Required to obtain security clearance
- Collaborative Culture: Work with a talented and supportive team that values innovation and teamwork.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: OSI is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute their best.
- Growth Opportunities: We invest in our employees' professional development and career growth with an annual employee driven development program.
- Competitive Benefits: Enjoy health, dental, RSP, vacation and a healthy work-life balance environment!