Talent Acquisition Specialist
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Moderate value score reflecting solid benefits and the opportunity to shape recruitment strategies, but may not appeal to those seeking a purely technical role.
- Solid benefits and recruitment strategy influence
- Flexible work arrangement with a casual atmosphere
- Open to diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Balance between strategic oversight and recruiting
Pros
- Ability to influence recruitment strategies in a growing tech firm
- Comprehensive benefits from day one
- Flexible work environment with casual dress code
Cons
- Role demands both technical recruiting and strategic oversight
- Potential for a high volume of roles to fill may lead to stress
- Requires excellent communication and organizational skills
Who it's for
Mid-level • Hybrid
Good fit
- Talent acquisition professionals with a technical background
- Strategic thinkers passionate about recruitment
- Individuals eager to foster company culture through hiring
Not recommended for
- Technical specialists uninterested in HR processes
- New entrants to recruitment
- Those preferring a traditional HR role
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Talent Acquisition Specialist
ABOUT COOLIT SYSTEMS INC.
Founded in Calgary, Alberta in 2001, CoolIT Systems is the leading Direct Liquid Cooling technology provider for data centers, supercomputers, and desktop computers. We design and manufacture solutions used by the largest tech companies globally.
Recognized as one of “The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2023” by Financial Times and honored with the Deloitte Fast 50 Clean Technology award in 2022, as well as the Deloitte Fast 500 distinction in both 2021 and 2022, CoolIT's rapid growth is capturing global attention.
As demand for generative AI, high performance computing and cloud solutions rapidly expands, there has never been a more exciting time to join our team.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Role:
CoolIT Systems is looking for a dynamic and strategic Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team and help us build the future of liquid cooling technology. This high-impact role goes beyond traditional recruiting, seeking an expert who can proactively source top-tier technical and high-volume talent, act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, and champion a world-class candidate experience. You will be responsible for the full recruitment life cycle, from strategic sourcing to a seamless onboarding handoff, all while continuously improving our processes and enhancing our employer brand. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in both technical and high-volume recruiting, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and be passionate about scaling a growing business.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and execute full-cycle recruitment strategies for a diverse portfolio of positions, balancing the high-volume demand of operations and manufacturing roles with the specialized requirements of technical and engineering talent
- Proactively sourcing both passive and active candidates to maintain a stable pipeline, utilizing various sourcing channels
- Conducting interviews and qualifying or rejecting candidates based on interview feedback and resume reviews
- Partnering with hiring managers to support recruiting efforts
- Acting as a talent advisor to hiring managers by providing market insights, compensation recommendations, and effective interviewing strategies
- Leveraging knowledge of technical markets and compensation trends to attract top-tier engineering and technical talent
- Guiding candidates through the hiring process
- Ensuring a positive and engaging candidate experience
- Maintaining a high level of follow-up with both hiring managers and candidates
- Identifying initiatives to improve brand recognition and enhance recruitment efforts
- Identifying gaps in current sourcing and screening processes and contributing to continuous improvement
- Reporting on key recruiting metrics
WHO YOU ARE
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or Diploma
- Full-cycle recruitment experience from requisition to onboarding and everything in between
- Experience recruiting for a variety of technical, product, operations and sales roles.
- Robust experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and LinkedIn Recruiter
- A track record of success
- An eagerness to learn and experiment to find best possible solutions
- Passionate about building diverse teams and talent pools
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience recruiting in a high-tech, hardware, engineering, or manufacturing environment.
- Previous experience using UKG as an ATS and HRIS
Skills
- Driven to help businesses grow and expand
- Thrive in a busy environment and are excited about energizing the environment around you
- Excellent consultative, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills that are leveraged to seek out others' perspectives by asking good questions
- Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects at a time, with strong organizational skills
WHY COOLIT?
We strive to be an employer of choice and as such we believe in rewarding our employees with career and development opportunities that will maintain and strengthen our culture while aligning to our vision and values.
We are a company that is full of vibrant, innovative people who love what we do.
Benefits
- Vacation and flex days, and paid company-wide shutdown during the holiday season.
- Comprehensive benefits including Dental, Drugs, Optical, Paramedical and Health Spending. These costs are covered by CoolIT and are enacted from your first day.
- Dress for your day – in a casual yet professional environment.
- Retention rewards like “The Big Coffee Break” that reward tenure with additional vacation time and a monetary bonus.
- Employee ownership program.
We thank every candidate in advance, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo background checks including criminal records check and education.
