Talent Partner (6-month Contract)

At Nelson, we’ve been shaping the future of education for children and youth across Canada for over 110 years. As the country’s largest K-12 education content provider, we remain dedicated to our legacy of looking forward, paving the way in creating boundless, accessible, and engaging learning experiences for all. Our innovative solutions, including Edwin, our digital learning platform, provides curriculum-aligned content that support diverse learning styles while fostering critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning. We listen intently to the unique needs of educators, students, and administrators everywhere, and continuously evolve what we do and build to improve their lives daily. When we’re searching for individuals to join our team, we look for bold, innovative team players with a passion for education and making a positive difference in our communities. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! Apply to join our team today. Let’s Create Possible, one learner at a time. About the Role Reporting to the Senior Talent Partner, the Talent Partner will manage full-cycle recruitment, focusing on technology, product, digital, publishing, and content roles that support Nelson’s growth as a K-12 education technology organization. Partnering closely with hiring leaders, the Talent Partner will use modern recruiting tools, data, and automation to deliver efficient, inclusive hiring, an exceptional candidate experience, and a strong start for new hires through their first few weeks. The ideal candidate is a tech-savvy recruiter who ramps up quickly, manages multiple complex searches at once, and brings experience in ed-tech, educational publishing, or K-12 education. Key Accountabilities Talent Acquisition: - Manage full-cycle recruitment for an assigned portfolio of technology, product, digital, publishing, content, and operational roles. - Partner with hiring managers on interview design, hiring decisions, and equitable, inclusive hiring processes. - Source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, talent communities, proactive outreach, and ed-tech, publishing, and education networks. - Build strong pipelines for current and future hiring needs. - Deliver a high-touch candidate experience with clear, timely communication. - Ensure hiring complies with employment legislation, EDI commitments, and internal policies. Recruitment Operations, Technology & Onboarding: - Use ATS, sourcing, automation, and analytics tools to streamline hiring workflows. - Maintain accurate ATS data and pipeline visibility across open roles. - Track diversity recruitment data to inform inclusive hiring. - Support new hires from offer acceptance through preboarding and their first few weeks, using onboarding technology to share key information and check in regularly. - Partner with hiring managers and the P&E team so new hires have a strong start and clear integration into their teams, then transition ongoing support to P&E. Requirements - 3+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience. - Experience recruiting in ed-tech, educational publishing, or K-12 education strongly preferred; technical, product, or SaaS recruiting an asset. - Strong experience with ATS, sourcing, and recruitment automation tools; LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Hiring Assistant, Workable, or HiBob experience a strong asset. - Able to ramp up quickly, juggle competing priorities, and deliver results within a six-month term. - Excellent stakeholder management skills with senior leaders and hiring managers. - Comfortable using recruitment metrics to improve hiring processes. - Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience). - HR certification (e.g., HRPA) is a plus. Benefits Compensation The base salary range for this contract full-time position begins at $70,000+ per annum based on experience. Compensation is part of our broader Total Rewards package, which includes benefits and programs that support employee well-being and growth. What We Offer At Nelson, we believe in taking care of our people. Your well-being, growth, and work-life balance matter to us, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you - professionally and personally. The below benefits apply to this temporary contract position: - Flexible work arrangement (Hybrid, 2 days/week in office) - Commuter friendly location (Sheppard & Don Mills) - Free parking on-site - Free, convenient shuttle bus service from Don Mills Subway Station to and from the office - Access to on-site fitness center and fitness classes - Access to LinkedIn Learning for continuous skill growth - Mentorship and professional development opportunities - A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential support spanning from mental health services to financial counselling, and many things in-between. Don't have 100% of the above qualifications? Do you still think Nelson is a great fit for you? We encourage you to apply anyway! Our EDI Statement Nelson teaches the world by learning from everyone in it. We are committed to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace environment. This is an integral part of our company’s culture and mission that aligns with our four key pillars of Employee Diversity, Developing Authentic and Accurate Content, Amplifying External Voices, and Supporting the Local Community and Beyond. We believe in the power of education and our ability to impact social change. Truth, honesty, integrity, and respect guide our decisions and actions in the development of learning solutions that empower success for all educators and learners. We value a respectful, inclusive, and safe workplace that nurtures belonging and represents many different cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and opinions. Everyone is free to be who they are. We foster and continue to build relationships that are equitable, diverse, and inclusive with existing and future partners in education. We commit to holding ourselves accountable by creating measurable short and long-term goals that place equity, diversity, and inclusion at the core of what we do in our resources, the workplace, the educational community, and in the larger society. We strive to build an inclusive world for everyone. We are stronger together. AI and Automated Hiring Tools Nelson uses AI support tools in our applicant tracking system to help with tasks such as summarizing points and anonymizing applications. All candidate screening, assessments, and hiring decisions are done by people. Interview Outcome Notification Nelson is committed to keeping candidates informed. All candidates who attend an interview for a publicly advertised role will be notified of the outcome of their candidacy. Candidates will be notified of the hiring decision no later than 45 days after the last interview. Our Commitment Nelson is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Inclusion, Equity and Diversity. As part of this commitment, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status. Should you require any accommodation during our recruitment and selection process, please reach out to peopleandengagement@nelson.com.