Vice President - Talent Acquisition

Location: Vaughan (Hybrid - minimum 3 days from office in Vaughan) • Regions: Canada, U.S., India • Reports to: CEO

Company: TechBlocks — an engineering‑led, cloud‑ and AI‑native software services firm with GCC delivery in India and onshore leadership in North America.

Role Summary

Own TechBlocks’ global people engine with a heavy emphasis on Talent Acquisition. You will architect and run a high velocity hiring and retention machine across Canada, the U.S., and India for a multi‑shore software engineering services model. This role requires a proven leader from IT services who blends executive search, large‑scale technical recruiting, vendor ecosystems, and region‑specific retention playbooks—while safeguarding cost, speed, and quality.

What You’ll Lead

Talent Acquisition (70%)

• Build and run a multi‑shore TA operating model (Canada/U.S. onshore + India GCC) covering product engineering, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), data/AI, QA, DevOps, architecture, and program leadership.
• Stand up 90‑day hiring sprints / pilot factories aligned to account ramps with strict SLAs (time‑to‑offer, time‑to‑start, offer‑to‑join).
• Create a tiered partner network (boutiques, specialist agencies, subcontractors) for surge capacity and niche skills at short notice; negotiate rate cards and outcome‑based terms.
• Drive executive hiring & talent hunting for client‑facing leaders (Client Partners, Delivery Directors, Chief Architects, Practice Heads).
• Build evergreen talent communities (GitHub, Kaggle, LinkedIn, meetups, universities) and referral engines; spearhead campus + lateral pipelines in India and North America.
• Implement assessment standards (tech screens, code tests, architecture cases, role simulations) with quality‑of‑hire feedback loops from Delivery.

HR & People Ops (30%)

• Own retention & engagement programs tailored to each region (India focus on offer‑to‑join, buy‑outs, counteroffers, early‑tenure stickiness; NA focus on EVP, flexible work, leadership pathways).
• Calibrate comp & benefits across regions (banding, market indexes, variable pay for delivery KPIs; PEPM optimization).
• Ensure compliance (Canada ESA, U.S. FLSA/EEO, India Shops & Establishments, PoSH), immigration/mobility, and auditable HR operations.
• Partner with Practices to run guilds/CoEs, career frameworks, and learning paths (cloud certs, Snowflake/dbt, AI/GenAI, SRE).
• Champion a respectful, performance‑driven culture aligned with TechBlocks’ engineering DNA and AI‑native strategy.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years in IT services HR/TA; 5+ years leading multi‑shore (US/Canada + India) talent engines.
• Deep fluency in India hiring dynamics (buy‑outs, counters, notice periods, joining ratios) and North America senior‑talent markets.
• Proven build‑out of GCCs / delivery centers, surge hiring for account ramps, and executive search for client‑facing leaders.
• Strong vendor ecosystem management: boutiques, subcontractors, and RPOs; skilled in rate card, outcome‑based and gain‑share constructs.
• Data‑driven operator: funnels, SLAs, forecasting, capacity models; expert with ATS (Greenhouse/Lever), HRIS (Workday/Bamboo), LinkedIn Recruiter, and technical assessments (HackerRank/CodeSignal).
• Cultural fluency and negotiation across India and North America; crisp executive communication with C‑suite and client leaders.

Core Competencies

• Talent hunter: networks in cloud/data/AI/modern engineering; story‑seller of our EVP.
• Cost & speed discipline: balances quality with commercial realities.
• Partnership builder: universities, meetups, bootcamps, specialist vendors.
• Change leader: designs policies that scale without killing agility.

Nice‑to‑Have

• Experience supporting regulated/asset‑heavy clients (utilities, energy) and retail/commerce.
• Familiarity with pilot‑factory or 90‑day wave models, and outcome‑based staffing constructs.

Why TechBlocks

Join an engineering‑led, AI‑native services firm building platforms for blue‑chip clients. You’ll own the people engine that powers our growth across Canada, the U.S., and India.