Manager, Talent

Job Description 

Calgary Economic Development (CED) is an opportunity-maker, helping to spark and fuel Calgary’s growth. Our mandate is to position Calgary for long term economic success, through the expansion, retention and attraction of companies, capital and talent. We offer a wealth of information to help everyone succeed and we tirelessly promote Calgary, in Canada and around the world. We are passionate about our role in shaping and sharing Calgary’s story - a place of blue sky thinking and unexpected opportunities.

Job Summary 

As a key member of the Investor Experience Team, the Manager, Talent leads initiatives and delivers responsive, curated talent support to local companies expanding in Calgary and to foreign companies growing into Calgary. The role works alongside the Business Development team across key sectors to support CED’s goal of growing businesses and attracting in demand talent to Calgary. A key part of the role is building strong relationships with corporate clients, Team Calgary partners, government and immigration officials, post-secondary institutions, and the local Calgary talent ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities 

Talent Support

• Provide talent information and insights to our clients to assist in filling their open roles. This can include the funding landscape to offset the cost of hiring, updates to immigration programs, average salary data, and information on Calgary based talent programs, for example, work integrated learning.


• Understand Federal and Provincial Immigration programs/ policies and support the processing of any applicable client referrals, including but not limited to IRCC’s Global Talent Stream and Dedicated Service Channel.


• Identify and develop local, national and international talent specific partner relationships to further our retention and attraction efforts (international talent recruitment, settlement efforts).


• Identify and support local industry associations including those focused on the placement of underrepresented talent.


• Work effectively with government agencies and stakeholder committees. 


• Manage and execute all CED talent related activations and events.


• Curate quarterly talent newsletter identifying upcoming events, policy changes and industry insights.


• Record and manage activities in CRM.

Talent Initiatives

• Research talent ecosystem opportunities and collaborate to create quarterly communications to our clients. 


• Create talent information templates describing the fulsome talent ecosystem in Calgary to expeditiously serve our clients.


• Engage the Business Development Team to identify the talent needs of each sector and plan appropriate programs as needed.


• Actively participate in talent ecosystem meetings that advance curriculum and or other programming to meet current and future talent demands. 


• Deliver talent specific presentations to corporations and stakeholder groups as requested.


• Actively promote our talent attraction and talent retention work on social media channels.
  
  

Talent Strategy

• Identify ecosystems gaps and develops resources and programming to fill the needs.


• Quarterly budget forecasting and management.


• Create and revise annual action plans for Talent and Workforce connections as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.


• Support Director Real Estate & Investor Experience to determine and support CED’s strategic direction.


• Analyze labour market & immigration information, trend data and business intelligence to inform decisions. 


• Ensure that new and ongoing initiatives support opportunities outlined in Uplook (economic strategy for Calgary) relating to equity-deserving, diverse and inclusive workforces that will help Calgary advance its economic, environmental and social goals to drive impact.

Let’s Talk About You

You’re a relationship-driven professional who thrives on connecting people, ideas, and opportunities. You bring a strong understanding of talent ecosystems, workforce trends, and the evolving needs of growing companies.
With a collaborative mindset and a passion for Calgary’s economic future, you take ownership, think strategically, and consistently look for ways to improve how talent is attracted, developed, and retained.

Education

Post Secondary education (international trade, economics, commerce, business administration or workforce development)

Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar field. 

Key Competencies

• A proven track record in talent, recruitment and/or workforce development, talent attraction and connection and immigration related activities and background a must.


• Effective at working independently and as a member of a team with an ability to collaborate, seek input from and build a sense of team across business units.


• Proven ability to identify opportunities and deliver timely and efficient results and service in a changing environment.


• Sound judgment and ability in handling matters of a confidential and/or sensitive nature.


• Excellent oral (including presentation and public speaking) and written skills.


• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities for own workload based upon need for immediate action, work objectives and schedules requiring independent judgment.


• Experience working effectively in a fast-paced environment and during stressful periods, while maintaining a composed disposition.


• CRM experience, preferably Hubspot.


• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to execute in a timely and professional manner.

What's In It For You?

CED offers more than a competitive base salary to our employees. We have a comprehensive benefit plan that includes 100% employer paid benefit premiums, RRSP’s, a health care spending account, and a generous vacation and flex time policy. We are committed to our employee’s mental health and offer resilience training with Headversity, free counselling with an EAP program, in addition to paramedical coverage through our medical benefits plan.

CED encourages and supports life-long learning and professional development. Employees are encouraged to access up to $2500 per year of funded professional development training opportunities. If you are looking for purpose driven work and are interested in joining us on our mission to diversify Calgary’s economy, we invite you to apply.

EDI Commitment Statement:

Calgary Economic Development celebrates diversity and is committed to advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). Through EDI, we create a path to success for all our employees, where they have equal opportunity for advancement, have the voice to contribute to our collective growth and development and work in an inclusive environment.

We strongly believe in accessibility in the work we do and welcome requests to make the hiring process as accessible as possible. Accommodations are available for candidates on request during

all aspects of the selection process. Please advise at any point and we will do our best to work with you to meet your needs.

Calgary Economic Development adheres to the Alberta Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples and persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. Please be aware that Calgary Economic Development is committed to having a safe work environment.

To Apply: 

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume in confidence to:

calgaryeconomic.bamboohr.com/careers by 3:00pm, June 22, 2026.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.