Team Lead, Talent Acquisition

Reports to: Manager, Talent Acquisition
Team scope: 3 direct reports

About the Role

The Team Lead, Talent Acquisition is a hands-on people leader, trusted talent advisor and operational driver accountable for strengthening recruitment execution, leader partnership and team discipline across Mattr Infrastructure Technologies. This role requires someone who can lead complex talent conversations with diplomacy, credibility and data; model the standards expected of the team; and help hiring leaders understand what best-in-class talent acquisition looks like in practice. The ideal candidate is data and metrics-driven, commercially aware and able to think strategically about how talent acquisition must evolve to support business growth.

What You’ll Do

• Act as a working lead on full-cycle searches when required, while building and maintaining scalable recruitment strategies that attract, assess and secure high-quality talent.


• Continuously challenge current practices, identify opportunities for improvement and bring modern talent acquisition practices into the team’s day-to-day work.


• Track and report on recruitment activity, vendor invoicing, talent data, key performance indicators and hiring trends.


• Support employer brand initiatives, including career fair planning, recruitment marketing activities and talent funnel development.


• Build trusted relationships with leaders, HR business partners, candidates and vendors through diplomacy, sound judgment and data-informed recommendations.


• Inform and influence hiring leaders on best-in-class talent acquisition practices, including intake discipline, market realities, candidate experience and structured assessment.


• Use recruitment data, market insight and practical experience to challenge assumptions, surface risks and recommend hiring strategies.

How You’ll Lead

• Lead by example with ownership, preparation, follow-through and professionalism in every interaction.


• Provide guidance and direction to Talent Partners and hold the team accountable for meeting performance goals, service expectations and process standards.


• Coach Talent Partners and hiring leaders through challenging searches and reinforce what a best-in-class recruitment experience looks like.


• Help the team focus on quality outcomes, stronger shortlists, stakeholder alignment, candidate experience and disciplined execution.

What You Bring

• At least eight years of relevant Talent Acquisition or Human Resources experience; recruitment or HR designation preferred.


• At least three years of progressive leadership experience, including performance management.


• Previous third-party agency experience combined with in-house corporate recruitment experience is preferred.


• Demonstrated experience identifying process gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities across multiple business units, and developing standardized, scalable solutions that improve consistency, streamline operations, and support continuous improvement.


• ATS implementation experience is considered an asset.


• Strong relationship-building, communication, influencing and coaching skills, with the ability to lead talent conversations with diplomacy and confidence.


• Demonstrated ability to use recruitment metrics, market data and experience to guide leaders, prioritize work and make practical decisions under pressure.

Success in This Role

You will be successful when the Talent Acquisition team operates with clear priorities, consistent process discipline and strong accountability, while hiring leaders experience credible partnership, practical guidance and timely communication.

This role is a remote work, with up to 20% travel.

Health, Safety & Environment

Every worker is expected to cooperate in protecting their own health and safety and that of others at the work site. The Team Lead also helps ensure team members understand and follow their health and safety responsibilities.

WHAT MATTR OFFERS

•    At Mattr, safety comes first! We go the extra mile to ensure our employees are safe and healthy 
•    We understand times have changed and so have we. Mattr offers flexible work arrangements (where possible) to suit your needs 
•    Comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive salaries, annual incentives, medical benefits, retirement savings plans, paid vacation days, education assistance programs, corporate discounts and more!
•    Participation in service milestone awards and recognition opportunities 
•    Access to mental health support resources such as our Headversity mental health and wellness platform and free, confidential access to our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
•    Rewarding growth opportunities (may include global career and travel opportunities) supported by personalized training, development and mentoring programs - including LinkedIn Learning access for all employees!
•    Commitment to providing a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace environment  
•    We prioritize our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) values and offer a paid Impact Day, allowing employees an opportunity to support charitable organizations in their communities
•    Company events, social gatherings and team building activities that promote fun!
•    We’re working to create a better world. Join us!

Mattr delivers advanced material technologies and complex manufacturing expertise through brands offering engineered products, technology and solutions to support infrastructure projects & markets world-wide. Mattr brands: AmerCable, Shawflex, DSG-Canusa, Flexpipe and Xerxes.

At Mattr, we have built a true team environment where all employees are empowered to contribute to the success of the company. We want you to join our team!