Talent Acquisition Specialist

What You'll Do

• Own full-cycle recruitment — sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and close — for open roles across Sales, Payments, Customer Success, Product, and beyond.
• Build and continuously maintain a warm, proactive pipeline of Sales talent, so we're ready to move on exceptional candidates even when every seat is filled.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and the VP of People to shape role requirements, interview plans, and hiring criteria before a search even begins.
• Own the candidate experience end to end — timely communication, clear feedback, and a process that reflects well on Klir at every stage.
• Track and report on recruitment KPIs — time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, funnel conversion, and pipeline health — and use them to keep improving how we hire.
• Own our ATS, job postings, and recruitment documentation, keeping our process clean, current, and audit-ready.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies where we still use them, with a clear goal of reducing that reliance over time through direct sourcing.
• Flex into interview panels for select roles, supporting hiring managers and lightening their load.
• Move quickly when surge hiring needs come up — a new product line or a scale-up in an existing one — without missing a beat on quality.

What You'll Bring

Experience

• A track record of success recruiting inside a startup or high-growth tech environment — you know the pace, the ambiguity, and the energy that comes with scaling, and you thrive in it.
• Demonstrated success sourcing and hiring Sales and technical talent specifically.
• Experience recruiting across North American markets, including both the US and Canada.
• A track record of owning recruitment KPIs — time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, pipeline metrics — and reporting on them with real numbers, not just a sense of how things are going.
• Comfort with modern sourcing and ATS tools (e.g. LinkedIn Recruiter).
• Demonstrable use of AI to move faster and work smarter.

Competencies

• Grit and determination — the best hires rarely come easily, and this role rewards persistence.
• Agility, and genuine comfort navigating ambiguity — our priorities move fast, and so should you.
• Curiosity — about people, about roles, about what makes someone the right fit, not just a qualified one.
• Strong partnership and internal communication skills — you'll work closely with hiring managers and leaders across the company, not just candidates.
• Strong alignment with Klir Company Values.

Compensation & Logistics

• Base salary: CAD $80,000 – $100,000, depending on experience, plus equity.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Hybrid: 2 days per week in our Toronto office (Tuesday & Thursday), with flexibility the rest of the week.
• This is a newly created, permanent, full-time position.
• Candidates must already be legally authorized to work in Canada; we're not able to sponsor a visa for this role.