Principal Associate, Technical Recruiting

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Toronto, ON, CAN
Hybrid
109K-124K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
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The Role
Lead full-cycle recruiting for specialized senior technology roles, including Senior Staff and Distinguished Engineers. Develop hiring strategies, source candidates through innovative channels, advise technology leaders, conduct screenings, facilitate interview decisions, negotiate offers, and provide recruiting insights to leadership. Build talent maps, strengthen candidate and hiring-manager experiences, and lead initiatives that improve recruiting effectiveness.
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161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,Principal Associate, Technical Recruiting
About Capital One Canada:
For 30 years, we've been on a mission to change banking for good. We challenge the traditional bank stereotype, fostering a culture where innovation thrives and bold ideas are celebrated.
We're driven by what's possible, leveraging the power of data and technology to empower innovative solutions, inspire one another to dream boldly, and take transformative ownership of decisions and outcomes that directly impact millions of Canadians. Every challenge is an opportunity to lead from the front, working together toward a shared vision that extends far beyond banking.
We balance high-performance with investment in your long-term success, ensuring you have the support you need to do your best work. Here, you'll take full accountability for your path, up skilling through hands-on experience and mentorship, to turn your curiosity into a career built on your own terms.
Are you ready to redefine what's next?
About the Role:
As the Principal Technical Recruiter at Capital One Canada, you will shape and execute recruiting strategies for Capital One's most specialized and senior technology roles, including Senior Staff and Distinguished Engineers.
You will partner closely with technology leaders to translate business priorities into targeted hiring plans. Combining market intelligence, creative sourcing, and strong candidate relationships, you will identify and engage exceptional talent ensuring seamless collaboration with internal clients.
Beyond delivering hires, you will use recruiting insights to guide decisions, strengthen stakeholder partnerships, and lead initiatives that improve the recruiting experience for candidates and hiring teams.By engaging closely with internal clients, you contribute significantly to projects that elevate the overall recruiting experience, ultimately driving Capital One Canada's success through impactful hires.
Your Responsibilities:
  • Manage the full lifecycle recruiting process for specialized senior technology roles, from defining hiring requirements and developing compelling job descriptions to sourcing, screening, offer negotiation and marketing Capital One's talent brand to attract top talent.
  • Look beyond direct applications and leverage search engines, career sites, recruiting events, and other innovative sourcing techniques to find top tech talent
  • Provide a great end-to-end recruiting experience for candidates and hiring managers
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to technology leaders, aligning strategies with business needs and providing clear recommendations on talent availability, role requirements, and hiring priorities.
  • Guide effective candidate selection by conducting screening interviews, facilitating structured interview debriefs, and helping hiring teams make timely, informed decisions.
  • Create and extend job offers and close identified candidates
  • Leverage recruiting data to proactively provide status updates and hiring results to leadership and HR partners

Basic Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience as a full life-cycle recruiter in a corporate environment, preferably within the tech, data and analytics space supporting senior level tech hiring
  • 4+ years of experience collaborating with recruiting managers and peers on sourcing strategies related to tech, data and analytics
  • 3+ years of experience leveraging sourcing tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Stack Overflow, and Google x-ray searches of X or GitHub
  • 3+ years of experience creating and updating talent maps
  • Experience in compensation and general HR requirements as related to hiring

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Workday experience is a strong asset
  • 2+ years of experience leveraging sourcing tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Stack Overflow, and Google x-ray searches of Twitter or GitHub
  • 2+ years of experience creating and updating talent maps
  • Experience independently partnering with Director+ leadership on hiring initiatives
  • Ability to influence and drive results in a fast-paced environment

Working at Capital One
You'll be empowered to take end-to-end ownership of your work and your career, backed by a high-performance, hybrid culture and holistic suite of benefits designed to support your whole self.
  • Take ownership of your own potential: Whether you're looking to upskill, pivot into new business areas, or master your craft, you'll have access to tools and mentorship to reach your potential and define your career trajectory.
  • Find your rhythm: We believe trust fosters the flexibility and autonomy required to balance personal needs with a focus on high performance. We support a hybrid model - with 3 days in the office per week - that gives room for both collaboration and personal commitments.
  • Benefits built for your life: We take a holistic approach to well-being, providing support for you and those who are most important to you. This includes: full coverage for spouses, domestic partners and dependents, a one-time Work From Home allowance to build your comfortable workspace, up to $3,000 in mental health coverage and up to $5,000 in annual tuition subsidies.

You'll find that Capital One is committed to helping you thrive and evolve every step of the way.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
The expected annual salary range for this position is $108,900 - 124,300. This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
We embrace the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI as every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers, business interviewers, and recruitment professionals. Our teams are equipped with training that empowers them to use AI responsibly.
Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.
If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to [email protected]
Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of full-life-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate environment, preferably supporting senior technology hiring in tech, data, and analytics
  • 4+ years collaborating with recruiting managers and peers on technology, data, and analytics sourcing strategies
  • 3+ years using sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Stack Overflow, and Google X-Ray searches of X/Twitter or GitHub
  • 3+ years creating and updating talent maps
  • Experience with compensation and general HR requirements related to hiring
  • Workday experience
  • 2+ years using sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Stack Overflow, and Google X-Ray searches of Twitter or GitHub
  • 2+ years creating and updating talent maps
  • Experience independently partnering with Director-level and above leadership on hiring initiatives
  • Ability to influence and drive results in a fast-paced environment

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The Company
HQ: McLean, VA
55,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

At Capital One, we think and work like a tech company, using our digital fluency to transform everything about the customer experience. We’re bending data to our will, and turning a stodgy industry on its head. That’s reflected in our ranking as the number one business technology innovator in the U.S. in the 2016 InformationWeek Elite 100.

Why Work With Us

Here’s another question: What are you looking for? A place where curiosity is the starting point? Where data leads to human insights? Where humanity drives product development? We’re bringing breakthrough products and services to consumers, small businesses, and commercial clients. And each new idea makes life better for millions of people.

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