Talent Acquisition Lead

Location: Ville Saint-Laurent, QC (In-Office)

Position Type: Full-Time Employment

Valnet is looking for an ambitious Talent Acquisition Lead to join our tech team on-site at our Ville Saint-Laurent HQ. In this role, you will take full ownership of the freelance ecosystem across some of our tech brands—including Pocket-lint, MakeUseOf, How-To Geek, Android Police, or XDA.

You will be directly responsible for shaping and executing your recruitment vision. Our lean team structure means you won't be confined to a rigid box; you will wear different hats, drive multi-brand initiatives, and continuously expand your skill set in ways that directly impact the business. If you have a genuine passion for tech, digital media, and building top-tier contributor networks, this role is for you! 

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for remote contributors, including posting job listings, screening applicants, and scheduling editor interviews.
• Maintain active talent pipelines to fill incoming content coverage needs.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all candidate communications and inquiries.

• Facilitate contributor onboarding: issue offer agreements, set up platform access, send welcome materials, and track post-training milestones.
• Serve as the daily point of contact for the remote contributor network, addressing Slack/email queries regarding contracts, platform tools, and workflows.
• Monitor contributor retention and engagement, conducting routine check-ins and following up with inactive writers.

• Prepare semi-monthly payments across the tech brands, calculating bonuses, training payments, expenses, and invoices.
• Coordinate with accounting to set up contributor payment methods (PayPal, Payoneer, Bank Wire).
• Manage offboarding processes, including revoking system permissions and calculating final/prorated payouts.

• Maintain up-to-date documentation, active contributor master lists, and internal tracking sheets across all brands.
• Continuously refine recruitment, onboarding, and operational templates to streamline workflows.

• Partner with Editorial, Legal, and Accounting teams to support organizational shifts, policy updates, and system implementations.

• Assist with special ad-hoc projects and change-management initiatives as needed.

• Location: Must be able to work in-office from our Ville Saint-Laurent location.
• Experience: Proven experience in talent acquisition, recruitment coordination, or HR operations (experience managing high-volume freelance or remote networks is a strong plus).
• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills.
• Tech-Savvy: Comfortable navigating ATS tools, Google Workspace, Excel, Slack, and CMS platforms.
• Ownership Mindset: Highly organized with a strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple brands independently.

• Strategic Autonomy: Enjoy full ownership of your recruitment strategy with the freedom to innovate, test new ideas, and execute efficiently.
• Multi-Faceted Growth: With a focus on agility rather than corporate hierarchy, you will wear different hats, gain exposure across multiple departments, and expand your professional footprint.
• Competitive Package: Comprehensive health benefits and competitive compensation.
• Collaborative Environment: A fast-paced, in-office team environment in Ville Saint-Laurent.
• Global Scope: Direct influence over the contributor rosters that fuel content read by tens of millions of tech enthusiasts worldwide.

If you're excited to help build the powerhouse teams behind some of the web’s biggest tech publications, we’d love to hear from you!

Please submit your resume alongside a cover letter telling us about your recruitment background and your genuine passion for the tech and digital publishing world (and feel free to drop in a quick note about your favorite tech brand, publication, or gadget you can't live without!).