Job Description

Toronto Pearson is a dynamic hub where innovation drives excellence. We're building a future-focused airport, prioritizing passenger and airport experience; and community prosperity. Join us in revolutionizing air travel. Join us on our journey together as we put the joy back into travel and make Toronto Pearson the chosen place to fly and work.

What can you expect from this position?

Through a partner agency, the Contractor, Executive Recruiter will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Toronto Pearson Airport. This role is responsible for leading the end-to-end recruitment of executive and senior leadership talent across the organization. As a trusted advisor to senior leaders and executives, you will drive strategic talent acquisition initiatives, build diverse and high-impact leadership pipelines, and ensure an exceptional, high-touch candidate experience.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Talent and Transformation, this role partners closely with the Executive Leadership Team, HR Business Partners, and external search partners to deliver best-in-class executive hiring outcomes.

As an Executive Recruiter, you will:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership Team, shaping leadership hiring strategies through market intelligence, succession insights, and alignment to enterprise business priorities.
• Lead full-cycle executive search mandates for Director, VP, and C-level roles, from intake through offer and onboarding.
• Design and execute proactive, research-driven sourcing strategies to identify and engage top executive talent globally.
• Build and maintain pipelines of diverse, high-calibre leadership talent, including both active and passive candidates.
• Partner with and influence senior and board-level stakeholders, providing evidence-based recommendations and balanced assessment of candidates, including capability, potential, and risk.
• Manage external executive search firms, ensuring alignment, accountability, and delivery against expectations.
• Conduct in-depth executive assessments, including competency-based interviews, leadership capability evaluation, and cultural fit analysis.
• Develop executive-level candidate briefs and hiring manager summaries, synthesizing insights to support informed decision-making.
• Drive a white-glove candidate experience, ensuring confidentiality, professionalism, and consistent communication throughout the process.
• Leverage market data and competitive intelligence to inform compensation positioning and hiring strategies.
• Track and report on executive search metrics, providing insights to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion within executive hiring strategies and outcomes.

This is the role for you, if you have:

• University degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7–10+ years of progressive recruitment experience, with a strong focus on executive search and senior leadership hiring.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting for Director, VP, or C-level roles, ideally within complex or matrixed organizations.
• Experience within retained search firms and/or in-house executive recruitment environments.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders, including executives and board-level leaders.
• Strong experience in direct sourcing, talent mapping, and market intelligence gathering.
• Familiarity with executive compensation structures, talent benchmarking, and negotiation processes.
• Proficiency with ATS systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and executive research tools.
• Ability to obtain and retain Transportation Security Clearance at the designated level for the position.

This position is exempt from Ontario's 2026 pay transparency requirements under Regulation 476/24.