Director, Talent (Contract) – Helia Capital

Driven by our values and a shared commitment to excellence and growth, Helia Capital and Fusion Homes are redefining what it means to build for the future – be it through homes, businesses, or careers. As a Mercer Best Employer 2022-2024 and Great Place to Work Certified in 2025, we are driven by a deep devotion to our people, an unrelenting competitive spirit, and an ambitious desire to win as one team. Delivering an unparalleled customer experience and achieving our bold growth objectives requires an exceptional team of talented individuals. To rise to the occasion, we consistently over-deliver, embrace challenges with determination, and approach each day with a clear purpose: to outperform yesterday and defy expectations.

Join Our Team

As Director, Talent, reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll play a critical role in attracting, recruiting, and developing the people who will carry our vision forward. We’re looking for a dynamic expert who thrives on building high-performing teams, attracts A-players, and ensures every hire embodies our tenets of excellence, grit, and determination to win. You’ll partner closely with senior leadership to shape our talent strategy, seeking out people who are ready to compete, think creatively, and refuse to settle for mediocrity. We don’t just fill roles – we build pipelines of exceptional talent that elevate us to new heights.

https://heliacapital.com/

https://fusionhomes.com/

What You’ll be Doing:

Recruitment:

• Partner with senior leadership to recruit top talent across, Helia, Fusion and our Portfolio Companies.
• Own the entire recruitment lifecycle – from sourcing to hiring – while delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Lead and continuously evolve the onboarding experience to ensure new hires are effectively integrated, engaged, and set up for success from day one.
• Build and maintain diverse pipelines of A-players through creative sourcing strategies, networking, and industry events.
• Be relentless in finding passive candidates and building succession pipelines to keep the funnel full.
• Leverage market intelligence, behavioral interviewing, and assessment tools to evaluate candidates’ capabilities and alignment with our values and performance standards.

Talent Management:

• Develop and execute an effective talent management framework, including succession planning, workforce planning, and internal mobility processes.
• Assess and monitor talent gaps to inform recruitment priorities, leadership development, and training opportunities.
• Partner with leaders and employees to assess overall talent health, identify high-potential talent, and optimize organizational effectiveness.

Talent Strategy & CEO Partnership

• Partner directly with the CEO as the organization’s senior talent authority, translating business strategy and growth ambitions into decisive talent action.
• Act as a trusted advisor on critical hiring, leadership capability, succession risk, and organizational design decisions.
• Maintain a constant pulse on talent quality, bench strength, and future capability needs across Helia Capital, Fusion Homes and Portfolio Companies.
• Challenge assumptions, elevate hiring standards, and ensure talent decisions consistently reinforce a high-performance, values-led culture.

People & Culture Strategic Initiatives

• Support key People & Culture generalist initiatives, providing leadership coverage and hands-on support as needed.
• Lead People & Culture projects aligned to business priorities, executing with discipline, urgency, and measurable impact.
• Partner cross-functionally to embed a “talent-first” mindset into day-to-day leadership practices, decision-making, and operating rhythms.
• Maintain operational excellence, governance, and follow-through across all talent-related initiatives.

What Sets You Apart:

• Talent Magnet: You don’t just select good people – you seek out and attract the best.
• Talent Assessor: You go beyond the surface to assess capability and values alignment, ensuring every hire is not just qualified but exceptional.
• Excellent Communicator: Your ability to listen deeply, probe strategically, and represent our brand sets you apart.
• High-Performance Mindset: You embrace challenges with determination, thrive under pressure, and consistently raise the bar for what’s possible.

What You Bring to the Table:

• Full-cycle recruitment experience, including hiring at the Director+ level.
• Results-driven mentality with the ability to use creative strategies to find top talent.
• High EQ and ability to assess candidates’ role fit and alignment values.
• Ability to apply practical and effective talent management solutions to business challenges.
• Capable of driving projects while meeting objectives, deadlines, and success criteria.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• CHRL/CHRP or similar designation an asset.
• This role follows our hybrid model of 3 days in office and 2 days from home. Candidates can choose to work from our Toronto or Guelph offices, with the ability to work from Guelph 1x/week highly preferred.

Why You Should Join:

• Competitive Compensation: The Salary Range for this position is $150,000 – $180,000 CAD per year. The final agreed upon salary may vary based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experience. We are always looking for top talent. If your qualifications differ from those listed above, the scope of work and final agreed upon salary may be adjusted to reflect your individual qualifications.
• Work Hard, Celebrate Big: From exciting social events to a robust Employee Recognition Program, we make sure every milestone is celebrated, and every contribution is valued.
• Award-Winning Culture: Certified as a Great Place to Work in 2025 and recognized as a Mercer Best Employer for three consecutive years (2022-2024),our culture is built on excellence, collaboration, and winning as one team.