{"id":1201879,"url":"https://alion.io/job/busplanner-people-talent-acquisition-director","title":"People & Talent Acquisition Director","company":{"id":670486,"name":"BusPlanner","domain":"busplanner.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/busplanner","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":88,"open_postings":4,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.5,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":126000,"max_usd":252000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_cell","sample_n":33},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"LinkedIn","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T21:22:02Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T21:22:02Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Job Description\nBusPlanner is hiring a People & Talent Acquisition Director to take complete ownership of our recruiting and talent sourcing functions and help scale our growing team. This role is the first of its kind and is a high-ownership position that combines hands-on recruiting, strategic talent acquisition, and people operations. It is ideal for someone who is proactive, highly energetic, detail-oriented, and excited to help us find and win over top-tier candidates in a high-growth environment.\nYou’ll serve as the first dedicated people hire, working closely with leadership to own the end-to-end recruitment funnel while also helping implement lightweight HR processes related to onboarding, compliance, and employee engagement. You’ll act as a key culture-builder within the organization, owning recruitment operations across our offices located in Waterloo, and playing a critical role in identifying, sourcing, and closing top talent through both inbound and outbound channels.\nWhy BusPlanner?\nBusPlanner is the leading provider of student transportation management software in Canada. Our platform is used by hundreds of the largest school boards and consortia from coast to coast (Toronto District School Board, York Region District School Board, Peel Region School Board, and many others), helping optimize bus routes, manage planning and operations, and streamline communication between school transportation teams and families.\nWe are a proud Canadian company with deep expertise in K-12 education and a proven track record of supporting the unique needs of Canadian school districts. We are scaling rapidly and investing in growing our team to better serve our clients from British Columbia to Newfoundland.\nBusPlanner’s leadership team consists of seasoned entrepreneurs who have significant experience in building and growing multiple successful software businesses including: (i) FieldEdge, a leading provider of software for the field services market which the team grew more than 5x and sold to a mega-cap private equity fund, and (ii) AutoLeap, a leader in the auto repair software market that has raised more than $50 million from some of the most reputable VC firms in Silicon Valley.\nThis is a rare opportunity to join a purpose-driven team at the heart of Canada’s education technology ecosystem.\nRequirements\n As a successful People & Talent Acquisition Director, you will:\nAct as the primary recruiting leader, owning the full-cycle hiring process across all functions at BusPlanner.\nResponsibilities include, but are not limited to, creating job descriptions, proactively sourcing top talent via LinkedIn and other platforms, conducting candidate screens, coordinating interviews, and managing offer letters.\nIdentify, engage, and close top-tier candidates through outbound and inbound strategies.\nPartner with hiring managers to understand talent needs and develop sourcing strategies that deliver results quickly.\nBuild and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future needs.\nOwn and improve core recruiting processes to enhance candidate experience and time-to-hire.\nSupport lightweight HR operations including onboarding, performance processes, and compliance.\nMaintain accurate employee data in our HRIS (Workable).\nAssist with basic HR functions such as documentation, engagement coordination, and internal communication.\nYou Should Apply If:\nYou are entrepreneurial and resourceful - you take initiative, adapt quickly, and enjoy solving complex challenges.\nYou are a hunter when it comes to talent - you love identifying, engaging, and winning over exceptional candidates.\nYou are process-minded - you're comfortable implementing repeatable recruiting systems.\nYou are flexible and collaborative - you're willing to take on tasks outside your job description to help the team move forward.\nYou are people-oriented - you value strong team relationships and want to help others succeed.\nYou are organized and responsive - you balance recruiting urgency and candidate experience with ease.\nYou are a confident communicator - you’re comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders, in person or virtually.\nYou Should Not Apply If:\nYou are not interested in proactively recruiting talent via outbound channels.\nYou are not interested in rolling up your sleeves and having a “just-get-it-done” mindset.\nLooking for a typical 9-5 where every day looks the same.\nYou prefer highly structured environments with rigid processes and step-by-step instructions.\nYou are uncomfortable juggling both strategic and hands-on HR responsibilities in the same role.\nYou are looking for a job where you can stay behind the scenes - 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