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Nicole F

Fractional Talent Acquisition Leader | Transforming How Companies Attract, Assess, and Hire Top Talent

About me

With 25 years in recruitment operations Nicole helps organizations build, streamline, and optimize their hiring systems to improve efficiency, compliance, and recruiter experience. She evaluates current workflows, technology, and data practices to uncover gaps and design scalable, automated solutions that align with business goals.

Jurisdiction

Canada

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Talent Acquisition Operations Consultant
2025 - Present

Provide fractional Talent Acquisition leadership and HR technology consulting to high-growth companies. Partner with founders and executives to design scalable recruitment systems, integrate automation, and improve hiring outcomes. Key Projects & Accomplishments: • Built SeekSuite, a modular suite of AI-enabled recruiting tools, used to streamline candidate evaluation. • Led end-to-end implementation of Loxo ATS for a professional-services client, including configuration, workflow design, and recruiter enablement. • Advise clients on talent technology, DE&I integration, and process optimization.

Talent Acquisition
2021 - 2025

Programs Lead (October 2022 – March 2025) Lead a team in the research, design, development, and implementation of tools, standards, and processes aligned with business and people strategies, organizational effectiveness objectives, and management systems across CGI. Deliver thought leadership, research, and evaluate best practices for application within the Canadian Recruitment function. Lead and manage projects that progress country-wide recruitment programs. Key Projects & Accomplishments: • Designed and launched the national Talent Acquisition Playbook, standardizing hiring across all business units and reducing compliance risk. • Built executive dashboards and data integrity frameworks that improved recruitment reporting accuracy by 40 percent. • Directed transition to a new global background check provider, integrating the tool into ATS workflows and reducing processing time by one day per hire. • Created a competency and performance model for recruiters, enabling consistent measurement and development. • Partnered with HR and business leaders to embed DE&I principles into recruitment processes and training. Talent Acquisition Lead (July 2021 – September 2022) | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Lead a team of 7 Talent Acquisition professionals responsible for delivery of all recruitment services for Atlantic Canada. Managed high-volume recruitment operations in a market with significant attrition challenges, successfully implementing selection strategies to improve retention. Led technology and process improvements that enhanced recruitment quality while expanding workforce capacity in a competitive technical talent market. Key Projects & Accomplishments: • Expanded regional workforce by 30% while reducing new hire turnover through improved candidate selection processes and assessment techniques. • Designed and implemented Talent Acquisition Executive Dashboard connecting recruitment metrics with retention outcomes, providing leadership with actionable insights. • Optimized recruitment strategies for high-demand technical roles, integrating technical assessments to improve candidate quality and job fit. • Successfully managed high-volume recruitment in a market with 20% attrition, implementing strategies that improved retention of new hires.

Sr. Manager, Global Recruitment Strategies
2016 - 2021

Lead a team of 4 in the research, design, development, and implementation of tools, standards, and processes aligned with business and people strategies, organizational effectiveness objectives, and management systems across Scotiabank. Deliver thought leadership, research, and evaluate best practices for application within the Global Recruitment function. Lead and manage projects that progress global recruitment programs. Key Projects & Accomplishments: • Designed Scotiabank’s global Talent Acquisition competency model, standardizing recruiter performance evaluation. • Served on the global SuccessFactors ATS implementation team, leading offer letter module design and training. • Developed a standardized global offer framework, cutting template variations by 75%. • Established the Preferred Vendor Program, saving over $5M annually. • Led DE&I recruitment initiatives and audit responses, ensuring compliance and improving representation across senior levels.

Educations

Degree of CommerceMcMaster University
1994 - 1997
Masters of MBAYork University, Schulich School of Business
2013 - 2015

Skills

Core skills6
Languages1

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Recruitment Systems
Recruitment Process Optimization
Talent Acquisition Process Optimization
Talent Acquisition Strategy
DEI

Languages

English

Services