Senior Technical Talent Acquisition Partner

Senior Technical Talent Acquisition Partner

Department and team

Corporate / People & Culture

Status

Permanent Full-Time

Location

Montreal, QC

The role

As a Senior Technical Recruiter at Behaviour, you will be entrusted with championing our recruitment efforts for key technical roles critical to the studio’s success, ranging from Unreal Engine gameplay programmers, graphics programmers to AI specialists and network architects.

You’ll operate as both a recruitment business partner and a tactical sourcing powerhouse, collaborating with industry-leading creative and technical leaders to understand their vision and build world-class teams that bring our games to life.

In this role you will :

• Own the full recruiting life cycle for highly specialized and senior technical roles across multiple projects and core studio functions.
• Work with studio directors, tech leads, and producers to design and implement talent strategies that attract top technical candidates.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to technical leaders, building strong relationships and providing expert guidance on recruitment strategies and best practices.
• Tap into a wide spectrum of talent pools by leveraging non-traditional sources such as game jams, modding communities, open-source contributors, and global development forums, alongside LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and professional networks.
• Champion Behaviour’s presence at leading industry events, conferences, community socials, and campus career fairs to continually strengthen our technical talent pipeline.
• Build and nurture long-term relationships with passive talent by understanding what motivates top industry professionals.
• Actively contribute to market and talent insights and competitor analysis to help shape compelling, market-aware offers.
• Lead and execute strategic projects and initiatives focused on attracting and acquiring top technical talent

What we're looking for :

Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight, which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Take-Two, among many others. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK - North and Behaviour UK - South) and the Netherlands (Behaviour Rotterdam).

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