Priyanka Kinger

Recruiter

Toronto, Ontario, Canada10 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in connecting talent with opportunities.
Strong focus on candidate experience and hiring metrics.
Proven track record in technical recruiting.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruiter specializing in SaaS and emerging tech industries.

Contact

priyanka.kinger@lightspeedhq.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Technical RecruitingStakeholder ManagementEnd To End RecruitingTalent SourcingExecutive SearchRecruiting

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBoolean SearchingBuilding Human ConnectionsCandidate ExperienceCoachingCommunicationCommunication SkillsGoogle SuiteGreenhouse ATSHiring Metrics & AnalyticsHuman ResourcesInterviewingLinkedIn RecruiterMagicalManagement

About

Hey, thanks for dropping by! I’m a recruiter who genuinely loves what I do—helping incredible Product, Engineering, and Data professionals find the right opportunities. It’s not just about filling roles; it’s about building careers and growing teams that thrive. What Drives Me? ✅ Finding the perfect match between talent & opportunity ✅ Solving hiring challenges with a data-driven, people first mindset ✅ Creating seamless, memorable candidate experiences My biggest wins: ✨ When a candidate says: "This job changed my life—thank you!" ✨ When a hiring manager says: "You made this process effortless!" At the end of the day, hiring is about people, not just positions. I don’t usually stalk profiles… but if I do, it means I see something special in you! 😉

Experience

10 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Lightspeed commerce

2 roles

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Promoted

Jun 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid

Senior Stakeholder ManagementCandidate ExperienceHiring Metrics & AnalyticsGreenhouse ATSTechnical recruiting (Data, Engineering, Product)Metaview AI+3

Technical Recruiter

May 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 1 mo · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid

I've naturally become the go-to for all our Data hires (Data Scientists, ML Engineers, SREs, Data Ops, Analytics Engineers and more). I’ve also worked a lot across Product and Engineering, so I’m used to juggling between different teams and roles.
For me, it's not just about filling a req. I really get in the weeds with hiring managers from the start, figuring out exactly what they need and then working with them all the way through a successful hire. Part of that is just sharing what I've learned works best in positioning roles and asking the right interview questions.
I'm keen on understanding the bigger picture – what's happening in the market, what our talent strategy is. I spend time building reports and chatting with leadership and our HR partners to make sure our hiring decisions are correct.
Love the challenge of filling hard-to-find roles. Whether it's an SRE, a Senior Credit Risk Analyst, or an Engineering Manager, I've got a knack for figuring out how to connect with them.
Besides that, I'm usually juggling a few projects aimed at making our overall hiring process better
And honestly, one of the best parts of the job is the people. I try to make sure candidates walk away feeling good about the process — even if it’s a no. A few have even mentioned it in Glassdoor reviews, which always makes my day!!

Greenhouse ATSLinkedIn RecruiterEnd to End RecruitingCandidate ExperienceNiche RecruitingCoaching+2

Martyn bassett associates

Executive Recruiter

Jan 2021 – May 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Worked as an Executive Recruiter at one of Toronto’s premier recruiting firms, specializing in headhunting top talent for emerging tech and software companies. I focused on connecting high-growth startups with exceptional candidates who were helping build the most anticipated technologies of the future.
I was focused on:
Building relationships with top talent and representing them for retained searches with innovative tech startups across North America.
Networking with revenue-generating professionals in the field of #Product, #ProductMarketing and #Marketing, targeting passive candidates in a highly competitive market.
Brainstorming, experimenting, collaborating, and iterating quickly to implement the right approaches in identifying and engaging the best talent.

Relationship BuildingExecutive SearchRecruitingproduct hiring

Teksystems

Account Lead

Aug 2017 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

Leading a full-cycle of recruiting processes - sourcing, scheduling, interviewing, hiring, offer negotiation, document collection, offer release and background checks for all open technical positions, and being 100% compliant with procedures.
Detail study of positions as per Projects, Skills, and business requirements using various sourcing techniques to address specific requirements.
Ability to understand the nuances of different technology stacks and possesses a strong ability to assess the technical skills of candidates.
Technical expertise with an ability to understand and explain job requirements for IT roles: Product Managers, Product designers, Developers, Data Scientists, Graphic Designers, DevOps Engineers, and many more.
Develop meaningful relationships with hiring managers, candidates, and cross-functional partners in order to create a great hiring experience from recruiting to onboarding.
Thrive on delivering top-level technical candidates with the goal of continuously enhancing client relationships and generating a qualified pipeline of applicants for current and future client engagements via Application tracking systems -ATS (Bond).
Creating a great experience for the candidates through the events of interviews and pre-on boarding.
Apply sound judgement and attempt to handle escalations independently.
Market research to identify the skill-specific talent availability.

Relationship Building

Thomson reuters

Talent Acquisition Analyst

Jun 2013 – Sep 2016 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Sourcing: Sourcing of profiles from channels which included employment portals, consultancies, internal referral programs, mass recruitment events & fairs, and social media recruitment for Non IT hiring. Responsible for maintaining sourcing activities under allocated budgets.
Social media hiring: Use of Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites for lateral hiring and competency mapping.
Diversity hiring: Hiring specially abled candidates via cost effective mediums.
Stakeholder Management: To build successful partnerships with local and global stakeholders, benchmark and adapt the best recruiting practices across business units. Meeting group heads to forecast resource requirements for every quarter and understand job requirements.
Market Intelligence: Created market intelligence reports which were circulated amongst key stakeholders and across HR verticals. Market Intelligence reports focused on current trends in traditional recruitment, alternate sources of recruitment, successful CSR initiatives conducted by other companies, benefits given to employees in the competitive world and analysisof trends on campus hiring.
Adhoc initiatives:
Assisted the HR Operations group for a month above and beyond the role of a recruiter and was rewarded for the same.
Standardized the Talent Acquisition communication formats & FAQ documents which was used by the HR team and uploaded on the intranet.