THE LEADING EDGE OF

TALENT

Talent Innovation is a high performance search firm designed to help you identify, attract and secure your greatest resource and competitive advantage – talent. 

We bring decades of industry and recruitment experience to help you secure the leading edge of talent- by using our extensive market knowledge and personal networks to target top talent and unlock passive candidates.

Great companies and leaders know that hiring top talent is a critical element of their success. They know that the difference between exceptional and mediocre talent is game changing for both their bottom line and culture - and worth the time and investment to get it right.

“Great vision without great people is irrelevant.”

Jim Collins, Author of ‘Good to Great’

 WHO WE ARE

We are an independent recruitment firm that has placed hundreds of top performers across a wide range of industries such as CPG, Alcohol Beverage, Food Service, Technology, Banking, Automotive. With over 25 years of marketing and search experience, we partner with businesses of all sizes from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies across North America, from Junior to Executive level searches.  We work across a spectrum of practice areas, including:

Brand・Marketing・Innovation・Sales・Insights・ Analytics・HR・ R&D・Engineering・Finance

Talent Innovation is partnered with Talent Arts, our sister recruitment company, to provide additional senior level recruitment expertise for larger search mandates or specialized searches in marcomm, digital, creative and design. We are integrated in complementary practice areas and share resources, best practices, industry networks and clients.

95%

Close Rate

300+

Top Performers Placed

15 Years

Placing Top Talent

Insights & Analytics

Director of Insights & Analytics
VP Qualitative Research
Qualitative Research Manager
Consumer Insights Manager
Shopper Insights Manager
Research Director
Research Manager
Research Analyst
Media Analytics Manager
Strategy Consultant

RECENT SEARCH ENGAGEMENTS

Marketing & Sales

VP Marketing
Marketing Director
Senior Brand Manager
Brand Manager & ABM 
B2B Marketing Manager
Innovation Manager
Director of Loyalty
Director of Sales Strategy
Category Manager
Key Account Manager

Cross Functional roles:

Director of Talent
HR Lead
HR Manager
HR Business Partner
Senior Finance Manager 
Finance Operations Manager 
Sr Project Engineer 
Facilities Engineer 
Health and Safety Manager
R&D Manager

WHO WE’VE WORKED WITH

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

  • Tracy is an exceptional partner who truly cares and seeks to understand the needs of her clients. I have worked with Tracy both as a candidate and as a client and she was absolutely fantastic from both perspectives. She is professional, fast, proactive and resourceful. She makes hiring easy and I could not recommend her more!

    Beatrice Robertson, Senior Director, Marketing | Recipe Unlimited Corporation

  • I hired Tracy Muxlow several times to help me find great marketing talent. Given her strong brand background she quickly understood the nuances of the roles and also did a great job at matching candidates based on their soft skills and culture fit. Tracy made the whole process very smooth, seamless and enjoyable and has been a great resource for me as well throughout my career!

    Tracy Chin-Sam, former Sr Director of Marketing | Burger King

  • As a professional services firm, our people are everything so we place the highest value on finding great talent. For the past 10 years, Tracy has consistently mined gems for us – folks that have not only the right skill sets but also the right core values to thrive in our organization. From the beginning Tracy took the time to really get to know us and our needs. She’s a key partner and integral to our success. Looking forward to many more years of partnership!

    Sarah Liverance, Partner | Sklar Wilton & Associates

  • Due to rapid growth our marketing agency needed to bring on some senior talent within our Client Service and Creative department. We had a very specific skillset and profile in mind and felt that we needed to engage Tracy’s expertise to help us identify the right people. It was definitely worth the investment! Working in partnership with Rachel Brown to lead the Creative Search, Tracy and Rachel found us exceptionally qualified candidates who have brought tremendous value to our organization! Tracy made the process seamless, took the time to really understand our talent needs and worked tirelessly to ensure a perfect fit! Thank you Tracy and Rachel!

    Alicia Liebregts, Managing Partner | Hatchery Marketing Group

  • Tracy is an exceptional partner who truly cares and seeks to understand the needs of her clients. I have worked with Tracy both as a candidate and as a client and she was absolutely fantastic from both perspectives. She is professional, fast, proactive and resourceful. She makes hiring easy and I could not recommend her more!

    Beatrice Roberston, Director, CRM & Loyalty | Recipe Unlimited Corporation

As experienced headhunters, we help you source game-changing talent. We work as an extension of your team, running a highly focused and effective search, making the process seamless and bringing a strong sense of urgency to your search need. We market your opportunity to top performers and use our connections and deep industry knowledge to identify and assess top candidates. Our genuine passion for people and commitment to exceeding client expectations has built unrivaled partnerships and results. 

Permanent or Contract Recruitment・Junior to Executive Levels・Canada and US based roles

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

We combine 15 years of marketing experience along with over a decade of recruiting experience. This ‘insider’ perspective enables us to identify true A+ talent and have the credibility and trust to attract top performers.

HOW WE WORK

INNOVATIVE THINKING

We think differently about your search needs and bring you talent solutions you hadn’t thought of. We look at the big picture and consider other factors such as succession planning, culture and team fit.

PARTNERSHIP

We forge long term partnerships by immersing ourselves in your business and culture so we know exactly what hard and soft skills you require. We work seamlessly with your HR team and Hiring Managers.

INTEGRITY

We get to know our candidates on a deeper level so that we can align career goals and personal style along with experience and skills. This ensures a strong long term fit and a high level of integrity to the process.

PROFILED ACTIVE ROLES

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