Patrick Poulin

Patrick Poulin is the President-Managing Director for the Canadian market of Randstad, the world’s largest talent company and a partner of choice to clients.

Patrick leads the talent solutions operational and professional segments of the Canadian business, which cater to organizations of all sizes and employers from a broad spectrum of industries. Under his agile leadership, Patrick’s teams, located across the country, ensure consistent, superior delivery models for both temporary and permanent staffing augmentation strategies. An innovator with a solid entrepreneurial mindset, Patrick leverages the power of technology to broaden Randstad’s capabilities and portfolio of solutions: he spearheaded the introduction of the on-demand staffing app — Randstad Direct — to accelerate short-term hiring.

Putting people first is Patrick’s number one philosophy. Through his work, he advocates for the importance of reskilling and upskilling employees from all backgrounds to access lifelong learning opportunities and remain competitive in the current and future world of work. Patrick encourages business leaders to expand their talent pools so organizations can continue to innovate and create a dynamic workforce in an ever-changing global economy.

With corporate responsibility at heart, he strives to impact the community positively. For seven years, he has been involved in the “Randstad Ride” initiative, which raises funds to support cancer research.