Manager, TA

The Manager, Talent Acquisition (TA) leads and delivers end‑to‑end recruiting support for DePuy Synthes, partnering closely with business leaders to attract, assess, and hire high‑quality talent. This role plays a key part in shaping workforce capability, improving hiring outcomes, and ensuring a consistent, inclusive, and compliant candidate experience. Based in Raynham, this position offers the opportunity to influence hiring strategy, lead recruiters, and directly support business growth within a global MedTech organization. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead North America talent acquisition strategy and delivery, aligning hiring plans with business priorities and workforce strategies. 

• Manage and develop TA team members, fostering strong performance, engagement, and capability growth. 

• Partner with senior leaders and HR to provide consultative guidance on hiring needs, market insights, and talent solutions and align recruiting plans to long-term workforce strategies. 

• Lead end-to-end recruitment strategies across North America, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding. 

• Ensure a consistent, inclusive, and high‑quality candidate experience across all EMEA markets. 

• Monitor recruiting metrics and analytics to achieve metrics and improve speed, quality, and cost of hire. 

• Analyze workforce data and market trends to develop actionable talent acquisition strategies and hiring plans. 

• Oversee and coach recruiters and/or team members, fostering capability building and consistent performance management. 

• Ensure compliance with company policies, data privacy standards, and local labor regulations across North America. 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, technology enablement, and vendor management. 

Where required to be managed locally:  

• Document handling: Print, stamp/seal, mail/ship, distribute, and route documents for wet signatures. 

• Records management: Store/archive/retrieve HR documents; fulfill requests; coordinate offsite storage; scan and name for Veeva. 

• Compliance/admin: Upload/submit filings; print and hand-deliver to agencies; support audits and onsite audit coordination. 

Qualifications 

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree required in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field. 

• Master’s degree or MBA preferred. 

Experience and Skills: 

Required: 

• Typically 6-8 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition or recruiting, including people‑management or team‑lead responsibilities. 

• Demonstrated experience managing full‑cycle recruiting across multiple role types. 

• Strong stakeholder‑management skills with the ability to influence and advise business leaders. 

• Proven ability to use recruiting data and metrics to drive decisions and outcomes. 

• Experience working in structured, compliance‑driven environments. 

• Excellent communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills. 

Preferred: 

• Experience recruiting in a regulated industry such as MedTech, Pharma, or Healthcare. 

• Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, or technical roles. 

• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, sourcing tools, and TA analytics. 

• Experience working in a global or matrixed organization. 

Other: 

• Language: English proficiency required. 

• Travel: Up to ~15–20%, primarily domestic. 

• Certifications: Talent Acquisition or HR certifications preferred but not required. 

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