Stryker Hiring for Manager, Talent Acquisition (UK & Ireland) Job at Newbury, England Full Time

Talent Acquisition Manager, Ireland & UK

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced TA Leader to join our Stryker EMEA Talent Acquisition Team. Leading a team of 10+ Recruiters to support hiring for our R&D, Software, Process Development, Design and QARA engineering functions across 8 sites in Ireland & 4 in UK. You will lead the team in driving initiatives to support Candidate Generation, Sourcing, Recruitment Marketing, Operational Excellence and Process Improvements, while being a Strategic Partner to the Business and growing Strykers Employer Brand.

• Build and lead a highly effective and customer-facing team of TA professionals who are business knowledgeable, talent market experts, client-focused and ensuring consistency in recruitment strategy/practices across the Ireland/UK region in alignment with the Global Talent Acquisition Strategy.

• Lead a team responsible for identifying, evaluating, selecting and leveraging the most productive recruitment channels/tools to identify, attract, and recruit the best talent for a complex function within the region.

• Enable a team of recruiters to thrive, lead by example and manage, mentor, coach and develop their performance.

• Building partnerships as a strategic talent advisor with business leaders, hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and diverse recruitment sources while maintaining excellent relationships across TA.

• Responsible for monitoring, reporting and driving the talent acquisition metrics and performance (Example: time to accept, time to present, Diversity) and analyzing trends to identify and solve potential issues before they become issues.

• Lead key TA projects in the region and/or participate in global TA projects.

• Continuous improvement: refine and increase the quality of search delivery, recruitment experience and the diversity of slates.

• Stay abreast of industry best practices, employment trends affecting the recruitment function and current employment legislation and policies.

• Align regional processes and global processes, drive best practice standardization, promote accountability of metrics, and ensure team is meeting recruitment goals.

• Prepare, communicate, and educate the organization on recruiting resources / systems / procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree required

• 8+ years of work experience

• 2+ years significant leadership experience (direct people management), recruiting leadership experience required

• Proven experience managing and leading (remote) teams with a strong focus on operational excellence

• Demonstrated performance with coaching and developing teams to consistently deliver excellent results

• Demonstrated excellence in customer relations and building strong and influential relationships at Manager and Senior Manager levels within an organization; problem solving and proactive service orientation

• Proven ability to drive programs, lead people through change and meet deliverables in a complex environment

• Ability to work under tight deadlines and in a rapidly changing regulatory and business environment

• Strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills