Manager, TA APAC

The Manager, TA APAC leads and delivers end‑to‑end talent acquisition strategy and execution across the Asia‑Pacific region. This role partners closely with business leaders and HR to build diverse, high‑quality talent pipelines, improve hiring outcomes, and ensure a consistent, compliant, and engaging candidate experience. The role offers the opportunity to shape regional hiring strategy, lead teams, and make a measurable impact on growth and capability building in a dynamic MedTech organization. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead APAC 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 APAC, 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 APAC. 

• 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 10 years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including 5+ years TA leadership or people‑management responsibilities. 

• Demonstrated experience leading regional or multi‑market recruitment in APAC. 

• Strong stakeholder‑management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders. 

• Experience with TA assessment and selection tools to recruit top talent. 

• Proven ability to use recruiting data and insights to drive selection, decisions and outcomes.  

• Experience managing recruiting operations, vendors, and external partners. 

• Strong people‑leadership, coaching, and change‑management capabilities. 

Preferred: 

• Experience recruiting within Orthopaedics industry.  MedTech, Pharma, or Healthcare experience also considered 

• Familiarity with APAC labor markets, hiring practices, and compliance considerations. 

• Experience driving employment branding projects to improve candidate attraction. 

• Experience driving TA transformation, process improvement, or technology implementation. 

• Background working in a global, matrixed organization. 

Other: 

• Language: Fluent English required; Mandarin Chinese and Japanese strongly preferred. 

• Travel: Up to ~20%, primarily within APAC region. 

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

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