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Manager, TA EMEA

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Job Function:

Human Resources

Job Sub Function:

HR Business Partners

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Aprilia, Latina, Italy

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a(n) Manager, TA EMEA, located in Aprilia, Italy.

The Manager, Talent Acquisition (TA) EMEA leads and delivers regional talent acquisition strategy and execution across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This role partners closely with business leaders and HR to translate workforce plans into effective hiring strategies, build diverse talent pipelines, and ensure a consistent, high‑quality candidate experience. The position plays a critical role in enabling business growth, strengthening organizational capability, and driving hiring excellence across a complex and diverse region within a global MedTech organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead EMEA 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.

  • Oversee end‑to‑end recruiting activities, including sourcing strategy, assessment, offers, and onboarding coordination.

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

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

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

  • 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 talent acquisition experience, including people‑management or regional leadership responsibilities.

  • Demonstrated experience leading multi‑country recruiting operations across EMEA.

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

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

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

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

Preferred:

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

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

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

  • Background working in a global, matrixed organization.

Other:

  • Language: Fluent English required; additional European language(s) preferred.

  • Travel: Up to ~25%, primarily across the EMEA region.

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

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Change Management, Coaching, Consulting, Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Business Partnership, HR Strategic Management, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Law, Interpersonal Influence, Organizational Change Management, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Talent Management, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€56,100.00 - €96,945.00

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.