Lead TA Partner

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Ryde; Presencial; AUD 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Lead Talent Acquisition Partner for ANZ to drive end-to-end recruitment across MedTech Australia and New Zealand. You will lead Talent Acquisition Consultants, partner with senior leaders, and translate workforce priorities into effective talent strategies while maintaining accountability for key hires.

This role focuses on strategic sourcing, market engagement, and delivering high-quality, diverse candidates within a collaborative, high-performance environment.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Extensive Talent Acquisition experience across functions and seniority.
• Experience leading Talent Acquisition teams with accountability.
• Experience in medical devices or healthcare recruitment is required.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across levels including senior and specialist roles.
• Partner with senior business and HR leaders to translate strategy into hiring plans.
• Develop sourcing strategies, pipelines and candidate engagement.
• Ensure due diligence and offer processes comply with global recruiting model.
• Coach hiring managers on interview planning and inclusive assessment.

Conocimientos

Talent Acquisition

People leadership

Healthcare recruiting

Sourcing & pipeline

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Herramientas

Recruitment software

Descripción del empleo

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Human Resources

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Human Resources

Job Sub Function:

Talent Acquisition

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

Job Description:

Position Purpose

The Lead Talent Acquisition Partner, ANZ leads the delivery of Talent Acquisition across MedTech Australia and New Zealand, including direct leadership of Talent Acquisition Consultants. The role partners with senior business and HR leaders to translate business and workforce priorities into effective talent strategies, while retaining accountability for selected senior, specialist and business‑critical recruitment.

Key Responsibility Areas

People leadership and team delivery

• Lead, manage and develop Talent Acquisition Consultants, setting clear priorities, allocating work and monitoring delivery against agreed business needs and service expectations.
• Provide regular direction, feedback and performance support, building team capability, accountability, collaboration and career development.
• Act as an escalation point for complex recruitment matters and ensure a consistent candidate and hiring manager experience.

Strategic talent partnership

• Partner with senior business and HR leaders to understand business strategy, workforce priorities, critical capability needs and future hiring demand across MedTech ANZ.
• Translate business needs into practical talent acquisition plans covering sourcing, assessment, pipelines, market engagement and delivery approach.
• Provide informed advice on talent availability, recruitment risks, process and realistic hiring timelines.

Talent intelligence and workforce planning

• Use external market insights, competitor mapping and talent intelligence to identify capability gaps, priority talent pools and future pipeline opportunities.
• Build proactive pipelines for recurring, specialist and business‑critical roles, with particular focus on Commercial and Supply Chain talent.
• Use recruitment data including Time to Fill, candidate experience, hiring manager experience, sourcing effectiveness and pipeline health to identify priorities and support decisions.

End-to-end recruitment

• Lead selected end-to-end recruitment processes across a range of levels, including senior, specialist, Commercial and Supply Chain appointments.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies, assess candidates, partner on compensation and offer recommendations, and lead candidate engagement through to close.
• Ensure due diligence, documentation and recruitment activity comply with the global recruiting model, applicable procedures and employment requirements.

Assessment and hiring capability

• Lead the use of job‑appropriate behavioural and competency‑based assessment approaches.
• Coach and advise hiring managers on role definition, interview planning, inclusive assessment and evidence‑based hiring decisions.
• Strengthen consistency and quality across recruitment and selection practices.

Employer brand and candidate experience

• Identify and implement targeted employer branding, sourcing and market‑engagement initiatives to attract diverse, high‑quality talent.
• Champion a professional, timely and transparent candidate experience across the team and broader stakeholder group.

Continuous improvement and regional collaboration

• Lead or contribute to local and APAC projects that improve recruitment effectiveness, technology adoption, operational efficiency and candidate experience.
• Share market insights and recruitment best practice with ANZ and regional Talent Acquisition colleagues, supporting priority hiring needs where required.

About You:

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Extensive Talent Acquisition experience, ideally gained through a mix of in‑house and recruitment agency environments, recruiting across multiple functions and seniority levels.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience with direct accountability for leading Talent Acquisition professionals, setting priorities, managing delivery, building capability and supporting performance and career development.
• Demonstrated Talent Acquisition experience within the medical devices or healthcare sector is required.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong understanding of medical devices or healthcare talent markets, commercial environments and specialist capability needs.

• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior business and HR stakeholders and translating business needs into practical talent acquisition strategies.

• Strong direct sourcing, talent mapping, proactive pipeline development and passive candidate engagement capability.

• Experience using recruitment data, talent intelligence and market insights to influence workforce planning, sourcing strategy and hiring decisions.

• Sound knowledge of assessment, compensation and offer processes, behavioural interviewing, candidate experience and relevant employment considerations.

• Strong influencing, communication, project management, prioritisation and judgement skills, including the ability to work through ambiguity and competing priorities.

• Experience with recruitment management systems and contemporary sourcing tools.

Why Choose Us:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Continuous training and support
• Award‑winning leadership development programs
• Inclusive, flexible, and accessible working arrangements
• Equal opportunity employer supporting diversity and inclusion

Our Benefits:

• Up to 18 weeks of parental leave to support new parents
• 4 days of volunteer leave to give back to the community
• Option to purchase up to 2 weeks of additional annual leave for extra time off
• Enjoy a dedicated Wellbeing Day to prioritise self‑care
• Global Wellness Reimbursement of $780 per year for healthy eating, exercise, or mindfulness activities
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional support
• Enhanced leave provisions for compassionate (caregiver) leave, providing up to 30 days of additional support
• Life insurance coverage for added peace of mind
• And much more...

All applicants must have rights to work in Australia.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

AI solution evaluation, Candidate Experience, Consulting, Developing Others, Emotional Intelligence, HR Operational Planning and Organizing, HR Strategic Management, Human Resources Consulting, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Performance Measurement, Recruiting, Recruitment Marketing, Recruitment Strategy, Supervision, Talent Management