Manager, Talent Acquisition Operations

Integra LifeSciences; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) savings plan

Job summary

Integra LifeSciences is seeking a Manager, Talent Acquisition Operations to lead the centralized recruiting operations team, own end-to-end processes, and scale talent delivery across the enterprise. The role partners with global leaders to translate workforce plans into standardized, compliant, and efficient hiring outcomes.

A hybrid position based at our Princeton, NJ campus with on-site collaboration and global time-zone coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 7–9 years of experience in recruiting operations or talent acquisition.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience.
• Experience managing recruiting vendors, systems, and global delivery models.
• Experience working in a regulated life sciences/MedTech industry preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence and build consensus across cross-functional teams.
• Experience in a global organization preferred.
• Be results-oriented, resourceful, innovative, and cost-conscious.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve end-to-end recruiting processes globally and locally.
• Ensure recruiting execution is scalable, compliant, and consistently applied across regions.
• Partner on enterprise workforce planning including contingent labor strategy and contract workers control tower.
• Provide visibility into capacity, throughput, supplier utilization, and cost.
• Own relationships with RPOs, staffing firms, and recruiting vendors.
• Evaluate and deploy recruiting technologies to improve efficiency, speed, and quality outcomes.
• Lead a centralized talent pool team responsible for sourcing support, screening, and interview scheduling.
• Deploy the team dynamically across talent advisory partners based on business priority and demand.
• Enable talent advisory partners to focus on high-value business partnering and candidate engagement.
• Lead and develop recruiting operations team members.
• Set clear expectations for service quality, performance, and accountability.

Skills

Communication skills

Influence & consensus

Leadership

Results oriented

Resourceful

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Vendor management

Global delivery models

Job description

Changing lives. Building Careers.

Joining us is a chance to do important work that creates change and shapes the future of healthcare. Thinking differently is what we do best. To us, change equals opportunity. Every day, our colleagues are challenging what’s possible and making headway to innovate new treatment pathways to advance patient outcomes and set new standards of care.

Changing lives. Building Careers.
At Integra LifeSciences the work we do is important to creating change and shaping the future of healthcare. Thinking differently is what we do best. To us, change equals opportunity. Every day, more than 4,200 global employees are challenging what’s possible to help improve outcomes.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

The Manager, Talent Acquisition Operations is responsible for the operational execution and enablement of enterprise recruiting, ensuring talent moves into roles efficiently, consistently, and at scale.

Partnering closely with the Global Head of Talent & Culture and Senior Manager, Talent Advisory, this role translates workforce and hiring plans into strong operational outcomes through standardized processes, supplier partnerships, technology enablement, and data transparency. The role leads a centralized talent operations team that supports sourcing, screening, and interview scheduling across the enterprise.

This is a hybrid, full-time role with a strong preference for being based at our Princeton, NJ headquarters or co located at one of Integra LifeSciences’ sites. Regular on-site presence is expected to enable effective partnership and team leadership. As a global role, occasional flexibility for early morning or evening calls is necessary to support collaboration across time zones.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Recruiting Operations & Infrastructure

• Own and continuously improve end to end recruiting processes, workflows, and operating standards that are globally aligned and locally relevant
• Ensure recruiting execution is scalable, compliant, and consistently applied across regions

Workforce Enablement & Control Tower

• Partner on enterprise workforce planning, including contingent labor strategy and contract workers control tower
• Provide visibility into capacity, throughput, supplier utilization, and cost

Supplier & Technology Management

• Own relationships with RPOs, staffing firms, and recruiting vendors
• Evaluate and deploy recruiting technologies to improve efficiency, speed, and quality outcomes

Centralized Talent Pool Leadership

• Lead a centralized talent pool team responsible for sourcing support, screening, and interview scheduling
• Deploy the team dynamically across talent advisory partners based on business priority and demand
• Enable talent advisory partners to focus on high value business partnering and candidate engagement

Candidate Experience

• Ensure a positive, consistent candidate experience through timely communication, coordination, and process efficiency

KPIs, Benchmark and Continuous Improvement

• Define, track and monitor KPIs in relation to activities in-scope, to both assess efficiency of the process, systems and programs, as well as the intended outcomes
• Ensure continuous benchmark, keeping current on industry and practice trends and practices
• Drive continuous improvement notably through voice-of-customer, process improvement and after-action reviews with key stakeholders

People Leadership

• Lead and develop recruiting operations team members
• Set clear expectations for service quality, performance, and accountability

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
• 7–9 years of experience in recruiting operations or talent acquisition
• 3+ years of people leadership experience
• Experience managing recruiting vendors, systems, and global delivery models
• Experience working in a regulated industry with preference for life sciences / MedTech.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Abilities, including the ability to influence and build consensus
• Experience working in a global organization preferred
• Be results-oriented, resourceful, innovative, and at the same time focus on being cost-effective and fiscally responsible
• Functional knowledge of multiple operational functions and principles
• Proven ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced dynamic setting

Salary Pay Range

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by several factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training . In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for bonus, commission, equity or other variable compensation . Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance, and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following Total Rewards | Integra LifeSciences

Integra LifeSciences is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of race, marital status, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.

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Integra LifeSciences is committed to provide qualified applicants and employees who are disabled veterans or individuals with disabilities with needed reasonable accommodations in accordance with the ADA. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, please email us at [e-mail].

Unsolicited Agency Submission

Integra LifeSciences does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs/resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. A formal written agreement is required before engaging any agency, and it must be executed and authorized by the Vice President, Talent Acquisition. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions (the initial sharing of a candidate’s name, resume, or background) are position-specific and may only occur within the scope of that approved agreement. Please, no phone calls or emails.

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