Senior TA Partner - Medical Device (US/Germany)

Kardion Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Kardion Inc. in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior, Talent Acquisition Partner to lead full-cycle recruiting for engineering, quality, regulatory, clinical, supply chain, IT, finance and G&A as US headcount grows toward commercialization.

You will partner with hiring teams, build multi-channel pipelines, coordinate cross-border interviews (US & Germany), and own the ATS to deliver a professional candidate experience while ensuring California employment law compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of full-cycle talent acquisition, including 3+ years in medical device; cardiovascular or Class III device experience strongly preferred.
• Proven success filling technical and regulated roles such as R&D engineering, quality, regulatory, and clinical, plus director and VP-level searches.
• Startup or high-growth experience: comfortable building process while carrying a full requisition load.
• Active medical device network in Southern California.
• Skilled with ATS platforms (JazzHR or similar) and LinkedIn Recruiter; uses data to drive decisions.
• Strong interviewing, assessment, and influencing skills with executives and hiring managers.
• Sound judgment and discretion with confidential information.
• Working knowledge of California employment law as it applies to hiring.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring teams and run structured intake meetings that define the success profile, must-have skills, interview panel, scorecard, and target start date for every role.
• Own full-cycle recruiting: sourcing, screening, interviews, debriefs, references, offers, and closing.
• Build multi-channel pipelines for hard-to-find medical device talent through direct outreach, referrals, LinkedIn Recruiter, and industry networks.
• Manage recruiting agencies only for approved searches, hold them to agreed terms, and reduce agency spend over time.
• Coordinate interviews across US and German teams and time zones, including onsite visits and finalist presentations.
• Prepare offers with HR Leadership using market data and internal equity, and hand off smoothly to onboarding.
• Own the ATS: keep records clean and reportable for audits, and track time-to-fill, pipeline health, source of hire, offer acceptance, and agency spend.
• Deliver a professional, inclusive candidate experience that shows candidates the mission and pace of an early-stage medical device company.
• Keep hiring compliant with US and California laws.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Medical device recruiting

Stakeholder management

LinkedIn Recruiter

JazzHR / ATS

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Communications

Tools

JazzHR

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Kardion Inc. in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior, Talent Acquisition Partner to lead full-cycle recruiting for engineering, quality, regulatory, clinical, supply chain, IT, finance and G&A as US headcount grows toward commercialization.

You will partner with hiring teams, build multi-channel pipelines, coordinate cross-border interviews (US & Germany), and own the ATS to deliver a professional candidate experience while ensuring California employment law compliance.