The Manager, Talent Acquisition, GSA will be responsible for the day to day operations and direct leadership of a team of 6, delivering recruiting excellence for the Engineering, Quality and Operations functions for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. You will drive the selection, development, and engagement of high-performing TABPs. As a strategic talent advisor, you will build relationships with business leaders, hiring managers, HR Business Partners, in addition to maintaining excellent partnership within TA. Your key responsibilities include building a team that delivers a phenomenal client experience through credibility and results, while enabling future organizational growth. In addition to driving a culture of continuous improvement and development, you will inspire a team of TABPs to achieve greatness, lead Talent Acquisition projects and initiatives that allow us to deliver flawless execution to the business. Build and lead a highly effective and customer-facing team of TA professionals who are business knowledgeable, talent market experts, proactive, responsive, client-focused and ensuring consistency in recruitment strategy/practices across the region in alignment with the Global Talent Acquisition Strategy. Lead a team responsible for identifying, evaluating, selecting and leveraging the most productive recruitment channels/tools to identify, attract, and recruit the best talent. Enable a team of recruiters to thrive, lead by example and manage, mentor, coach and develop their performance. Coach and consult with hiring managers on recruitment and talent mobility best practices to ensure that talent acquisition is driving the business to meet and achieve its goals. Responsible for monitoring, reporting and driving the talent acquisition metrics and performance (Example: time to accept, time to present, Diversity, Client Satisfaction) and analyzing trends to identify and solve potential issues before they become issues. Conduct critical analyses using business-intelligence tools to ensure analytics are assessed for efficiency and effectiveness that lead to profitability. Continuous improvement: refine and increase the quality of search delivery, recruitment experience and the diversity of slates. Stay abreast of industry best practices, employment trends affecting the recruitment function and current employment legislation and policies. Align regional processes and global processes, drive best practice standardization, promote accountability of metrics, and ensure team is meeting recruitment goals. Instill a culture of positive recognition and continuous improvement throughout the Talent Acquisition team. Prepare, communicate, and educate the organization on recruiting resources / systems / procedures. Minimum Qualifications (Required): Bachelor’s degree required 8 years of work experience Previous HR or role-related experience required Preferred Qualifications (Strongly Desired) 4 years business-facing HR, HR COE, HR Operations, or role-related experience preferred 2 years of people leadership experience preferred Excellent business-level English, business-level German is strongly preferred Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.