Principal Talent Acquisition Partner, EMEA

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Act as a reliable talent advisor to executives, functional leaders, HR Business Partners, and hiring managers.

• Provide guidance on role design, leveling, hiring profiles, talent availability, market conditions, and competitiveness in compensation.

• Convert business objectives into talent strategies that promote growth, innovation, quality, compliance, and operational performance.

• Oversee the complete recruiting process for essential and specialized roles from initial intake to offer acceptance.

• Source, engage, evaluate, and secure passive candidates across EMEA and international markets.

• Develop candidate pipelines for challenging-to-fill technical, scientific, quality, regulatory, clinical, manufacturing, commercial, and leadership roles.

• Ensure a high-quality candidate experience and represent Nova Biomedical in the external talent marketplace.

• Provide insights on the talent market, competitor intelligence, and recommendations for sourcing strategies.

• Leverage recruitment data and external market intelligence to influence hiring decisions, timelines, prioritization, and talent investment.

• Collaborate on workforce planning, succession planning, and discussions regarding build versus buy talent strategies.

• Identify talent risks and propose proactive solutions.

• Operate across Europe, North America, and Asia while managing relationships across various time zones.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Software, AI and Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Management, Commercial, Service, and Corporate functions.

• Tailor recruiting strategies to local labor markets while ensuring consistent global hiring practices.

• Work collaboratively across cultures with clear communication, sound judgment, and consistent follow-through.

• Utilize applicant tracking systems, candidate relationship management platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, market mapping, referrals, and various sourcing tools.

• Monitor and communicate the status of recruiting, pipeline health, risks, and next steps.

• Suggest process enhancements that improve hiring quality, stakeholder alignment, and recruitment efficiency.

• Support structured intake processes, organized interviews, candidate scorecards, and effective offer strategies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficient in English.

• Over 10 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition.

• Required experience in recruiting across Germany, the United Kingdom, and the broader EMEA region.

• Preferred experience leading searches within APAC markets.

• Experience as a senior individual contributor managing complex searches while advising senior stakeholders.

• Strong business insight connecting talent decisions to business priorities, organizational performance, and growth goals.

• Experience in recruiting within the medical device, diagnostics, biotechnology, life sciences, pharmaceutical, healthcare technology, advanced manufacturing, or similarly regulated technical areas.

• Ability to provide advice to leaders on role design, talent availability, compensation competitiveness, workforce planning, and market strategy.

• Proven capability to influence Vice Presidents, General Managers, functional leaders, and hiring managers.

• Experience in recruiting across multiple countries, cultures, and time zones.

• Exceptional skills in sourcing, market mapping, candidate engagement, assessment, and recruitment closing.

• Proficiency in written and spoken German is preferred.

• Familiarity with FDA requirements, ISO 13485, IVDR, MDR, GxP, validation, CAPA, and clinical evidence functions is preferred.

• Experience with applicant tracking systems, candidate relationship management platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing platforms, recruitment analytics, and AI-enabled talent tools.

• Strong written, verbal, consultative, and presentation capabilities.

• Ability to balance strategic talent advisory roles with hands-on recruitment execution.

• Capability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and maintain follow-through across complex global searches.

• Comfort in working at a computer for extended durations.

• Ability to lift and carry between 25–50 pounds as required.

• Proficient in effective communication via phone, video, and written formats.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce.

• Collaborative and empowered organizational culture.

• Commitment to employee growth and development.

• Mission-driven organization focused on global health impact.