Talent Acquisition Manager, India

Company Description

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The Talent Acquisition Manager plays a critical leadership role within Intuitive's Talent Acquisition organization, leading recruiting strategy and execution across India. This role partners closely with business leaders, HR, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders to develop and execute workforce planning initiatives that support business growth and organizational priorities. The Talent Acquisition Manager serves as a trusted advisor to leaders by providing labor market insights, talent intelligence, and strategic hiring recommendations while ensuring an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience. Success in this role requires strong people leadership, business partnership, operational excellence, and the ability to build and develop a high-performing recruiting team capable of supporting current and future hiring needs across India.

Essential Job Duties

• Lead and manage Talent Acquisition activities across India.
• Manage, coach, develop, and mentor recruiters and recruiting support team members.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment across Commercial, Corporate, Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, and Leadership hiring.
• Serve as a trusted talent advisor providing market intelligence and talent insights.
• Build strategic talent pipelines.
• Partner with business leaders on workforce planning.
• Drive recruiting analytics, forecasting, process improvement, compliance, and governance.
• Champion DEI initiatives and employer branding.
  • Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies to attract diverse, high-caliber talent through direct sourcing, networking, referrals, industry partnerships, and other recruiting channels.
  • Build strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs, identifying and engaging both active and passive candidates.
  • Leverage recruiting data, market trends, and talent insights to inform hiring strategies, drive decision-making, and improve recruiting outcomes.
  • Maintain accurate recruiting activity and compliance documentation within the applicant tracking system and ensure adherence to company policies and reporting requirements.
  • Partner across Talent Acquisition and broader People teams to implement scalable recruiting processes, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and support the successful launch and growth of the new location.
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive recruiting culture through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 10 years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience including team leadership.
• Demonstrated success managing recruiting teams.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills.
• Strong analytical capabilities and recruiting metrics expertise.
• Experience with ATS, CRM and reporting platforms.

Required Education and Training

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Advanced degree preferred.

Working Conditions

• Set schedule (3 times a week onsite)
• Domestic and international travel up to 25%.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Medical device, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing or technology industry experience.
• Experience supporting commercial and manufacturing organizations.
• Global matrix organization experience.
• Experience with Workday and SmartRecruiters.

Additional Information

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees
who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s
start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law.