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.

Primary Function of Position:

The recruiter manages the end-to-end recruitment process, from sourcing to hiring and acts as an experienced subject matter, working closely with HR team and line managers on understanding profile and scope, identifying internal and external talent, managing candidates, providing feedback to all stakeholders, hiring talents, and ensuring the successful onboarding of candidates while contributing to the effectiveness of HR processes and activities throughout the region.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform and document recruitment strategy meeting strategy for each role and effectively use existing sourcing, reporting and analysis tools to enhance talent acquisition.
• Develop and build talent pools responding to the existing and upcoming business needs by sourcing potential candidates through networks, associations, job boards, online channels, social media and by fostering long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates.
• Partner with and guideline managers in the EMEA region to drive recruitment process effectively following the global talent acquisition process.
• Provide line managers with guidance, coaching and counsel on full talent acquisition life cycle and interview methodologies (competency based interviewing techniques).
• Ensure recruitment processes are followed through the applicant tracking system and company processes (non-compete check, references, verification of employment).
• Ensure appropriate follow up of hiring until onboarding for all new hires across the region.
• Prepare recruitment reports, analyze trends, and proactively think of ways to improve processes based on data and analysis.
• Educate internal and external stakeholder on company culture & expectations.
• Ensure high-quality candidate experience and recruitment services.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Labor Psychology, Business or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in recruitment in a competitive and fast-moving environment.
• Experience working with social media, resume databases, professional networks, applicant tracking systems and recruitment platforms, at ease with sourcing tools and methodologies.
• Analytical and reporting skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage a high volume of activity and requests from multiple sources in a time sensitive environment.
• Ability to plan and organize business recruitment needs working remotely.
• Ability to operate successfully in a matrix structure.
• Strong communications skills and a strong work ethic and attitude.
• Fluent in English and local language, another EU language an asset.

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.