Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition US

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our 'people first' philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world's oldest enemy: disease.

The role

Ferring is hiring a Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition ("TA") for our US HR team in Parsippany, New Jersey. The role focuses on the US market with the potential to also support Canada.

Reporting to the Global Head of TA with a dotted line to the VP, HR, Ferring US, you will lead a team of two recruiters and two sourcers. You'll be part of both the US HR and global TA communities.

With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of "The World's Most Innovative Companies" by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its "Change the World List," for addressing society's unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

Responsibilities

The role is first and foremost a people manager-building capability and accountability across the TA team to deliver hiring outcomes (quality of hire, stakeholder experience, and speed). Secondly, you are a seasoned TA partner with both breadth and depth in recruitment, and thirdly, an operations manager who ensures consistent service delivery and high-quality end-to-end recruitment processes.

• Lead and develop the in-house TA team (hiring, performance management, coaching, and capability building) to deliver a consistent, high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience.

• Partner and consult with HRBPs and the business to understand needs and execute against talent strategies to deliver value and enhance the way we intentionally recruit talent and foster a culture of recruiting excellence.

• Deliver recruiting services yourself and through the team and ensure end-to-end recruitment processes are followed and that KPIs and SLAs are met.

• Act as the point of escalation in the assigned geography for service delivery issues.

• Project manage ramp-ups and special recruitment initiatives when necessary.

• Partner with Procurement to manage the external agency preferred supplier list for temporary workers.

• Oversee the background check process.

• Lead and oversee the delivery of the New Hire Orientation program, ensuring a welcoming new hire experience and a smooth transition into their new role.

• Embed Ferring's Employer Value Proposition across the employee and candidate experience.

• Partner with Corporate Communications to develop content for the Ferring US career website and enable employees to amplify the Ferring brand through their social media presence.

• Leverage data and analytics to identify and validate optimal sourcing channels, recruiter and hiring manager effectiveness, and overall quality and efficiency.

• Drive continuous improvement by developing, monitoring, and sharing metrics, and by managing feedback mechanisms to assess effectiveness and quality.

• Apply Ferring's candidate assessment methodologies and tools to evaluate talent (e.g., corporate, technical, and commercial roles) throughout the interview process. Translate assessment insights into practical plans and actions.

• Share process changes with the US TA team and manage the change with stakeholders.

• Participate in global projects as a regional TA leader. Represent local needs in global program design and drive successful regional implementation.

Requirements

Functional capabilities and experience

• Bachelor's degree in business, Human Resources, or a related field (required).

• 10+ years of talent acquisition experience (required), including hands-on recruitment operations experience (required).

• Experience spanning both agency and in-house recruiting environments (preferred).

• Experience in a life sciences/pharmaceutical company (preferred).

• 3+ years of people management experience in Talent Acquisition (required), including developing, training, and mentoring junior talent (required).

• Experience supporting executive-level recruitment, commercial team expansions, and department buildouts (preferred).

• Experience managing recruiting vendors (required).

• Knowledge of federal and state recruitment standards and external best practices (required).

• Comfort with Talent Acquisition technology and sourcing tools (required); experience with tools such as Workday, LinkedIn, ServiceNow, Starred, CareerOS, HireRight, and Rooster (preferred).

Interpersonal capabilities

• Continuous improvement mindset focused on operational efficiency and root-cause solutions (required).

• Ability to drive accountability in a highly collaborative way (required).

• Ability to set priorities, drive projects, and deliver results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment (required).

• High level of self-motivation and ownership of work (required).

• Strong relationship-building and communication skills with the ability to influence and establish trust with stakeholders (required).

• Analytical mindset with ability to solve recruitment problems, devise sourcing strategies, and demonstrate ROI using data and analytics (required).

Please note: Ferring requires onsite presence 4 days per week, flexibility to work remotely 1 day per week.

Ferring + you

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry's most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.

Our Compensation and Benefits

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $142,000 to $160,000, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to 120 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 160 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

Ferring is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Join our team and your voice will be heard, and your contributions will be valued. If you love to come up with new ways to make a positive difference and see them through, you will fit right in.

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (including Disability/Protected Veterans). We maintain a drug-free workplace.