Senior Manager, Global Talent Acquisition Strategy & Planning

This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

Are you the person people turn to when the path forward is not yet clear? You see around corners, bring the right people together and turn competing priorities into a plan everyone can rally around. Once work is moving, you keep driving, listening and refining so each project delivers stronger results.

As Senior Manager, Global Talent Acquisition Strategy and Planning, you will personally drive programs that move Baxter’s recruiting strategy forward. Ready to turn recruiting expertise and project leadership into practical solutions? This role connects teams across global Talent Acquisition, our HR Centers of Excellence and HR Digital Operations to navigate decisions, launch new approaches and continually improve how work gets done.

This is where you can make an impact.

Join a high-performing team that shares expertise, stays curious and rolls up its sleeves. We care about the details, set a high bar and challenge one another to make good ideas better. Expect the support and freedom to solve meaningful challenges across Talent Acquisition programs, processes, employer brand and technology—with colleagues ready to lend a hand and get the work done.

We have plenty to do.

• Lead a portfolio of global Talent Acquisition programs from planning through implementation and ongoing improvement, using recruiting expertise to anticipate impacts on candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, and the broader talent ecosystem.
• Build alignment across global teams, develop recommendations, and drive execution by resolving issues, managing dependencies, and ensuring accountability throughout implementation.
• Develop project plans, processes and tools with clear milestones, responsibilities, risks and measures of success; align global teams and keep implementation moving.
• Lead change management across regions, creating communications, training and support materials tailored for different audiences and markets.
• Analyze recruiting data, feedback and reports to identify trends, evaluate outcomes and drive data-driven improvements.
• Partner with our TA Technology & Enablement Lead and HR Digital Operations to define requirements, test and launch Workday Recruiting solutions that automate and streamline recruiting work.
• Manage vendor relationships by setting expectations, monitoring performance, resolving issues and strengthening future programs.

• At least 10 years of Talent Acquisition experience, including hands‑on recruiting across global or multi‑region organizations and a deep understanding of the recruiting lifecycle.
• Proven project management capability, leading recruiting implementations from planning through launch while managing priorities, timelines, risks and dependencies.
• Hands‑on Workday Recruiting knowledge and experience launching, improving or retiring recruiting technologies.
• Change management experience, including personally creating communications and developing and delivering training…