Talent Acquisition Lead for Southeast Asia & Australia/New Zealand

About Solventum

Solventum, formerly known as 3M Health Care, is dedicated to advancing smarter, safer healthcare solutions that improve patient lives worldwide. Leveraging cutting-edge innovation at the crossroads of health, materials, and data science, we pioneer transformative products while supporting healthcare professionals to perform optimally. At Solventum, our commitment combines technology with compassion to continuously address challenging healthcare needs.

Role Impact

The Talent Acquisition Lead overseeing Southeast Asia and Australia/New Zealand regions spearheads full-cycle recruitment across various business units. This strategic role partners closely with business leaders, HR partners, and other stakeholders to attract, evaluate, and onboard top-tier talent, aligning with Solventum’s growth and innovation goals. Key functions include talent advising, market intelligence, workforce planning, direct sourcing, and enhancing recruitment processes and employer brand presence.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, and hiring strategies, providing market insights and competitive analysis.
• Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle—from requirements gathering to onboarding—for a broad mix of functions including corporate, commercial, supply chain, technical, and leadership roles.
• Develop and implement proactive sourcing strategies and build talent pipelines especially for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
• Ensure recruitment processes comply with company policies and local regulations while maintaining a high-quality candidate experience.
• Promote Solventum’s employer brand and employee value proposition throughout candidate interactions to support attraction and engagement initiatives.
• Establish strong collaborations with multiple functional leaders and HR teams to align talent acquisition efforts and educate stakeholders on hiring best practices.
• Apply advanced sourcing, talent mapping, and networking techniques to identify and engage passive candidates, reducing agency dependence.
• Continuously improve recruitment effectiveness by analyzing metrics, supporting TA initiatives, and ensuring compliance with governance and audit standards.
• Participate in regional and global Talent Acquisition projects, including diversity and inclusion efforts as well as recruiting capability development.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 10 years of comprehensive recruiting experience, including in-house, agency, or hybrid settings.
• Proven success recruiting across a variety of functions and multiple countries, managing complex, high-level, and challenging searches.
• Expertise in direct sourcing, talent mapping, and engagement of passive candidates.
• Strong ability to influence and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and business leaders.
• Preferred experience in Medical Technology, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Industrial, Manufacturing, Technology sectors, or other multinational environments.
• Familiarity with regional/multi-country recruitment in APAC and recruitment technologies such as Workday ATS and talent intelligence tools.
• Experience contributing to global or regional TA projects is advantageous.

Additional Information

• Work Location: Singapore (Hybrid onsite model)
• Potential relocation assistance may be authorized.
• Must have legal authorization to work in Singapore without need for employment visa sponsorship.
• Solventum supports employee well-being through various programs promoting physical and financial health, benchmarking compensation and benefits to industry peers.