Primary Function of Position

As the Sr. Recruiter, you will play a key role in supporting Intuitive’s expansion into a new site location in Malaysia, helping to build talent pipelines and establish a high-performing workforce from the ground up. You will partner closely with business leaders, HR, and cross-functional stakeholders to attract and hire top talent across manufacturing, operations, corporate functions, and leadership roles. The role will initially be remote, supporting site development and early-stage hiring efforts, with the expectation of transitioning to a hybrid work model as the new location becomes operational. As a critical driver of Intuitive’s continued growth and success in the medical robotics field, you will be responsible for full-cycle recruiting, strategic talent acquisition planning, and workforce scaling initiatives to support both current and future hiring needs across Malaysia.

Essential Job Duties

• Serve as the lead recruiter supporting the establishment and growth of Intuitive’s new Malaysia site, partnering closely with business leaders, HR, Finance, and hiring managers to execute workforce expansion plans.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment for Manufacturing, Operations, Corporate, and Senior/Executive-level positions, ensuring an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Act as a trusted talent advisor by providing recruiting expertise, market intelligence, talent availability insights, and hiring best practices to support workforce planning and hiring decisions.
• 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.

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 7+ years of end to end recruiting experience, that includes mid to senior/executive level positions & Manufacturing Roles in Malaysia.
• Minimum of 3+ years of recruiting team management and coaching.
• Must have demonstrated experience with full lifecycle sourcing and recruiting for technical openings.
• Good working knowledge of systems and tools including electronic applicant tracking, database data management, and MS Office Suite.
• A partnering, collaborative, communicative, continuous improvement perspective to be applied to cross functional.
• Strong proficiency in English, both written and verbal.

Required Education and Training

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree

Working Conditions

• Initial Work Arrangement: Remote, supporting the early-stage buildout and hiring efforts for Intuitive’s new Malaysia site.
• Future Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite
• Travel: International and domestic travel may be required (up to 25%).

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.

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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.