Talent Acquisition Technology Architect - Becton Dickinson

Talent Acquisition Technology Architect

Overview
The Talent Acquisition Technology Architect is accountable for the end-to-end technical architecture, product experience, and performance measurement of BD's Talent Acquisition technology ecosystem.

• Own and maintain the architecture blueprint for BD's TA technology ecosystem (e.g., ATS, CRM, sourcing, assessments, scheduling, background screening, onboarding handoffs, offer management, talent intelligence, hiring manager tools, analytics).
• Lead the design and ongoing optimization of integration patterns, data flows, and system interoperability, ensuring consistency, reliability, and scalability.
• Identify technical debt and drive remediation plans that reduce complexity and improve data quality, performance, and maintainability.

User Experience (UX)

• Drive a persona-based experience strategy and drives user adoption across TA workflows to reduce friction and improve adoption for hiring managers, recruiters, candidates, and interviewers.
• Translate user pain points into product requirements, workflow redesigns, and configuration/integration changes that measurably improve speed, quality, and satisfaction.
• Partner with TA and Change Management to deliver clear, role-based experiences-including embedded guidance, simplified data entry, and streamlined approvals.

Benchmarking & Best-in-Class Technology Assessment

• Benchmark BD's TA capabilities against best-in-class external practices and vendor capabilities, including competitive and peer comparisons.
• Conduct structured evaluations (e.g., capability mapping, gap analyses, vendor assessments, proof-of-concepts) and document recommendations with clear tradeoffs.
• Maintain a point of view on emerging TA technologies (AI-enabled matching, skills inference, automation, candidate engagement, interview intelligence, marketplace solutions) and their applicability to BD.

Analytics-Driven Outcomes & Value Realization

• Define and operationalize a TA technology value framework to measure how the stack impacts business outcomes, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
• Track benefits realization post-implementation and drive continuous improvements based on data.

Technology Proposals & Roadmap Execution

• Create and manage a prioritized TA technology roadmap aligned to BD strategy, capacity, and governance.
• Lead cross-functional delivery squads (internal and vendor) through discovery, design, build, test, deployment, adoption, and stabilization.
• Coordinate all aspects of testing including creating testing strategies, test plans and scenarios, assigning test scenarios and measuring successful testing outcomes.