Executive Market Aligned Recruiter

The Global Executive Talent Acquisition (GETA) team's mission is to engage and hire game-changing leaders that shape the future of Microsoft and deliver on the promise of our culture. We are currently growing our team of businessconsultant, talentexperts, and cultural ambassadors to shape the leadership of our companytoday and tomorrow.

AnExecutive Market Aligned RecruiterinGETAenablesand drivesourapproach to hiresenior critical roles and deepensour knowledge of the competitive landscape for the best talent in the marketviabothmarketresearch andengagement.Thisindividualis well-connected into the external ecosystem and comfortabledrivingand owningtheexternalsourcing strategy forsenior level talentwithin Microsoft. This opportunity will allow youto be innovative in your approach to map and connect with theexternalmarketplaceand develop sourcing strategies to target and assess top executive talentfortodaytomorrow.Thisrole is flexible in nature andsupportremote work up to 100% of the time.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Asemployeeswe come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

• You will lead the implementation of a short- and long-term hiring plan for complex organizations, areas, or talent poolsfor our Engineering organizations such as AI, Security, Data Centers, etc

• You will closely partnerwith executives, HR, and your colleaguesto determine the current and future executive Talent Acquisition needs, talent gaps, andadvise onmarket availability to ensure the right hire is made at the right time.

• You are responsible for providing quality externaltalent maps, building and maintaining compete strategies, and providing education on market realities

• You will initially engage andpreparecandidatesfor the hiring process while proactively identifying factors that may adversely affect them. You'll also create an innovative sourcing strategy, including ways to generate differentiated talent for a division, set of countries, or subsidiaries.

• You willpartner with your colleagues tomanage the candidate assessment framework and screening process, while identifying best practices for both. You'll also maintain candidates' qualifications and status in the appropriate systems, and lead the optimization of staffing policies throughout the organization.

• You will move high-level candidates through the hiring process while ensuring their needs are met and driving solutions that balance the client's needs. You'll also present businesses with broad talent gaps and hiring needs, and market and channel insights to drive hiring plans.

Required/minimum qualifications

• 5+ years experience in directly sourcing, mapping, or recruiting research of executive level talent in data center organizations for a global organization.

• 5+ years of experience in Microsoft productivity tools, LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, and/or recruiting CRM systems.

• Knowledge of competitive landscape in the US. Global market knowledge is a plus

• Process/systems management, interpersonal, organizational, written, negotiation and presentation skills.

• Advanced communications skills and relationship management capabilities.

• Expertise in the following areas: Strategic Insight, Influencing for Impact, Judgment, Cross Boundary Collaboration, Negotiation, and Systems Thinking

• Advanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and candidate tracking systems is required.