Senior Executive Market Aligned Recruiter, Microsoft AI Full-time

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 business consultants , talent experts , and cultural ambassadors to shape the leadership of our company today and tomorrow.

A Senior Executive Market Aligned Recruiter, Microsoft AI enable s and drive s our approach to hire critical leadership roles and deepen s our knowledge of the dynamic landscape for the top talent in the market via both market research and engagement . This individual is well-connected into the external ecosystem and comfortable dri ving and own ing the external sourcing strategy for leadership talent within Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to be innovative in your approach to map and connect with the external marketplace and develop sourcing strategies to target and assess top executive talent for today tomorrow . This role is flexible in nature and support remote work up to 100% of the time.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we 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.

Responsibilities:

• Leads the implementation of a short- and long-term hiring plan for complex organizations, areas, or talent pools for our Engineering organizations such as AI, Security, Data Centers, etc.
• Partners cloesly with executives , HR, and colleagues to determine the current and future executive Talent Acquisition needs, talent gaps, and advise on market availability to ensure the right hire is made at the right time.
• Responsible for p roviding quality external talent maps , building and maintaining compete strategies, and providing education on market realities
• Leverages long-term relationships with talent pools and communities across the industry. Develops a comprehensive approach that integrates multiple concepts (e.g., community building, business intelligence) to create an innovative sourcing strategy for a division, set of countries, or subsidiaries
• Initial engagement and preparation of candidates in the hiring process while proactively identifying factors that may adversely affect them. Create an innovative sourcing strategy, including ways to generate differentiated talent
• Partners with colleagues to manage the candidate assessment framework and screening process, while identifying shared practices for both. Maintain candidates’ qualifications and status in the appropriate systems, and lead the optimization of staffing policies throughout the organization.
• Moves high-level candidates through the hiring process while ensuring their needs are met and driving solutions that balance the client’s needs. Present businesses with broad talent gaps and hiring needs, and market and channel insights to drive hiring plans.
• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 6+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years executive talent acquisition experience (e.g., sourcing, research ) in or in support of enterprise organizations as a corporate executive or executive search recruiter.
• 2+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., sourcing, research) supporting technical roles (e.g., AI, Data Science, Research, Quantum Computing, Data Center)

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., sourcing, research) supporting AI roles.
• 5+ years of experience in Microsoft productivity tools, LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, and/or recruiting CRM systems.
• Deep knowledge of dynamic landscape in the global market knowledge.
• Proven process/systems management, interpersonal, organizational, written, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Proven 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.

Talent Acquisition IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $103,800 – $200,300 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,700 – $219,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until March 8, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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