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Our recruiting team thrives in driving innovation in AI, engineering, and programme delivery, while cultivating talent through proactive sourcing and continuous learning.\nDo you enjoy solving hiring challenges, partnering closely with business leaders, and connecting great talent with opportunities where they can make an impact? Come join Microsoft’s Global Talent Acquisition team as a Recruiter supporting Microsoft Commercial Business (MCB) & Microsoft Frontier Company.\nIn this role, you will partner with hiring managers and recruiting colleagues to understand business priorities, develop effective hiring strategies, and attract talent for one of Microsoft’s key customer-facing businesses. You will combine recruiting expertise, talent-market insights, data, and strong candidate engagement to deliver hiring outcomes and an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring teams.\nYou may be a fit for this role if you:\nThrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve and agility matters.\nEnjoy building trusted relationships with hiring managers and translating business needs into recruiting strategies.\nAre curious about talent markets and use data and insights to inform your approach.\nEnjoy identifying and engaging talent in competitive markets.\nBalance strategic thinking with hands-on execution and disciplined follow-through.\nCare deeply about candidate experience and representing Microsoft authentically in the talent market.\nAre comfortable navigating ambiguity, collaborating across teams, and continuously improving how work gets done.\nAre excited about using new technologies, including AI, to improve recruiting effectiveness.\nMicrosoft’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.\nResponsibilities\nStakeholder Engagement & Hiring Strategy\nLead recruiting strategy and kickoff discussions with hiring managers to understand role requirements, business priorities, candidate profiles, and hiring timelines.\nPartner with MCB stakeholders to translate hiring demand into effective recruiting and talent strategies.\nManage multiple hiring priorities while setting clear expectations and proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities.\nConduct regular pipeline and hiring reviews with stakeholders and recommend actions based on recruiting progress and talent-market conditions.\nConsult with hiring managers and interview teams to support skills-based and inclusive hiring practices.\nTalent Market Insights & Hiring Plans\nLeverage market research, recruiting data, and talent insights to understand talent availability and inform hiring strategies.\nIdentify opportunities to broaden talent pools and recommend sourcing approaches based on business needs.\nAnalyze recruiting and assessment outcomes to identify opportunities to improve hiring effectiveness.\nMonitor progress against agreed recruiting goals and use data to enable informed conversations with hiring teams.\nTalent Attraction & Sourcing\nDevelop sourcing strategies to identify and engage qualified talent for current and future MCB & Frontier Co hiring needs.\nBuild and nurture talent pipelines using relevant sourcing channels, professional communities, referrals, internal talent pools, and other approaches.\nEngage prospective candidates with compelling stories about Microsoft, MCB & Frontier Co, the opportunity, and potential career impact.\nAdapt sourcing strategies based on talent-market conditions and pipeline health.\nCandidate Assessment & Experience\nAssess candidates against role requirements using skills-based evaluation, behavioral interviewing, and established assessment approaches.\nUnderstand candidate motivations, interests, and career aspirations to create meaningful engagement throughout the hiring process.\nProvide a differentiated candidate experience by anticipating candidate needs, proactively addressing concerns, and maintaining timely engagement.\nPartner with hiring teams to review candidate assessment outcomes and provide recommendations based on role requirements.\nUse appropriate negotiation techniques and knowledge of candidate motivators to support successful hiring outcomes.\nRecruiting Excellence\nCoordinate effectively across hiring teams and Global Talent Acquisition partner teams to progress candidates through the hiring process.\nMaintain accurate and timely recruiting data to enable reliable reporting, compliance, and decision-making.\nFollow established recruiting processes and applicable standards throughout the hiring lifecycle.\nParticipate in recruiting programs, projects, and change initiatives that improve the effectiveness of Talent Acquisition.\nExplore and responsibly adopt AI-enabled recruiting solutions and share practices that improve team workflows and decision-making.\nDemonstrate a growth mindset by actively seeking feedback, developing recruiting and business expertise, and sharing knowledge with colleagues.\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's Degree AND well experienced in talent acquisition (e.g recruiting, sourcing, campus hiring) OR equivalent experience.\nStrong critical thinking, judgment capability and communications skills, with the ability to engage and consult in strategic hiring discussions.\nProficient with a data-driven approach to recruiting, using talent insights, market intelligence, hiring data and competitor analysis to drive impactful hiring outcomes.\nPreferred Qualifications\n5+ years of full-cycle experience in supporting sales roles, customer-facing, go-to-market, technical, or related business functions.\nExperience in university recruiting or volume hiring for early-in-career talents is a big plus.\nExperience managing multiple hiring priorities and partnering effectively with stakeholders in a matrixed environment.\nStrong learning agility and aptitude in navigating ambiguity, collaborating across teams, and continuously improving how work gets done.\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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