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As a member of Microsoft’s Global Executive Talent Acquisition team, you’ll help shape the company’s future leadership. The team is responsible for Partner-level and above hiring and advises Microsoft’s senior leaders on executive talent strategy, succession planning, leadership capability, organizational design, and long-term workforce planning.\nYou'll partner closely with business leaders to identify, attract, and assess leadership talent while building proactive talent pipelines that support Microsoft's evolving business priorities. This role requires strategic thinking, executive presence, market insight, and the ability to influence talent decisions at the highest levels of the organization.\nWe are seeking a Client Aligned Executive Recruiter who moves seamlessly between strategic advisory and hands-on search execution. The ideal candidate brings sound judgment, curiosity, and the drive to solve complex talent challenges while building the leadership teams that will define Microsoft’s future.\nYou may be a great fit for this role if you:\nEnjoy partnering with senior leaders as a trusted advisor and thought partner.\n\nThink strategically while executing with speed, discipline, and precision.\n\nAre energized by identifying exceptional talent and building relationships long before a hiring need exists.\n\nDemonstrate executive presence and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.\n\nBring external market insights and challenge conventional thinking around talent.\n\nNavigate ambiguity and competing priorities with confidence, operate independently while exercising sound judgment, and maintain a bias for action.\n\nAre passionate about leveraging AI, talent intelligence, and data-driven insights to elevate executive recruiting.\n\nFoster collaboration and contribute to the growth and success of others.\n\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\nExecutive Search & Talent Strategy\nLead full-cycle executive searches for Partner, Vice President, and Corporate Vice President roles across Microsoft, with a focus on Engineering organizations and related technical domains.\n\nPartner closely with sourcing and research teams to develop market maps, uncover non-obvious talent pools, and build proactive, long-term executive pipelines.\n\nPartner closely with sourcing and research teams to identify, assess, and engage executive talent while building proactive, long-term leadership pipelines.\n\nCultivate relationships with senior leaders and executive talent across the technology ecosystem and adjacent industries.\n\nStakeholder Engagement & Talent Advisory\nServe as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, translating business priorities, organizational context, and leadership needs into executive talent strategies.\n\nConsult with executives on complex talent and leadership challenges, using business acumen and external market expertise to shape hiring decisions and leadership teams.\n\nLeverage market intelligence, competitive insights, and talent analytics to provide an external perspective on leadership talent, market dynamics, and emerging talent opportunities.\n\nInfluence critical talent decisions by challenging conventional thinking, calibrating leaders to the external market, and introducing differentiated talent solutions.\n\nPartner with HR and Talent Management on succession planning, leadership mapping, and talent reviews, bringing an external market perspective to internal talent discussions.\n\nBuild alignment across senior stakeholders throughout complex searches, navigating differing perspectives, competing priorities, and ambiguity within a matrixed, global environment.\n\nCandidate Experience & Executive Assessment\nDeliver a highly personalized, high-touch candidate experience throughout the executive search lifecycle, building trust and ensuring thoughtful, consistent engagement from initial outreach through close.\n\nBuild relationships with executive candidates by understanding their motivations, career aspirations, and decision criteria and tailoring the experience accordingly.\n\nAssess executive talent for leadership capability, business impact, organizational influence, functional expertise, and alignment with the role and organization.\n\nGuide candidates through complex hiring processes with transparency and discretion, anticipating potential barriers and partnering with senior leaders to maintain engagement and momentum.\n\nDevelop and execute closing strategies for high-priority executive talent, navigating candidate motivations, competing opportunities, and potential barriers to successfully attract and secure leaders.\n\nData, AI & Operational Excellence\nLeverage AI-powered tools, talent intelligence platforms, and data insights to improve recruiting outcomes and drive innovation in executive hiring.\n\nAnalyze hiring trends, talent market dynamics, and pipeline health to inform decision making.\n\nChampion continuous improvement of executive recruiting processes, tools, and best practices.\n\nOther\nEmbody our culture and values \nQualifications\nRequired/minimum qualifications\nBachelor's Degree AND 6+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to roleOR equivalent experience\n\nAdditional or preferred qualifications\nBachelor's Degree AND 12+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role\nOR Master's Degree AND 8+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role\n\nOR equivalent experience.\n\nExperience recruiting executive and senior technical talent, including leadership hiring across technology, gaming, or closely related industries.\n\nExperience in an external executive search firm or agency environment.\n\nExperience leveraging AI-enabled recruiting tools, talent intelligence platforms, and data-driven approaches to deliver business impact.\n\nExperience hiring and advising on senior leadership talent, including Partner-level, Vice President, General Manager, or equivalent roles.\nDemonstrated ability to influence senior business leaders and executive stakeholders.\nExperience developing talent strategies, conducting executive assessments, and building leadership pipelines.\n\nTalent Acquisition IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 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 $137,600 - $222,600 per year.\nCertain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay\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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. 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