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Serving as the primary recruiting partner for the market, you will help build the teams responsible for planning, constructing, commissioning, and operating the infrastructure that powers the Microsoft Cloud.\nYou will partner closely with metro leadership, hiring managers, HR, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate local business priorities into integrated hiring plans. The role will focus on critical power, electrical, energy, utilities, construction, engineering, and datacenter operations talent, while coordinating searches across functions and creating a consistent, high-quality experience for leaders and candidates.\nThis metro-lead role requires strategic judgment, operational rigor, and the ability to influence across a complex, fast-growing organization. You will use market intelligence and recruiting data to identify talent risks, build differentiated sourcing strategies, and advise leaders on workforce availability and location-specific dynamics. A candidate based in or near one of CO+I’s largest U.S. datacenter metros-such as Texas or Wisconsin-is preferred to enable strong local partnership and market presence. You will also support Microsoft’s Community First Infrastructure Plan by strengthening local partnerships and helping create inclusive pathways to employment in the communities where our datacenters operate.\nDo what you love. Create the future you want. Explore the career options that Microsoft Security has to offer.\nYou may be a fit for this role if you:\nThrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments where agility and adaptability are key.\n\nEnjoy working in a mission-driven culture where protecting customers is at the heart of everything.\n\nAre passionate about cybersecurity and excited to help shape the teams building the future of digital defense.\n\nDemonstrate a bias for action, a passion for innovation, and the ability to navigate ambiguity.\n\nHave a proven track record of developing and executing creative hiring strategies that attract top-tier technical talent in highly competitive markets.\n\nPossess executive presence with the ability to engage and influence leadership stakeholders, including hiring leaders and executive staff.\n\nBalance long-term talent planning with immediate hiring needs, thinking strategically while executing tactically.\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\nStakeholder/Client Engagement\nIdentifies current and future talent needs through proactive exploration and analysis of market supply. Proactively consults leaders to provide clarity of talent market insights.\n\nApplies deep knowledge and consultative skills relevant to the business and hiring managers' needs (e.g., time to hire, location, budget, inclusivity) and uses this knowledge to manage the execution of end-to-end hiring plans aligned to the needs of the business group, division, region, or subsidiary. Engages with senior-level stakeholders to develop hiring plans.\n\nConsult on critical talent needs and influence leaders to embrace differentiated and non-traditional talent pools for the metro.\n\nData Analysis & Hiring Plans\nPerforms deep analysis of external market data leveraging industry/market expertise, providing market and channel insights to the business to recommend and drive strategies and talent acquisition initiatives.\n\nLead the implementation of hiring plans for complex organizations or talent pools that address both short- and long-term needs (12+ months).\n\nCandidate Attraction\nUse deep knowledge of competitor opportunities to differentiate Microsoft’s unique career possibilities and rewards.\n\nShare compelling stories that help others source, recruit, and close candidates.\n\nTrack candidate activity and share insights with internal stakeholders.\n\nCoaches the client to represent Microsoft’s unique career possibilities, advantages, and rewards that are distinct from those of competitors.\n\nHelps develop learning and training resources for hiring managers, metro employees, and recruiting to help advance outcomes and capabilities.\n\nCandidate Experience\nDevelop hiring plans that meet candidate needs throughout the lifecycle, especially for critical, complex, or high-level searches.\n\nEnhances the candidate experience at all stages of the process by proactively identifying factors that may impact the candidate and partnering with hiring managers/business leaders to develop appropriate acquisition or mitigation strategies.\n\nOperational Compliance & Excellence\nLead optimization of policies, systems, and processes, and guide stakeholders on their impact.\n\nMaintain accurate documentation in compliance with guidelines (e.g., OFCCP, GDPR), and leverage data to inform insights.\n\nOther\nEmbody our culture and values\n\nQualifications\nRequired/minimum qualifications\nBachelor's Degree AND 6+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role OR 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 OR Master's Degree AND 8+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role \nOR equivalent experience. \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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