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We are seeking a Senior Technical Sourcer to identify, engage, and attract the talent behind this work across frontier model research, pretraining, post-training, research engineering, AI infrastructure, and supercomputing.\nThis is not traditional technical sourcing. You will approach talent acquisition as a research discipline: investigate unfamiliar technical domains, uncover exceptional talent beyond familiar companies and credentials, and develop original strategies where established playbooks do not exist. You will pair technical curiosity and sound judgment with thoughtful candidate engagement and hands-on execution.\nYou will work in a fast-moving, research-driven environment that combines the agility of a frontier AI lab with the resources of Microsoft. Success requires trusted partnerships with researchers, engineers, recruiters, and technical leaders, as well as a willingness to experiment with AI-powered tools and improve how sourcing is done.\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\nTechnical Sourcing & Talent Strategy\nIndependently design and execute sourcing strategies for specialized AI research and engineering roles, translating complex requirements into actionable talent profiles and search plans.\nInvestigate unfamiliar technical domains to identifywhere expertiseresides; develop original sourcing approaches when conventional company, title, or keyword searches fall short.\nAnalyze publications, open-source contributions, technical communities, conferences, and organizational structures to build prioritized talent maps and pipelines.\nAssess research influence, technical contributions, and transferable expertiseto distinguish high-impact researchers and engineers from profiles that are impressive on paper alone.\nDevelop sufficient technical fluency to understand research and engineering challenges, evaluate relevant contributions, and engage credibly with technical stakeholders.\nAI-Powered Sourcing & Innovation\nUse LLMs, AI-powered research tools, automation, and emerging workflows to improve discovery, research depth, productivity, and pipeline quality.\nExperiment with new sourcing methods while validatingAI-generated findings for accuracy, technical relevance, and candidate quality.\nShare effective tools and approaches that strengthen the broader sourcing team.\nStakeholder Partnership & Candidate Engagement\nPartner with research, engineering, and recruiting leaders to calibrate talent profiles, set priorities, and align sourcing strategies with hiring needs.\nUse market intelligence and funnel data to challenge assumptions constructively, recommend solutions, and adapt to evolving priorities.\nBuild relationships with high-impact researchers and engineers through personalized outreach that connects their work and interests to Microsoft AI’s technical ambitions.\nCollaborate closely with recruiters on candidate engagement, pipeline management, and hiring outcomes while maintainingan exceptional candidate experience.\nMarket Intelligence & Execution\nTrack developments in model research, training, post-training, inference, distributed systems, and AI infrastructure to identifyemerging talent pools.\nMap frontier AI labs, technology companies, research institutions, and startups, translating research and organizational insights into practical sourcing opportunities.\nBalance immediate hiring priorities with long-term relationship building, delivering results with urgency, accountability, and sound judgment.\nContribute to a collaborative sourcing culture through knowledge sharing, mentorship, and continuous improvement.\nOther\nEmbody our culture and values \nQualifications\nRequired / Minimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s Degree AND 6+ years of experience in talent acquisition, technical sourcing, recruiting, or a relatedfieldOR equivalent experience.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n8+ years of technical sourcing or talent acquisition experience, with a track recordof engaging specializedresearch or engineering talent.\nExperience independently developing and executing sourcing strategies for specialized technical roles.\nExperience sourcing in AI/ML research, LLM-related engineering, distributed systems, advanced infrastructure, or similarly complex technical domains.\nExperience partnering directly with technical hiring managers and recruiters to develop sourcing strategies and drive hiring outcomes.\nExperience in technically demanding environments, such as AI research, large-scale ML systems, advanced infrastructure, quantitative research, or other specialized engineering domains.\nFamiliarity with research and technical ecosystems, including GitHub, arXiv, Hugging Face, publications, conferences, and talent mapping.\nHands-on experience using LLMs, AI-powered research tools, automation, or agentic workflows, paired with a disciplined approach to validating results.\nAbility to learn new technical domains quickly, evaluate contributions beyond pedigree, and develop creative approaches to difficult talent searches.\nAbility to influence senior stakeholders with clear market insights and operateautonomously amid ambiguity and competing priorities.\nA record of continuous learning, experimentation, and improving sourcing practices or team capabilities.\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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