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As Global Executive Talent Acquisition Director, Engineering, you have a unique opportunity to model leadership by delivering excellence in who  and  how  we recruit, identify succession planning talent and land opportunistic talent for the present and the future for Microsoft.

In addition to delivering individual and manager performance, you will be a team thought leader on the art & craft of Executive Recruiting and all that entails, including but not exclusive to multi-year relationship building, complex compensation negotiations, and being able to pick out the signal through the noise in an ever-evolving technology industry. You will be borderless in seeking out solutions and be an important part of creating an environment for the team to do industry leading work. We are looking for a strategic, collaborative, and influential recruiting professional with a proven history of inclusive and consultative executive recruiting practices at a global scale.  

In Microsoft’s Global Talent Acquisition (GTA) organization, our mission is to engage and hire the people who empower the planet. We endeavor to play a vital role in delivering on the promise of Microsoft’s culture and ultimately, make a difference in the world. We believe that when recruiting experiences reflect the value of talented people, everyone can achieve more. 

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their all each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission. 

Responsibilities

This role will partner closely across our executive Engineering leaders in addition to peers across GTA, Human Resources (HR), and Talent Management and will model excellence across the following areas:  

• Inclusive Recruiting:  Model and lead the way in inclusive executive recruiting practices across all stakeholders and drive strategy for and execution of hiring demand, succession planning and strategic executive talent programs. 

• Recruiting at Scale:  Operate with consistency and focus on continuous improvement (process, tools, programs, etc.) to deliver greater business impact and insights. Effectively collaborate with other teams both within and outside of Global Talent Acquisition in support of our mission. 

• Recruiting Capability:  Practice and inspire a growth mindset across our function and with hiring partners supporting agility and responsiveness to the dynamic needs of the talent market and our businesses.  

Leadership Capabilities:  

Deliver the promise of Microsoft’s culture and success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring. Exemplify our leadership principles by creating clarity, generating energy, and delivering success. 

• Executive recruiting professional who has demonstrated excellence in leading, developing and attracting top talent. This role may lead a small team.  

• Operate strategically at a global level, lead through ambiguity, translate complex issues into simple impactful plans and effectively work with and through others. 

• Proven global partnership abilities, relationship building and influencing business leaders, strategic partners, and HR community. 

• Ability to use data to generate organization and people insights, and in turn define and influence areas of focus, actions, and decisions. 

• Demonstrated capabilities in change management, coaching, and the ability to recognize trends and identify systemic approaches to solving problems. 

• Demonstrate success by applying fresh, creative thinking and a growth mindset to long-standing, complex challenges/problems resulting in high impact outcomes. 

• Demonstrated success in managing HR initiatives in a large, complex, matrixed, and global business environment. 

• Experience effectively balancing and prioritizing the needs of the business with the strategies of the company. 

   

Stakeholder/Client Engagement:

• Applies broad knowledge of the strategic direction across Microsoft businesses to develop and advise business groups on long-term, cross-company recruiting strategies focused on critical technical or leadership talent gaps. Partners with HR and business leaders to identify future talent needs and priorities and consult on Talent Acquisition matters.

• Applies deep knowledge of factors impacting current and future business state and talent needs, recognizes how factors interact with other business areas, and uses this knowledge to develop and implement long-term strategies and guide the development of hiring plans aligned to business needs and company-wide Talent Acquisition objectives.

• Partners across business areas, organizations, and global regions to uncover patterns of talent (e.g., compete, diverse, nontraditional) that are not typically considered. Sets targets to meet differentiated talent needs and develops plans to promote and influence the company-wide adoption of differentiated.

   

Data Analysis & Hiring Plans:

• Analyzes relevant, cross-business data and trends to provide insight and set multi-year strategies to meet hiring goals. Leads conversations across the company to address broad hiring issues. Works with technical and executive-level business leaders and draws on multiple sources, such as Market Intelligence or People Review, to provide perspective on critical company talent gaps for a business group or area’s long-term needs (beyond 12 months).

Other:

• Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about)

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role

• OR equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of executive talent acquisition experience.

• 4+ years formal managerial experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 15+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role

• OR Master's Degree AND 12+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role

• OR equivalent experience.

• 5+ years formal managerial experience.

• Demonstrated 5+ years of proven executive talent acquisition execution at scale in a complex environment with a record of game changing hires. 

• Ability to operate with autonomy in ambiguous environments at global scale. 

• Ability to deliver results while also creating an environment for others to grow and be successful.

Talent Acquisition M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $129,200 - $273,400 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 $162,000 - $299,400 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 10, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .