Senior Recruiter

Overview

At Microsoft, we believe in empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more and that starts with exceptional talent. As a Senior Recruiter specializing in Early in Profession hiring, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Microsoft by bringing in the next generation of innovators and leaders. You’ll design and deliver strategies to attract diverse, high-potential talent from universities, apprenticeships, and early career programmes, ensuring they experience Microsoft as a place where they can learn, grow, and make an impact from day one. If you’re passionate about building inclusive teams, influencing business leaders, and creating opportunities that change lives, this is your chance to make a real difference.

Responsibilities

• You will lead the implementation of a short- and long-term hiring plan for complex organizations, areas, or talent pools. You’ll also use a compelling message to differentiate Microsoft’s unique career possibilities.
• By owning the entire candidate experience, you’ll prepare them for the next phase of the hiring process while proactively identifying factors that may adversely affect them. You’ll also create an innovative sourcing strategy, including ways to generate differentiated talent for a division, set of countries, or subsidiaries.
• You will manage the candidate assessment framework and screening process, while identifying best practices for both. You’ll also maintain candidates’ qualifications and status in the appropriate systems, and lead the optimization of staffing policies throughout the organization.
• You will move high-level candidates through the hiring process while ensuring their needs are met and driving solutions that balance the client’s needs. You’ll also present businesses with broad talent gaps and hiring needs, and market and channel insights to drive hiring plans.
  
  

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs)

• 8+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role
• OR Bachelors Degree in Human Resources, Business, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role
• OR equivalent experience.
• 10+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role Bachelors Degree in Human Resources, Business, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role.
  

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft 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. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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