Job Description

As a Talent Sourcer in our Global Talent Acquisition team, you will own engaging passive candidates across volume and niche hiring. This role is more than simple sourcing, you should be able to talk about the Microsoft strategy and articulate career opportunities that engage passive talent. You must thrive in the hunt and be focused on networking closely within the industry to identify the right talent and companies to target. You’ll cover the basics of talent sourcing, but more importantly, leverage your business knowledge to develop meaningful multi-channel sourcing strategies which promote direct methods to identify, evaluate, and pipeline exceptional candidates for Microsoft.  

Microsoft’s Global Talent Acquisition team exists to attract, engage, assess and hire the best Talent. We have built a centralised (although geographically disparate) team of exceptionally talented sourcers who have a passion for passive candidate attraction and engagement. Simply put, we’ve created a team who are 100% focused on driving a multi-channel strategy to finding talent.  

Microsoft’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. 

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role.
• OR Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role.
• Skilled in sourcing and search tools (e.g., LinkedIn, Boolean search, social media, local sourcing channels and alternative search techniques).

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience hiring across EMEA.
• Engineering, Technical or Sales recruitment experience is preferred for this role.
• A data-driven approach to Talent Sourcing, using insights and competitor analysis to support business on their hiring decision.
• Knowledgeable in Talent Pipelines; a proactive talent supply strategy in anticipation of filling critical and recurrent positions.
• Broad recruiting background, preferably pan European and languages help (but are not essential), strong English language required.

Responsibilities

• Drive external hiring activity and be a subject expert for sourcing strategies within your target skillsets.  
• Directly partner with business leaders and internal recruiters in defining and maintaining core and pipelines.  
• Craft custom outreach and meaningful candidate engagement   
• Work with teams to engage the business early in the recruiting cycle, always promote diverse hires and candidates directly from our key competitors  
• Own candidate relationships all the way to the point of an in-person interview and will be tightly integrated into the feedback process during the interview process  
• Effectively screen and assess talent ensuring we bring forward the best candidates including cultural & competency fit  
• Research and gather market intelligence. Map our competitors, deliver data driven insight and help our hiring managers understand the external market and shape requirements.  

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Discounts on products and services

Savings and investments

Maternity and paternity leave

Generous time away

Giving programs

Opportunities to network and connect

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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.