Join Microsoft’s Global Talent Acquisition team as a Recruiter supporting Microsoft Commercial Business (MCB) & Microsoft Frontier Company. This role offers opportunities to shape your career within an early-in-profession framework, emphasizing inclusive hiring and global exposure. The team drives innovation in AI and engineering, cultivating talent through proactive sourcing and continuous learning.

This position is ideal for individuals who excel at solving hiring challenges, partnering with business leaders, and connecting top talent with impactful opportunities. You will collaborate with hiring managers and recruiting colleagues to understand business priorities, develop effective hiring strategies, and attract talent for key customer-facing businesses.

Embrace a fast-paced environment, build trusted relationships, and leverage data-driven insights to inform your approach. You'll identify and engage talent in competitive markets, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. A deep commitment to candidate experience and authentic representation of Microsoft in the talent market is essential. Comfort with ambiguity, cross-team collaboration, and continuous improvement using new technologies, including AI, is highly valued.

Engage deeply with hiring managers to define role requirements, business priorities, and optimal hiring timelines. Develop and execute comprehensive recruiting strategies tailored to MCB and Frontier Co's talent needs.

Proactively manage multiple hiring priorities, clearly communicating expectations, risks, and dependencies. Conduct regular reviews of hiring progress and talent market conditions, providing actionable recommendations.

Leverage market research and recruiting data to understand talent availability and inform sourcing approaches. Analyze recruitment outcomes to identify and implement improvements for greater hiring effectiveness.

Design and implement strategic sourcing plans to attract qualified candidates for current and future hiring demands. Build and maintain robust talent pipelines through diverse sourcing channels, professional networks, and referrals.

Engage prospective candidates with compelling narratives about Microsoft, MCB, Frontier Co, and the impact of their potential roles. Adapt sourcing strategies dynamically based on evolving talent market conditions.

Assess candidates using skills-based evaluations and behavioral interviewing techniques. Understand candidate motivations and career aspirations to foster meaningful engagement throughout the hiring process.

Provide an exceptional candidate experience by anticipating needs, addressing concerns proactively, and maintaining timely communication. Collaborate with hiring teams to review assessment outcomes and provide informed recommendations.

Ensure accurate and timely data management for reliable reporting, compliance, and decision-making. Adhere to established recruiting processes and standards, actively participating in initiatives to enhance Talent Acquisition effectiveness. Explore and adopt AI-enabled recruiting solutions to optimize team workflows and decision-making.

A Bachelor's Degree is required, along with demonstrated experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, sourcing, or campus hiring. Strong critical thinking, sound judgment, and excellent communication skills are essential for engaging in strategic hiring discussions.

Proficiency in utilizing a data-driven approach to recruiting is key. This includes leveraging talent insights, market intelligence, hiring data, and competitor analysis to achieve impactful hiring outcomes.

Preferred qualifications include 5+ years of full-cycle experience supporting sales, customer-facing, go-to-market, technical, or related business functions. Prior experience in university recruiting or high-volume hiring for early-career talent is highly advantageous.

Experience managing multiple hiring priorities and collaborating effectively with stakeholders in a matrixed environment is beneficial. Strong learning agility and the ability to navigate ambiguity, collaborate across teams, and continuously improve processes are also desired.