Senior Recruiter

Be part of something extraordinary. 

Our EMEA Global Talent Acquisition team (GTA) isn't just filling roles—we're shaping the future of Microsoft's Sales organisation in one of the most exciting and fast-evolving markets in the world. This is your chance to influence the next generation of sales talent during a time of transformation, while working on projects that span EMEA and beyond. You'll collaborate with brilliant minds across the globe, harness the power of cutting-edge AI tools, and push the boundaries of what recruitment can achieve. In a team driven by passion, innovation, and high performance, you'll have the platform to make a real impact and grow like never before.

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.

• Talent Consulting & Stakeholder Engagement: Use data and market insights to educate and influence hiring managers on talent acquisition strategies. Consult with business leaders to develop and implement hiring plans that align with business needs and talent availability.
• Candidate Sourcing & Attraction: Develop and execute multi-channel sourcing strategies to engage top talent in competitive and emerging markets. Build relationships with new talent pools and communities to address both current and future hiring needs.
• Candidate Assessment & Selection: Leverage assessment frameworks and tools to evaluate candidates, ensuring a thorough and fair selection process. Contribute to the creation of assessment materials and identify relevant competencies for each role.
• Candidate Experience: Own and enhance the candidate journey throughout the hiring lifecycle. Proactively identify and mitigate factors that may impact the candidate experience, ensuring operational excellence and compliance with all relevant guidelines.
• Market & Data Analysis: Analyse external market data and internal trends to inform hiring plans and talent acquisition initiatives. Provide actionable insights to business leaders and adapt strategies based on evolving business demands.
• Operational Compliance: Maintain accurate documentation and ensure all recruitment activities comply with internal policies and external regulations (e.g., GDPR). Educate stakeholders on staffing policies and identify opportunities to optimize processes.
• Workforce Planning: Assess and define talent and diversity gaps, present findings to business leaders, and implement initiatives to address hiring needs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless onboarding and integration of new hires.

Required Qualifications 

• Expertise in candidate sourcing, assessment, and selection, with a track-record of managing the end-to-end recruitment process.
• Comfortable working in a high-performance environment working towards defined key success indicators and metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in recruiting for both technical and sales roles, with the ability to attract and engage top talent across diverse skill sets.
• Able to use data to educate and influence hiring managers on talent acquisition strategy and linking this data to filling the roles. Interprets client's business and the industry landscape to influence the client to adopt optimal staffing solutions.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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