Senior Executive Recruiting Manager, Engineering

If you are a talent acquisition professional focused on the executive level, this is your chance to make a significant impact on the future of Microsoft as part of a leading-edge executive recruiting team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to attract, assess and secure executive talent from all industries around the world and lead a team of executive recruiters.  This play/coach role will focus on all facets of executive recruiting with a heavy emphasis on engineering and the technical market overall.   

We are looking for a well-connected and intellectually curious Senior Executive Recruiting Manager, Engineering who can drive and own the recruiting efforts of external executive talent for Microsoft. This role encompasses all stages of the hiring process including partnering with client stakeholders, other talent acquisition professionals, and Human Resources (HR) business partners on succession planning, position strategy and candidate requirements, as well as developing sourcing strategies to target and assess top executive talent and negotiating and closing offers.  Ability to build internal and external networks is key, along with a solid foundation of executive recruiting skills and experience. This role will also be accountable for driving and maintaining a competitor strategy for executive talent acquisition at Microsoft, to ensure that we identify, target, and engage with the top talent in today’s technical marketplace.  

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.

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 top practices for both. You’ll also hold your team accountable for maintaining 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.
• As a manager, you will help employees develop skills through mentorship and other means, while also establishing performance expectations and ensuring fair and equal treatment. You’ll also identify needs and set priorities to drive project execution, and partner with other teams on related deliverables.
• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years executive talent acquisition experience
• 3+ years formal managerial experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role
  • OR Master's Degree AND 8+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years executive talent acquisition experience in an engineering organization
• 5+ years people management experience, preferably with 4 or more direct reports

Talent Acquisition M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $103,800 - $200,300 per y