Talent Acquisition Director, Microsoft AI

Microsoft AI (MAI)'s Mission is to use AI responsibly to make everyone more informed, capable, and supported.  We are creating unique, beautiful and powerful products that will change lives.  We are proud of what we build, how we build it and that our products will define the AI era. It’s a time of huge change in the AI landscape, and this role will put you right in the heart of it.  In Microsoft’s Global Talent Acquisition (GTA) organization, our mission is to engage and hire the people who empower the planet. We believe that when recruiting experiences reflect the value and diversity of talented people, everyone can achieve more.

We are seeking a highly motivated, agile Talent Acquisition Director, Microsoft AI to lead the Microsoft AI Copilot GTA squad.  We’re looking for someone with an abundance of positive energy and thrive in a fast-paced environment.  The successful candidate excels at multitasking and pays unwavering attention to detail.  You are self-motivated and can adapt to ambiguity and can demonstrate success in agile ways of working. If you can make informed decisions, remove roadblocks, collaborate across executive office staff to meet objectives, along with thrive in this environment, we invite you to join us. 

This leader will lead managers and empower a team of recruiters to accelerate the growth of the MAI division through the talent we identify and recruit. They will forge deep partnerships and collaborate with business leaders to drive recruitment initiatives. We are looking for someone who isn’t afraid to fail fast, leads with care, and gets energy from coaching, developing, and contributing towards the success of others.

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

People Management

• Managers deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.
• Model - Live our culture; Embody our values; Practice our leadership principles.
• Coach - Define team objectives and outcomes; Enable success across boundaries; Help the team adapt and learn.
• Care - Attract and retain people; Know each individual’s capabilities and aspirations; Invest in the growth of others.

Stakeholder/Client Engagement

• Consults closely with the leadership stakeholders outside of Global Talent Acquisition (GTA) and synthesizes business strategy and priorities to the rest of GTA organization and beyond. Applies broad knowledge of the strategic direction across Microsoft businesses to develop and advise business groups on long-term, cross-company recruiting strategies focused on critical talent needs. Partners with stakeholders to identify future talent needs and priorities and consult on Talent Acquisition matters. Influences HR and Finance to align on workforce planning initiatives that enable the optimization of demand and priorities for GTA to deliver against.
• Applies deep specialized knowledge of factors impacting current and future business state and talent needs, recognizes how factors interact with other business areas, and uses this knowledge to develop and implement long-term strategies and guide the development of hiring plans aligned to business needs and company-wide Talent Acquisition objectives. Works with team managers to allocate resources and strategically design proactive team engagement and delivery motions for the hiring plans, in alignment with forecast. Engages with leadership stakeholders and partners to develop and consult on hiring plans.
• Partners across business areas, organizations, and global regions to uncover patterns of talent (e.g., compete, diverse, nontraditional, unconsumed or runner-up candidates from previous searches) that are not typically considered. Meets differentiated talent needs and develops plans to promote and influence the company-wide adoption of differentiated tal