Talent Acquisition Specialist

Overview

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist you will partner directly with Hiring Managers to hire world class talent for the various business areas we have at Microsoft. You'll assesses the business needs and competitive landscape to develop and execute hiring plans. You'll focus on delivering a great candidate experience supporting candidates throughout the hiring lifecycle and identifies motivators to engage and close candidates. 

Do you enjoy big challenges, working with and learning from a high-performance team? Do you want to be able to make a difference to the talent we hire? Come join our Global Talent Acquisition team. 

Microsoftâs 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.

Qualifications

5+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to roleOR Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role.Multicountry regional recruitment experience

Responsibilities

This is a 360 degree recruitment role, working and influencing stakeholders while also driving our diversity and inclusion agenda.

You will develop hiring plans for a business, area, or subsidiary. Youâll also use and develop new business stories to elicit interest from active and potential candidates. By owning elements of the candidate experience, youâll prepare them for the next phase of the hiring process while identifying factors that may adversely affect them.  Youâll engage candidates for immediate and future needs, and develop strategies to generate differentiated talent for long-term business needs. Youâll present businesses with talent gaps, market and channel insights to inform hiring plans. You will need to analyse data and trends to provide insights to the business you support to influence hiring focus and outcomes (e.g compete, diverse, nontraditional). Inclusion is one of our core values, and youâll be helping our leaders to live and breathe this throughout our hiring process.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Industry leading healthcareEducational resourcesDiscounts on products and servicesSavings and investmentsMaternity and paternity leaveGenerous time awayGiving programsOpportunities to network and connect