Microsoft Senior Talent Sourcer 

India, Telangana, Hyderabad 

947120526

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of talent acquisition experience including hands-on recruiting, sourcing, research and skilled in sourcing/search tools (LinkedIn, Boolean search, local sourcing channels).
  • OR Bachelor's DegreeAND3+ years of talent acquisition experience including hands-on recruiting, sourcing, research and skilled in sourcing/search tools (LinkedIn, Boolean search, local sourcing channels).
• Experience working inhouse in a recruiting/talent sourcing role that is focused on supporting functions like Sales, Go-To-Market (GTM) and/or Consulting.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Preferably 8+ years of relevant experience, and with exposure to Engineering or Technical Recruitment is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to serve as talent advisors by influencing, presenting and engaging with senior leaders.
• A data-driven approach to Talent Sourcing, using insights and competitor analysis to support business on their hiring decision.
• Knowledgeable in Talent Pipelines; a proactive talent supply strategy in anticipation of filling critical and recurrent positions.

• Elicits interest in active and potential candidates by telling the business story, and contributes to the development of new stories. Generates awareness through community outreach events and strategic networking.
• Shares best practices on sourcing, recruiting, and/or closing techniques and stories with their own team. Tracks candidate activity and shares with internal stakeholders.
• Coaches the client to represent Microsoft’s unique career possibilities, advantages, and rewards that are distinct from those of competitors.
• Uses an understanding of talent markets and complex candidate profiles, as well as growing relationships with new talent pools and communities with future potential, to identify and engage candidates for immediate and future talent needs.
• Develops strategies to generate differentiated talent in emerging roles or highly competitive talent pools to meet long-term business needs (e.g., industry, technical recruiting).
• Executes initial screening and assessing of candidates. Qualifies talent pool by assessing relevant factors such as ability to hire, relocation considerations, immigration, and compensation.
• Synthesizes, analyzes, and interprets external market data, and provides market and channel insights to the business to inform hiring plans and implement talent acquisition initiatives. Develops sourcing strategy using market and channel insights.