Job Description

The purpose of this 12 month full time contract role, besides being extra cool, is to do recruiting & talent sourcing activities for India. You will own end to end hiring delivery and outreach for Engineering, Sales and Services roles. The roles you will support are critical to the success of our business teams in Asia. You will be working closely with our leaders and staffing community to land top talent.

As a member of our GTA team, you will own requisitions, while engaging active & passive candidates for our core and pivotal roles. This role is more than simple recruiting, you should be able to talk about the Microsoft strategy and articulate career opportunities. You must thrive in the hunt and be focused on networking closely within the industry to identify the right talent and companies to target. You\xe2\x80\x99ll cover the basics of recruiting, but more importantly, leverage your business knowledge to apply meaningful recruiting strategies which promote methods to source, evaluate, offer and onboard candidates for Microsoft.

Responsibilities:

Stakeholder/Client Engagement

• Interprets client\xe2\x80\x99s business and requirements to drive a staffing process to promote an optimal internal and external talent mix.
• Executes a hiring plan within aligned business groups. Balances multiple timeframes and expectations for budget, scope, and time.
• Identifies differentiated and alternative types of talent (e.g., compete, diverse, nontraditional) that may not be typically considered, and provides recommendations to business area.

Data Analysis & Hiring Plans

• Reviews data and market research and consults with the business to recommend and implement a hiring plan that addresses both business demand and talent availability. Reviews and analyzes data to improve staffing performance.

Candidate Attraction

• Elicits interest in active and potential candidates by using business stories that represent Microsoft\xe2\x80\x99s unique career possibilities, advantages, and rewards that are distinct from those of competitors.

Candidate Experience

• Maintains candidate satisfaction at all phases of the relationship by leveraging motivators and incentives to engage candidates and prepare them for next phases of the process. Identifies approaches to enhance candidate experience throughout hiring plans.

Talent Sourcing

• Uses an understanding of talent markets and complex candidate profiles, as well as relationships with talent pools and communities, to identify, secure, and/or develop candidates for immediate and near-future needs and pipelines.
• Develops a pipeline that generates strategic and differentiated candidates to meet the future talent needs of the business. Identifies unique and non-traditional talent sources (e.g., university recruiting).

Candidate Assessment & Screening

• Leverages tools and assessment frameworks from Operations teams and Center of Excellence to assess candidates.
• Executes initial screening and assessing of candidates. Identifies and gathers information (e.g., ability to hire, relocation, immigration, compensation) to qualify talent pool.

Operational Compliance & Excellence

• Uses an understanding of the entire staffing lifecycle to apply the appropriate internal and external staffing policies, standards, and/or regulations to all stages of the staffing process. Educates clients on the appropriate processes and policies to ensure that compliance requirements are met.
• Maintains current documentation on candidates\xe2\x80\x99 qualifications and status in the appropriate staffing or tracking system, within compliance guidelines (e.g., Office of Federal Compliance Programs, General Data Protection Regulation). Captures relevant data in recruiting platform and leverages data to inform meaningful insights.

Qualifications:

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role

• OR Bachelor\'s Degree in Human Resources, Business, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• LinkedIn Certification.

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 .

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