Senior Talent Sourcer - ASEAN

As a Senior Talent Sourcer you’ll be working with our teams across the ASEAN region to attract, engage and hire the very brightest minds in the industry to help us build the Microsoft of tomorrow.  We’re on the cusp of the next wave of computing, with the AI era set to transform the future of work - join us and be part of driving the change. 

Your gravitas, stakeholder management skills, superior candidate engagement skills and passion for sourcing talent will ensure your success in our rapidly evolving business. The opportunities stretch beyond hands-on recruiting, to strategic projects, coaching leaders to be the very best in the industry at hiring, mentoring others and driving impact across the Asia region. In this role your focus is to identify, map, approach and assess Engineering and Technical Sales talent. Working closely with our Recruiters you will research the market and build relationships with external talent for current and pipeline roles. 

At Microsoft we’re on a journey to help people to achieve more every day. The Global Talent Acquisition function is specialized into communities responsible for finding people who have the passion and skills to help us achieve this goal.  As part of our Talent Sourcing team, you will map, track and engage the best talent for Microsoft.  There has never been a better time to join Microsoft, and this is your opportunity to have the reach, inspiration and freedom to impact people around the world. 

Required/Minimum Qualifications 

• 5+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing) and skilled in experience of direct sourcing strategies and proactive market mapping through online and interactive methods. 
  • OR Bachelor's Degree AND 3+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing) and skilled in experience of direct sourcing strategies and proactive market mapping through online and interactive methods. 
• Sales and/or Engineering recruitment experience.  
• Fluent proficiency in English plus Mandarin and/or Malay languages, as the role will be supporting ASEAN region where these languages will be needed. 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications 

• Effective stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage with senior leaders. 
• Strong business acumen to be able to comprehend business needs and structure. 
• A data-driven approach to Talent Sourcing, using insights and competitor analysis to support & consult business on their hiring decision. 

• Proactively map organizations and markets to identify the best Engineering, Sales and Tech Sales talent and generate strong market knowledge and intelligence. 
• Build innovative and market leading candidate sourcing plans to attract the best talent to Microsoft. 
• Partner collaboratively across the Talent Acquisition team, and work very closely in equal partnership with Recruiters who will focus on engaging the Sourcing team for roles requiring niche, senior or pivotal searches.  
• Provide quality, customized and diverse long-lists and shortlists for open roles and pipelines / projects. 
• Inclusion is one of our core values, and you’ll be helping our leaders to live and breathe this throughout our hiring process.   
• Drive exceptional candidate experience from initial contact to offer ensuring robust communication at each stage. 
• Generate powerful data-driven insights to present to the business and hiring teams to lead consultation and outstanding hiring outcomes.