There has never been a better time to be in Talent Acquisition at Microsoft!

Microsoft is transforming and experiencing growth throughout our footprint in Asia and the role of the Talent Sourcer is strategically placed to drive and deliver exceptional talent that supports this transformation.

If you are an experienced Talent Acquisition professional with a deep passion for delivering excellence at every level – strategy and execution and are looking for a unique opportunity to showcase your capabilities in a business that is growing and transforming, we need to talk. This is your chance to make a significant impact on the speed of transformation in our business across Asia by driving high value business outcomes including of course, hiring the very best talent.

As an integral member of the Global Talent Acquisition team, you will report to the Japan Talent Sourcing Manager for Microsoft and provide a country aligned focus on Microsoft’s total talent sourcing strategy for our Enterprise business in Japan.  You will have the autonomy to drive strategic talent projects such as Diversity and Inclusion, Market Intelligence or Candidate Marketing/Attraction in a truly flexible working environment as part of a highly engaged international team. 

Responsibilities

As a Talent Sourcer supporting with Sales & Services, the role is hands on sourcing with an element of data insight and mapping. This role is more than simple recruiting, you should be able to talk about the Microsoft strategy and articulate career opportunities that truly engages passive talent. 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’ll cover the basics of recruiting, but more importantly, leverage your business knowledge to develop meaningful recruiting strategies which promote direct methods to source, evaluate, and pipeline exceptional candidates for Microsoft.

This is how you will spend most of your time:

• Acting as the central point of contact for market intelligence & insights for strategic planning and sourcing channel development.
• Research and gather market intelligence. Map our competitors, deliver data driven insight.
• Develops and project manages hiring plans for fulfillment of annual needs.
• Educates and mentors other team members to provide best practice.
• Responsible for partner with business leaders and internal recruiters in defining and maintaining core and pivotal pipelines.
• Work with regional and global colleagues in creating efficiencies and capacity (including but not limited to automation).
• Planning creative solutions to increase candidate awareness for Microsoft (e.g., marketing, media preparation, creative contents).

 This is what we’re looking for in you:

• Knowledge and experience hiring technical skills and utilizing ATS/CRMs.
• Experience (or interest in learning) low code / no-code solutions to automate current processes (Microsoft PowerApps).
• Proven track record in project management and/or implementing kaizen or efficiencies.
• Interest in using LinkedIn and other tools to be ambassadors and to broadcast the Microsoft Story.
• Data analytical experience (using Power BI and other solutions) and preparing the findings in an easy-to-understand format.
• Advanced research/sourcing skills (use of Boolean, social media and alternative search techniques).
• Ability to have meaningful conversations with passive talent and persuasive enough to spark iinterest.
• Naturally driven to deliver results with little supervision, and effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects and candidates.
• Ability to drive clarity in ambiguity, define requirements, advise/consult and negotiate when required.
• Ability to network within the industry to identify top performers and enjoying hosting both on-site and virtual meetings and events.

Why us?

Microsoft enables you to do more and achieve more thorough technology, our talented sourcers enable Microsoft to do more and achieve more through hunting & hiring the best. Successful recruiters/sourcers in this role come from a variety of backgrounds including pure researchers from search and selection, industry recruiters and classic talent sourcing / resourcing backgrounds. This role is focussed on the external market and the pursuit of the best talent, if this sounds like you and you are up for an incredible challenge, please apply today. We’re a team in growth, we’re on a mission and we’re having fun along the way.

Qualifications

• 3+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role
  • OR a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 
• For Japan based Talent Sourcing roles the successful candidate will be comfortable in Japanese language. Ideally all 3 modes (speaking, reading, writing) with local stakeholders – JLPT N1 strongly preferred (for non-Japanese)

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 Accommodation request form.

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