Senior Executive Recruiter, Client Aligned

** Overview*
* We are hiring a Senior Executive Recruiter, Client Aligned. As a member of Microsoft's Global Executive Talent Acquisition team, you'll help shape the company's future leadership. The team is responsible for Partner-level and above hiring and advises Microsoft's senior leaders on executive talent strategy, succession planning, leadership capability, organizational design, and long-term workforce planning.

You'll partner closely with business leaders to identify, attract, and assess leadership talent while building proactive talent pipelines that support Microsoft's evolving business priorities. This role requires strategic thinking, executive presence, market insight, and the ability to influence talent decisions at the highest levels of the organization.

We are seeking a Client Aligned Executive Recruiter who moves seamlessly between strategic advisory and hands-on search execution. The ideal candidate brings sound judgment, curiosity, and the drive to solve complex talent challenges while building the leadership teams that will define Microsoft's future.

You may be a great fit for this role if you:

+ Enjoy partnering with senior leaders as a trusted advisor and thought partner.

+ Think strategically while executing with speed, discipline, and precision.

+ Are energized by identifying exceptional talent and building relationships long before a hiring need exists.

+ Demonstrate executive presence and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

+ Bring external market insights and challenge conventional thinking around talent.

+ Navigate ambiguity and competing priorities with confidence, operate independently while exercising sound judgment, and maintain a bias for action.

+ Are passionate about leveraging AI, talent intelligence, and data-driven insights to elevate executive recruiting.

+ Foster collaboration and contribute to the growth and success of others.

Microsoft's 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.

** Responsibilities*
* ** Executive Search & Talent Strategy*
* + Lead full-cycle executive searches for Partner, Vice President, and Corporate Vice President roles across Microsoft, with a focus on Engineering organizations and related technical domains.

+ Partner closely with sourcing and research teams to develop market maps, uncover non-obvious talent pools, and build proactive, long-term executive pipelines.

+ Partner closely with sourcing and research teams to identify, assess, and engage executive talent while building proactive, long-term leadership pipelines.

+ Cultivate relationships with senior leaders and executive talent across the technology ecosystem and adjacent industries.

** Stakeholder Engagement & Talent Advisory*
* + Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, translating business priorities, organizational context, and leadership needs into executive talent strategies.

+ Consult with executives on complex talent and leadership challenges, using business acumen and external market expertise to shape hiring decisions and leadership teams.

+ Leverage market intelligence, competitive insights, and talent analytics to provide an external perspective on leadership talent, market dynamics, and emerging talent opportunities.

+ Influence critical talent decisions by challenging conventional thinking, calibrating leaders to the external market, and introducing differentiated talent solutions.

+ Partner with HR and Talent Management on succession planning, leadership mapping, and talent reviews, bringing an external market perspective to internal talent discussions.

+ Build alignment across senior stakeholders throughout complex searches, navigating differing perspectives, competing priorities, and ambiguity within a matrixed, global environment.

** Candidate Experience & Executive Assessment*
* + Deliver a highly personalized, high-touch candidate experience throughout the executive search lifecycle, building trust and ensuring thoughtful, consistent engagement from initial outreach through close.

+ Build relationships with executive candidates by understanding their motivations, career aspirations, and decision criteria and tailoring the experience accordingly.

+ Assess executive…