Job Description:
We are hiring a Talent Acquisition Manager, Engineering Events. In this role you will play a critical role in accelerating Microsoft’s engineering hiring through large-scale, high-impact recruiting events. This role sits at the intersection of engineering talent strategy, recruiter enablement, and event-led hiring execution—owning the design and delivery of world‑class engineering hiring experiences that attract, assess, and convert top technical talent. You will lead and support a team of recruiters focused on engineering hiring events, including hiring days, community events, and targeted sourcing programs. Partnering closely with GTA, engineering and workforce planning leaders, you will help translate hiring demand into scalable event strategies that deliver both quality and speed. This role demands creativity, operational rigor, and judgment. You will help define differentiated event-based sourcing strategies, ensure consistent hiring bar calibration in high‑volume settings, and enable compelling storytelling that resonates with software engineers across systems, platform, and product engineering disciplines. We are looking for a leader who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and demonstrates unwavering attention to detail. The candidate is self‑motivated, comfortable operating in agile ways of working, and able to make informed decisions, remove roadblocks, and collaborate effectively across senior stakeholders to meet hiring objectives at scale. This leader empowers recruiters to deliver engineering hiring outcomes through well-executed events and programs. They build deep partnerships, fail fast when needed, lead with care, and get energy from coaching, developing, and contributing to the success of others. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We work with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals—grounded in respect, integrity, and accountability, and committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
