Talent Sourcer, ANZ

Overview

Collaborate with brilliant minds who challenge, inspire, and elevate each other to new heights. As an ANZ Talent Sourcer in the Asia Talent Sourcing team, you will work across a broad scope of roles and markets, using your expertise to uncover and engage future talent for Australia and New Zealand. You will have autonomy to shape how you work, pick up and drive projects, and operate as a subject matter expert across Asia, helping teams anticipate and meet future capability needs.

In this role, you use data and market insight to shape talent acquisition strategies, partnering closely with hiring managers to understand business needs and translate them into effective sourcing and hiring plans for short- and near-term priorities. You build and nurture relationships with diverse talent pools and communities, creating multi-channel strategies that bring differentiated talent into highly competitive and emerging talent markets. You help stakeholders understand talent availability, influence decisions with insight, and play a visible role in elevating sourcing excellence across the region.

Join the Asia Talent Sourcing team to shape the future of talent for Microsoft in ANZ and beyond.

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

Use data, AI and talent insights to educate and influence hiring managers on talent acquisition strategies, and implement hiring plans that balance business demand with talent availability in the short and near termIdentify and engage candidates for immediate and future talent needs across ANZ by leveraging deep understanding of talent markets, complex candidate profiles, and relationships with new talent pools and communities. Build and nurture talent pipelines with intention and take a subject matter expert approach to your market and pipeline strategy. Develop and execute multi-channel sourcing strategies to attract differentiated talent in emerging roles and highly competitive talent pools, using market and channel insights to inform your approach.Consult with business and talent leaders on current and future talent needs, including skills and diversity gaps, and translate these into clear, actionable hiring and sourcing plans.Maintain high standards of operational excellence and compliance by accurately capturing and managing candidate data, safeguarding sensitive information, and using recruiting platforms and tools responsibly.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of talent acquisition experience including end‑to‑end talent sourcing experience OR equivalent experience. Proficient with a data-driven approach to recruiting, using talent insights, hiring data & competitor analysis to drive impactful hiring outcomes. Strong interest or prior experience in leveraging AI and technology in augmenting recruiting workflows, process improvements and/or scaling hiring programs.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience sourcing for complex, matrixed, or high‑growth organisations where pipeline depth is critical. Demonstrated success building and leveraging long‑term talent networks and communities. Deep understanding of ANZ’s market and recruiting landscape, with experience advising senior leaders on workforce planning and hiring strategy.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.