Talent Acquisition Manager, Engineering Events

Microsoft • Washington, DC

10h

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 6+ years of talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to the role OR equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 12+ years of talent acquisition experience OR Master’s Degree AND 8+ years of talent acquisition experience OR equivalent experience
• 3+ years of formal people management experience (e.g., coaching and mentoring, maximizing collective team impact, contributing to the success of others)
• Experience hiring engineering or technical talent, including high‑volume and/or event‑based hiring models

Responsibilities

• Deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring
• Model: Live Microsoft’s culture, embody our values, and practice our leadership principles
• Coach: Define clear team objectives and outcomes; enable success across boundaries; help the team adapt and learn
• Care: Attract and retain talent; understand individual capabilities and aspirations; invest in the growth and development of others
• Use data, metrics, and an understanding of long-term business needs to advise leaders on engineering talent gaps and event-based hiring opportunities
• Lead the development and evolution of engineering event hiring strategies and staffing processes
• Consult with business leaders on critical talent needs and influence them to embrace differentiated and alternative talent pools (e.g., early-in-career, nontraditional backgrounds, community-based sourcing)
• Leverage deep knowledge of the technical talent market and competitor approaches to differentiate Microsoft’s engineering career opportunities through events and programs
• Design and scale compelling engineering hiring experiences that showcase Microsoft’s culture, technology, and impact
• Coach hiring partners and interviewers to effectively represent Microsoft’s unique value proposition in event-based environments
• Lead optimization of staffing policies, systems, and processes related to event-based hiring and scaled recruiting efforts
• Hold teams accountable for accurate, compliant documentation of candidate qualifications and hiring outcomes in recruiting systems
• Ensure adherence to all compliance requirements (e.g., OFCCP, GDPR) and drive high-quality data capture and reporting
• Embody our culture and values

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees