Senior Recruiter Microsoft AI

Talent Strategy & Market Intelligence: Build and execute hiring strategies for MAI's critical AI research and engineering talent needs, using business priorities, market intelligence, talent availability, and recruiting data to shape short- and long-term plans. Develop a deep understanding of the frontier AI talent landscape and translate market, competitor, and talent insights into actionable recommendations for the business. Identify emerging talent needs, gaps, and opportunities as MAI's priorities evolve, adjusting recruiting strategies and building new approaches where established playbooks do not exist. Build differentiated, multi-channel sourcing strategies to identify and engage highly sought-after AI research and engineering talent across frontier labs, technical communities, and adjacent markets. Develop long-term relationships with the talent and make networking and community building a consistent part of the recruiting rhythm. Operate with significant autonomy, proactively identifying and unblocking issues and bringing together the right partners to keep critical hiring work moving. Own the candidate journey from engagement through assessment, offer, and closing, partnering with hiring teams to deliver a high-quality, inclusive experience and consistent selection practices. Develop bespoke engagement and closing strategies for sought-after candidates, anticipating individual motivations, concerns, dynamics, and other complexities. Navigate complex hiring situations across locations and stakeholders while maintaining candidate trust, recruiting excellence, data integrity, and compliance. Bachelor's Degree AND demonstrable talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, OR industry experience related to role OR equivalent experience. Demonstrable experience managing VP+ client groups, co-founder/founder, and first-time managers. Experience working in a frontier lab/company, hiring extremely sought after AI Research and Engineering talent. Experience building and executing complex hiring strategies to attract top talent Ability to work from the London office three days per week.