Michelle Muir
Michelle Muir
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I ❤️ TA - Talent Partner @ Feedzai (Via Momentum Global)
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
A strategic and results-driven Talent Acquisition Leader with over 15 years of experience in global talent acquisition, executive search, and recruitment strategy across agency, RPO, and in-house environments. Proven track record of building and optimizing high-performing recruitment functions, specializing in scaling startups, high-growth tech companies, and enterprise organizations across EMEA, USA, and Africa.
Currently a Talent Partner at Microsoft, leading targeted sourcing strategies to identify and engage top-tier, passive, and niche talent for high-priority hiring areas. Expertise in headhunting, stakeholder engagement, process optimization, and employer branding to drive impactful hiring decisions.
Core Expertise & Skills
✔ Strategic Talent Acquisition & Executive Search – Extensive experience in sourcing and securing C-level, leadership, and niche technical talent across multiple industries.
✔ High-Impact Recruitment Strategy – Proven ability to design and implement scalable, data-driven recruitment models that align with business objectives and drive hiring success.
✔ Global & Cross-Functional Hiring – Led multi-regional hiring efforts across EMEA, the US, and Africa, specializing in hard-to-fill roles, technical hiring, and leadership recruitment.
✔ Stakeholder & Business Partnering – Trusted advisor to executives, hiring managers, and business leaders, ensuring seamless collaboration between recruitment and organizational growth.
✔ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) – Passionate about building inclusive hiring processes and implementing diversity-driven recruitment strategies.
✔ Leadership & Team Development – Experienced in mentoring, coaching, and leading talent acquisition teams, fostering high performance and continuous improvement.
Career Highlights & Achievements
🔹 Microsoft – Specializing in sourcing top-tier, passive talent globally for high-demand roles, directly influencing critical hiring decisions.
🔹 Pipedrive | Chipper Cash | Uncapped – Built and scaled global talent acquisition functions, driving high-volume hiring and leadership placements. Led strategic hiring initiatives for hyper-growth startups, unicorns.
🔹 British Red Cross – Developed and optimized recruitment frameworks, focusing on internal mobility, DEI, and employer branding.
Let me help your team find and attract the best talent. 🙂
Currently a Talent Partner at Microsoft, leading targeted sourcing strategies to identify and engage top-tier, passive, and niche talent for high-priority hiring areas. Expertise in headhunting, stakeholder engagement, process optimization, and employer branding to drive impactful hiring decisions.
Core Expertise & Skills
✔ Strategic Talent Acquisition & Executive Search – Extensive experience in sourcing and securing C-level, leadership, and niche technical talent across multiple industries.
✔ High-Impact Recruitment Strategy – Proven ability to design and implement scalable, data-driven recruitment models that align with business objectives and drive hiring success.
✔ Global & Cross-Functional Hiring – Led multi-regional hiring efforts across EMEA, the US, and Africa, specializing in hard-to-fill roles, technical hiring, and leadership recruitment.
✔ Stakeholder & Business Partnering – Trusted advisor to executives, hiring managers, and business leaders, ensuring seamless collaboration between recruitment and organizational growth.
✔ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) – Passionate about building inclusive hiring processes and implementing diversity-driven recruitment strategies.
✔ Leadership & Team Development – Experienced in mentoring, coaching, and leading talent acquisition teams, fostering high performance and continuous improvement.
Career Highlights & Achievements
🔹 Microsoft – Specializing in sourcing top-tier, passive talent globally for high-demand roles, directly influencing critical hiring decisions.
🔹 Pipedrive | Chipper Cash | Uncapped – Built and scaled global talent acquisition functions, driving high-volume hiring and leadership placements. Led strategic hiring initiatives for hyper-growth startups, unicorns.
🔹 British Red Cross – Developed and optimized recruitment frameworks, focusing on internal mobility, DEI, and employer branding.
Let me help your team find and attract the best talent. 🙂