Senior Microsoft Talent for DACH and the US

Data & AI · Security · Workplace

We place Senior Engineers through to C-Level into Microsoft Partners and Microsoft End-Users across DACH and the US

Microsoft Fabric · Azure OpenAI · Purview · Defender · Sentinel · Intune · Copilot · Modern Workplace

“The Senior Microsoft Data & AI talent your business needs is passive. They are not applying. They are reachable only through a network built specifically in this market – and a process credible enough to make them move.”

– SO Digital

Data & AI

Most Data & AI hiring fails before the search starts. Roles are scoped for a generalist when the platform needs a Fabric-native architect. Compensation is benchmarked against the wrong market. By the time the brief is right, the best candidates have moved –  for Microsoft Partners and End-User teams building serious data capability.

Microsoft Fabric · OneLake · AI Foundry· Azure OpenAI · Purview · Agent 365 ·  Azure Databricks

Senior Data Engineer
Principal Data Engineer
ML Platform Lead
Head of Data Engineering
Chief Data Officer

Security

Microsoft Security hiring fails when the brief is too broad and the search too shallow. Defender architects, Sentinel engineers, and CISOs with genuine hands-on stack experience are a small universe – for Microsoft Partners building security practices and organisations hardening their Azure environments.

Microsoft Defender · Sentinel · Purview · Entra ID · Intune · Microsoft Security Copilot

Senior Security Engineer
Microsoft Security Architect
Identity & Access Lead
Head of Security
CISO

Workplace

Modern Work practice leadership is consistently underestimated as a hiring challenge. The people who can drive Copilot adoption, lead an M365 transformation, and give clients confidence are rarely visible and rarely available – for Microsoft Partners scaling Modern Work delivery and organisations moving off legacy collaboration platforms.

Microsoft 365 · Teams · Copilot · SharePoint · Intune · Viva

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Modern Work Architect
Copilot Deployment Lead
Head of Digital Workplace
Modern Work Practice Lead

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Microsoft Partner · Munich

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Managing Director

Microsoft Partner · Zurich

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Financial Services · Vienna

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Manufacturing · Frankfurt

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How We Work

Three stages. No volume drops. No wasted process.

01 — Alignment

Before any search begins, we run a stakeholder alignment call to scope the role precisely — compensation, culture, technical requirements, and what a successful hire actually looks like in six months. Most searches fail because this conversation never happens. Ours starts here.

02 — Market Mapping

Within the first week, you receive a map of the available talent in the relevant Microsoft ecosystem across DACH and the US. You see the landscape — who exists, what they are earning, and what it will take to move them — before a single candidate is approached.

03 — Curated Shortlist

Three to five candidates. Each with a written narrative covering stack depth, seniority, cultural fit, and why they are worth your time. Never a volume drop. Never a CV without context. The average time from search open to accepted offer is six weeks.

Every search is retained. That means our incentive is the same as yours — the right hire, closed, at pace.

What clients say

Microsoft Partners and enterprise data teams across DACH and the US.

Every client reference is available on request. If you want to speak directly to someone we have placed or worked with — we will make the introduction.

Workplace

Global Head of IT

Manufacturing Organisation

“Michael is always easy to contact, reacts quickly, competently and is solution-oriented. We can gladly recommend SO Digital Recruitment as a partner for recruiting matters and look forward to further cooperation.”
Data & AI

CTO

Microsoft Partner

“Michael’s open personality, trustworthiness and the care he takes to foster a good relationship with all persons involved in the process, makes it a pleasure to work with him.”
Security

Managing Director

Global Banking Group

“We particularly value Michael's professional, fast, and flexible approach. Calls and emails are structured and time-efficient, and the profiles are of very high quality and tailored to our requirements and our company.”
Data & AI

Senior Technology Leader

Microsoft Partner

“It is a pleasure working with SO Digital due to their empathy, communication skills and positive energy, no matter how challenging the situation is. Those with the opportunity to work with Michael will be lucky.”