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

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“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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Managing Director

Microsoft Partner · Zurich

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Head of Data Engineering

Financial Services · Vienna

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Modern Work Architect

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.

Says who?

Our customers

Deep Tech

CEO & Co-Founder

AI Music Organisation

“Elliot is very fast in finding great candidates, where the quality is consistently really high. He keeps in constant contact with possible candidates and us, with his communication always being focussed, clear and very friendly.”
Data

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.”
Deep Tech

DeepTech Software Manager

Global MedTech Company

“Elliot is one of the best recruiters I have ever met. He truly understands the industry and the software domain. Elliot is very responsive and can quickly adapt his search to our needs.”
Data

Head of Procurement

International Banking Group

“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.”
Data

Managing Director

Microsoft Partner

“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.”
Deep Tech

Head of Software Development

PropTech Start-Up

“It was always a pleasure to deal with Elliot, and he made the relationship of working with a recruiter a delight. He has helped strengthen up our team, by supplying some exceptional candidates for very hard to fill roles.”
Data

Senior Technology Leader

Digital Bank

“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.”

We do our jobs, and let our testimonials speak for themselves.

 

Don’t believe us?

 

Pick a client of ours, and we’ll introduce you to them so you can hear it for yourself.

SO Strategic™

A high-touch, consultative approach designed for critical leadership hires, ensuring a tailored and proactive search.

SO Optimize™

Scale your team with a structured, high-impact hiring strategy, securing the best talent for your long-term success.

SO Talent Advisory

Consultative workshops to help Founders & HR Leaders avoid hiring mistakes and build a resilient workforce.

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Meet our founders

Michael has a deep expertise in the US & DACH markets, with a specialisation in AI-Centric companies, and a network spanning founders, executives, and senior tech leaders.

Michael Outar

Co-Founder / Director