Kim Winburn

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Sr. Talent Acquisition Recruiter - Leadership Level - Microsoft Customer & Partner Solutions (MCAPS) at Microsoft

United States

Overview

Kim Winburn is a Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter at Microsoft, specializing in senior-level talent for the MCAPS organization. Colleagues describe her as strategic and creative, with a history of building teams from scratch. She holds a BA from California State University, Fullerton and a certificate in Human Resources Management.

Kim shows a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, actively promoting accessible innovation and empowerment for people with disabilities. This passion is reflected in the content she shares, highlighting her dedication to creating an inclusive environment both inside and outside of her professional role.

She earned the T-Mobile “Gold Star” for outstanding recruiting results.

Personality Overview

Self-Assured

Trusting

Socially Adept

They like to keep things under control.  They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies. They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.

Topics They Care About

Senior Talent Strategy
Specializes in finding and hiring senior-level talent for Microsoft's largest sales subsidiary, drawing on her deep experience in executive consulting and human resources.
Scaling Technical Teams
Demonstrated an ability to build entire divisions from the ground up, notably hiring almost 200 individuals for a single group at ServiceNow.
Diversity & Accessibility
Actively supports and shares information about accessible innovation and diversity, highlighted by her promotion of Microsoft's Ability Summit.

Media Appearances

Kim has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2013
Sr. Talent Acquisition Recruiter - Leadership Level - Microsoft Customer & Partner Solutions (MCAPS) at Microsoft
1-2003 - 7-2015
Executive Consultant at Avantumhr
9-2011 - 9-2013
Sr. Recruiting Consultant at ServiceNow
3-2007 - 10-2009
Director, Human Resources & Recruiting at speakTECH
1-2004 - 1-2005
Recruiting Manager for T-Mobile National Retail Team at T-Mobile

Education

BA from California State University, Fullerton
Human Resources Management from UC Irvine

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Insights For Selling To Kim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Take a friendly, informal yet confident approach while pitching
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Talk about other customers and how they have derived value from your product

DONT's

  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions, but take a friendly and warm approach
  • Do not come across as negative or non-supportive, work with them as a partner

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kim is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kim

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kim move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Kim take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Kim

Personality Compatibility


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