Director, Manager Development

At Microsoft, we are committed to empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more — including our people managers, and the Manager Excellence and Development team plays a pivotal role in enabling their growth. As we expand our reach, build stronger business relevance and invest in manager development we are seeking a Director, Manager Development to help us scale our manager experiences, innovate with customer-centered solutions, and lead our manager development portfolio. This people manager role reports to the General Manager of Manager Excellence and Development and will have a team of integrated learning ICs reporting to them.    

The Director, Manager Development guides, develops, and iterates on manager development programs, initiatives, and strategies for people managers by identifying organizational needs, managing resources, communicating with executive stakeholders, and prioritizing work for the team. The role oversees the implementation of core development programs and systems at a global level. Represents the company and their team as a thought leader in their area when reviewing and enabling team members to review learning and development solutions and best practices in the industry with internal and external clients. In addition, this role has people management responsibilities including driving employee growth and development, executing projects, and managing performance. 

Microsoft is a workplace unlike any other. We value innovation, inclusion, and impact—and we’re committed to helping our people grow. In this role, you’ll help shape the future of manager excellence and development at scale, ensuring that every manager has access to meaningful growth experiences to exemplify a standard of management excellence that creates clarity, enables high-performing teams and supports employees to thrive powered by the best of human insight and AI. 

Responsibilities

Program Planning and Development 

• Develops, guides, and iterates on development programs, initiatives, and strategies for managers at Microsoft by identifying organizational needs, managing resources, communicating with executive stakeholders, and prioritizing work for the team.  

• Consolidates and connects information across feedback loops to empower the team to build holistic planning across segments/businesses/the company, coordinate integration efforts, and orchestrate the manager development story with the team.  

• Owns the strategic development of learning and development objectives and outcomes using a learner-centric approach, as well as how the team can successfully leverage them.  

• Orchestrates and gives direction on how to best manage and scope resources available across businesses and within the team to help the team execute on the plan for the most business impact.  

• Continuously monitors competitive trends, learning culture external benchmarks, and landscape to improve company offerings. 

Content Review and Confirmation 

• Represents the company and their team as a thought leader in manager excellence and development when reviewing and enabling team members to review development solutions and best practices in the indus