Principal Data and Applied Sciences Manager

Do you enjoy developing and leading innovative data science solutions to solve big problems?  We are looking for someone to do just that in the context of Microsoft’s biggest asset - our people.   

We are seeking a Principal Data and Applied Sciences Manager. This is a great opportunity to lead our evolving Human Resources Business Insights (HRBI) Data & Applied Sciences (DAS) team as we forge leading practices in people analytics - important work that helps Microsoft empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.  The HRBI DAS team pioneers novel applications of machine learning, statistics and AI to help support more data-driven people and organization decisions. 

As this team’s manager, you will help them leverage advances in machine learning and generative AI to incubate new advanced HR analytics solutions, piloting them within HRBI and partnering for wider deployment.  In this important role, you will help Microsoft HR realize the potential of technological advancements and help inform product design for relevant technologies that Microsoft builds for customers worldwide.  This role will also deliver business impact through being a proficient people manager – modeling, coaching and caring for both team empowerment and accountability for high performance. 

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.

Responsibilities

• People Management - Leading, mentoring and managing a small team of data and applied scientists, fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaborative innovation. Managers deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.
  • Model - Live our culture; Embody our values; Practice our leadership principles.
  • Coach - Define team objectives and outcomes; Enable success across boundaries; Help the team adapt and learn
  • Care - Attract and retain great people; Know each individual’s capabilities and aspirations; Invest in the growth of others.
• Leading and executing HRBI’s data and applied sciences roadmap, and delivering actionable insights for company leaders and HR. 
• Working across HRBI teams to deliver technically sound, persona-based experiences/applications, optimized for Security, Privacy and Responsible AI.  
• Partnering closely with HRBI and business partners to understand their needs, prioritize work, and co-create impactful solutions. 
• Staying connected with larger data science community at Microsoft and staying abreast of industry trends, proactively improving systems, and establishing our team as thought leaders and consultants. 
• Being a technical leader and learning evangelist in the areas of statistics, NLP, Data/MLOps engineering, LLMs and Machine Learning. 
• Elevating analytical complexity and excellence across HRBI through our community of practice.  Maintaining robust peer review, driving wider application of exploratory/predictive statistical techniques, and accelerating HRBI usage of LLM-enabled analytical tools.  
• Overseeing HRBI Azure related infrastructure and resources maintenance, plus S360 alerting system. 
• Embody Microsoft’s culture and  values

Qualifications