HR Consulting Director

The HR Consulting organisation has the mission to empower Microsoft's business performance and inclusive culture through human centred, data and insights and AI powered, coaching and global solutions for managers and employees across the world. 

To further our mission, we’re looking for a transformational HR Consulting Director for India & South Asia. This role will be a critical part of both the HR Consulting Leadership team in Asia and the India HR Leadership Team. 

As the HR Consulting leader for this geography, you’ll be responsible for delivering global People ROB programs and processes with agility, ensuring human centred experiences that align with our most strategic business priorities. 

In India & South Asia, Microsoft spans six major business units covering the full product lifecycle, from consumers to corporations, gamers to governments. While each operates independently, they contribute to each other's success. As the HR Consulting leader, you’ll lead a team that supports more than 23,000 employees and 2,500 managers in the geography. 

As a member of the Asia HR Consulting Leadership Team, you’ll also play a pivotal role in driving transformational efforts across Asia, helping to shape the future of HR Consulting in the region. Our focus is on simplifying and coordinating work, delivering human centred and AI-powered experiences, aligning resources for maximum impact, and building a thriving, future-ready HR team at Microsoft. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

People Leadership  

• The role will manage, coach, and grow a team of HR professionals while fostering an inclusive culture that enables the team members to thrive and do their best work every day. 

• This role will also influence opportunities that will enable the HR function to evolve and improve the HR operating model while keeping Employee Experience at the center of our decisions.  

• 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. 

Employee Experience 

With keen focus on data-driven decision making, the role will inform strategic opportunities for collaboration with the One HR community and drive greater operational effectiveness of the Geo-MCAPS HR Consulting team.  

• The role will leverage data, technology, and agile methodology to develop quality solutions with speed, ensure key stakeholders are integrated throughout product design, and measure success and impact of solutions/programs.   

• Champions employee experiences by looking beyond process implementation into the lived experiences of employees, managers, and leaders.  

• Provides a vision for and plan for developing programs and activities aimed at creating a positive workplace environment. 

• Oversees and ensures optimal investments in employee experiences while driving to the end-to-end employee experience for business impact. 

• Champions fair and inclusive employee experience for all.