HR Consultant (Fixed Term Contract)

Fixed-Term Contract until June 2026 | Full-Time (5 days per week)

 

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We’re transforming the way we work, innovate, and support our people—and Human Resources is at the heart of that journey.

 

Focused primarily on UK and Ireland, as an HR Consultant, you’ll play a critical role in activating our HR Consulting mission, to empower Microsoft's business performance and inclusive culture through human-centred, data and insights and AI powered, coaching and global solutions. 

 

What you’ll do:

• Lead innovative techniques to drive high performance and partner with managers and leaders to deploy them
• Deliver our people rhythms, at scale 
• Lead the resolution of complex employee relations issues, policy concerns, and culture challenges
• Partner with specialist teams such as Workplace Investigation (WIT), Business & Regulatory Investigations (BRI), and Global Employee Relations (GER) to manage sensitive cases and implement effective remediation strategies.
• Identify trends in data and proactively recommend solutions to strengthen our culture.
• Provide expert consulting and coaching to managers, enhancing leadership capability and fostering a high-performance environment.
• Drive scalable HR programs and capability-building initiatives, leveraging data insights to anticipate training needs and improve processes.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of HR projects tailored to business priorities, ensuring alignment with global Centers of Excellence.
• Craft and deliver nuanced communication strategies that resonate across diverse audiences.

Why join us now?
Microsoft is leading the way in AI innovation, sustainability, and inclusive growth. We’ve recently announced major investments in cloud infrastructure and AI skilling programs across Europe, reinforcing our commitment to empowering people and organizations everywhere. Joining our HR team means being part of a culture that values curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning—while making a real impact on how we support and develop our people.

Responsibilities

Capability Building 

In partnership with peer HR disciplines and professions (e.g., Talent Management, Learning and Development), manages/implements scalable capability building projects, programs, and/or other initiatives (e.g., manager excellence community, manager capability, onboarding, team-building, rewards communication) by leveraging existing resources/solutions to mitigate duplicated efforts for a business, region, or geography.

 

Conducts one-on-one consulting/coaching with managers to enhance manager capability as well as provides guidance on rhythm of the business processes. Conducts or designs training sessions/events for employees and managers. Uses data to participate in identifying and anticipating training needs within a business, region, or geography. Recommends customized solutions (e.g., training, communication) to address capability gaps, and coordinates and/or delivers training. Employee Relations Leads the diagnostics and resolution of issues with mid-level complexity and risk related to policy or culture concerns/violations and incident or threat response independently or by collaborating with managers/peers in Human Resources and Legal professions as appropriate.  Recommends solutions to address issues based on established principles and culture, while prioritizing employee experiences to maintain a safe and professional work environment. Assists/Partners with Workplace Investigation Team (WIT), Business and Regulatory Investigation (BRI), and/or Global Employee Relations (GER) in investigations of serious cases and implements appropriate remediation in conjunction with a business, region, or geography, and other HR peers (e.g., HRBP, CELA Public Relations, Global Security, Benefits). Ensures appropriate documentation of issues is in place.  May lead the investigations for a business, region, or geography where resources are limited. Consults on how to navigate the nuance of investigations and partnerships/collaborations in working through the details of the situation. Identifies, raises, or escalates issues for trends in employee relations. Works with their team to implement solutions to reduce employee relations issues for a business, region, or geography by collaborating with Human Resources and business partners (i.e., man