Human Resources Director

Join a dynamic team at Microsoft, empowering the people that empower the planet!  The Human Resources (HR) team in Microsoft Corporate, Legal and External Affairs (CELA) is currently seeking an HR Director to lead our global people strategy focused on talent management, employee engagement and organizational development.  

We are looking for an HR leader who has a demonstrated track record of business outcomes achieved through cultivating credibility with senior leaders, the application of judgement in a complex global business and the ability to influence across a highly matrixed organization.   

This HR leader will influence the development and direction of the people strategy and direction of Corporate, External and Legal Affairs. This role will help drive results through organizational diagnostics, talent management, and leadership performance, organizational effectiveness and culture.  

This role can be based in either our New York City or Washington DC office.

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.  In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Leadership:  Interprets metrics to monitor and ensure leadership performance. Coaches managers and leaders to facilitate organizational change and model an inclusive environment. Provides oversight and insight for leaders at Microsoft. Leverages business understanding to connect leadership effectiveness plans with the broader Microsoft ecosystem. Contracts for and provides executive coaching at senior levels of the organization to improve leadership capability, resolve leadership gaps, and drive business results.  Develops and implements interventions that improve the clarity of business strategies and address the gaps in strategy execution. Conducts assessment of the effectiveness of the business strategy, model, and organizational structure, and makes strategic recommendations to achieve business outcomes. Leads efforts to identify gaps in the execution of business strategies and consults business leadership on clarifying and executing business strategies as an HR expert. 

• Organizational System: Integrates disparate sources of information together based on the analyses provided by HR Business Insights. Provides recommendations about strategy and goals, outlines action plans, and frames data in a way that influences the adoption of action plans. Interprets data, identifies trends/themes, and presents trends to senior leadership. Makes connections with the business as well as the broader system and HR community to identify if issues are systemic or acute. In partnership with HR leaders and/or business leaders, leads based on business needs. Leads the holistic organizational planning (e.g., talent, structure, culture, process). Establishes communications across teams to inform cross functional business stakeholders of internal change. Ensures the alignment of organizational design with business goals and leverages existing plans and tools. 

• Talent Management: Acts as an HR expert across the company and/or the industry