Director, People Business Partnership

Overview

Microsofts mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is built on a growth mindset, continuous learning, and the belief that diverse perspectives fuel innovation. We create an environment where people are encouraged to challenge convention, expand whats possible, and bring their unique experiences and ideas to meaningful work. Together, we deliver technology and breakthroughs that transform how people live, work, and connect around the world.

As a Director, People Business Partnership in the Geo Commercial People Team, you will help shape the talent strategy behind some of Microsofts fastest-growing and most innovative businesses. You will connect people decisions directly to business results, including customer outcomes, capacity, delivery quality, and cost-to-serve, using people data and insights to guide decisions. As the business becomes AI-native, you will redesign work, roles, and teams so that people and agents work effectively together.

This is a hands-on role. You will build, test, simplify, and scale solutions yourself, not only advise leaders or oversee programs. Leaders will rely on you as a trusted advisor who takes initiative, brings clear options and trade-offs, and prioritizes the collective over a single client group. They will also count on your curiosity, sound judgment, and growth mindset.

Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership

• Partner with leaders across the Commercial business to align people, organization, and culture strategies with business priorities.

• Provide strategic People guidance that supports organizational goals, growth, and business transformation.

• Build trusted partnerships with leaders to identify opportunities that strengthen organizational effectiveness and employee experience.

Leadership Coaching and Organizational Effectiveness

• Coach and advise leaders on team effectiveness, leadership practices, organizational health, and employee engagement.

• Facilitate discussions that help leaders strengthen collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and decision-making.

• Support leaders in creating environments where employees can grow, contribute, and perform at their best.

Organizational Design

• Lead organizational design initiatives, including workforce planning, organizational restructures, operating model changes, and business transformation efforts.

• Develop and implement change management strategies that support successful adoption of organizational priorities and business objectives.

• Partner with stakeholders to ensure organizational changes are communicated clearly and executed effectively.

Talent Strategy and Workforce Planning

• Collaborate with leaders to develop talent strategies that support current and future business needs.

• Assess organizational capabilities, identify talent gaps, and recommend solutions that enable long-term success.

• Support succession planning, talent development, and workforce planning efforts to strengthen organizational readiness.

Data-Driven Decision Making

• Leverage people insights, employee feedback, organizational health metrics, talent movement trends, attrition data, compensation information, and manager effectiveness indicators to inform recommendations.

• Identify emerging organizational opportunities and risks through analysis of workforce data and trends.

• Provide leaders with actionable insights that support informed decision-making and organizational health.

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field AND 9+ years experience in human resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, performance management) OR Masters Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field AND 6+ years experience in human resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, training, performance management) OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience with partnering with wide network of clients and across human resources to deliver effective business solutions OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Masters Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field AND 12+ years experience in human resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, training, performance management) OR Bachelors Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field AND 15+ years experience in human resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, performance management) OR equivalent experience.

• Human Resources Professional Certification (e.g., PHR, SPHR, SHRM, CIPD

• 4+ years experience with partnering with wide network of clients and across human resources to deliver effective business solutions

• For Frontier Company People roles, experience in a startup People function is preferred

HR Business Partnership IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $165,600 - $303,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.