Director, People Business Partner - CoreAI

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

11h • $130,900 - $303,600

About The Position

Microsoft CoreAI is seeking a Director, People Business Partner to serve as a senior advisor to CoreAI leadership. The position translates organizational complexity into clear, people-centered outcomes and shapes people strategy to support innovation, disciplined execution, responsible growth, and an exceptional employee experience in a fast-moving environment.

The Director will shape and own an integrated, multi-year people strategy across a broad and complex portfolio. This includes workforce planning, organization design, leadership effectiveness, succession, talent management, rewards, inclusion, culture, and employee experience. The role also guides organizational and operating-model decisions, leads transformation and capability planning, coaches senior executives, partners with enterprise teams and Centers of Excellence, and develops People Team capability. The successful candidate brings executive presence, sound judgment, deep organization and talent expertise, and the ability to mobilize leaders and partners around shared outcomes.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 6+ years of experience in human resources or related processes; or bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 9+ years of such experience; or equivalent experience.
• Ability to shape and execute a multi-year people strategy connected to business priorities and measurable organizational outcomes.
• Expertise in organization design, leadership and talent assessment, succession, workforce planning, culture shaping, and transformation.
• Track record advising and constructively challenging senior executives with credibility, discretion, and strong business judgment.
• Experience leading through rapid growth, shifting priorities, organizational ambiguity, and significant changes in strategy or operating model.
• Data-driven mindset and ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative insights into clear decisions, tradeoffs, and actions.
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries and mobilize HR and business stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusive leadership, organizational health, and building environments where diverse talent can do its best work.
• Experience developing HR talent and raising the strategic and operational effectiveness of an HR team or community.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 12+ years of experience in human resources or related processes; or bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 15+ years of such experience; or equivalent experience.
• Human Resources professional certification, such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM, or CIPD.
• 5+ years of experience partnering with a wide network of clients and across human resources to deliver effective business solutions.
• Experience serving as an HR partner for a global, complex technical, engineering, product, research, or AI-focused organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a principal strategic advisor to CoreAI senior leadership, helping define the business, organization, leadership, and talent agenda for a broad and complex portfolio.
• Own and drive an integrated, multi-year people strategy spanning workforce planning, organization design, leadership effectiveness, succession, talent management, rewards, inclusion, culture, and employee experience.
• Shape organization and operating-model choices at portfolio scale, including leadership structures, decision rights, critical interfaces, spans and layers, and mechanisms that improve accountability, agility, and execution.
• Lead workforce and capability planning for highly competitive and specialized talent, using scenario planning to anticipate future skill needs and inform deployment decisions.
• Lead significant organizational transformation across multiple teams and disciplines by establishing change strategies, aligning stakeholders, anticipating downstream impacts, and supporting adoption.
• Coach senior executives and leadership teams on leadership effectiveness, succession, team health, inclusive decision-making, and high-stakes people and organization matters.
• Influence Centers of Excellence and cross-company partners to design and deliver scalable solutions that meet CoreAI’s needs while strengthening enterprise programs, standards, and practices.
• Elevate People Team capability by setting a high bar for strategic partnership, mentoring and developing HR professionals, creating strong operating rhythms, and building an aligned community across the portfolio.
• Exercise broad judgment and accountability on complex and sensitive matters, balancing business urgency, employee experience, organizational health, risk, and long-term capability.

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional benefits and pay information is available through the provided Microsoft careers link.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director