Senior People Business Partner

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Microsoft CoreAI is seeking a Senior People Business Partner to serve as a senior advisor to its leadership. The role translates complex challenges into clear, people-centered outcomes and shapes people strategy that supports individuals and the organization. It balances rapid response, engineering excellence, and long-term capability building in a high-stakes, fast-moving environment. The successful candidate will bring executive presence, an ownership mindset, deep organization and talent expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to mobilize leaders and People Team partners toward shared outcomes. The role partners with senior leaders on business, organization, leadership, and talent priorities across a broad and complex portfolio, while advancing scalable solutions and strengthening People Team capability.

Requirements

Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in human resources or related processes, such as hiring, training, or performance management; or bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 7+ years of such experience; or equivalent experience.
4+ years of experience partnering with a wide network of clients and across human resources to deliver effective business solutions.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 8+ years of experience in human resources or related processes, such as hiring, training, or performance management; or bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 12+ years of such experience; or equivalent experience.
Human Resources Professional Certification, such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM, or CIPD.

Responsibilities

Serve as a principal strategic advisor to CoreAI senior leadership and help 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 People Team professionals, creating operating rhythms, and building an aligned People Team 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.