HR Business Partner

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Job description

We are looking for an HR professional who is a strong Human Resources Business Partner to partner with the Strategy and Operations organizations in the Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions Organization. In addition, this role will help drive and deliver strategic initiatives across 60,000+ employees based in over 100 countries. As part of the HR team supporting Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions you will have the opportunity to lead the core Human Resources Business Partner responsibilities for the S&O (Strategy and Operations) organization and to work on critical strategic work-streams across the organization, helping to evolve our sales operating model and go to market strategy.

You will be responsible for driving the HR Rhythm of the Business, partner with the leadership team for S&O (Strategy & Operations), and help drive organization priorities across the team. Candidates must have strong business acumen, systems thinking, project management, and ability to influence across a complex set of stakeholders.

Microsoft is empowering every person and every organization on the planet to do more. We are going after three bold ambitions: create more personal computing, reinvent productivity and business processes and build the intelligent cloud. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

* 7+ years work experience with Human Resources processes or related (e.g., hiring, training, performance management)
* OR Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field AND 5+ years work experience with Human Resources or related processes (e.g., Hiring, Training, Performance Management).

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

* Master's Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
* Human Resources Professional Certification (e.g., PHR, SPHR, SHRM)
* 3+ years experience with partnering with wide network of clients and across Human Resources to deliver effective business solutions.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Organizational Design

* Manages the execution of the design of talent, structure, culture and/or processes for an assigned organization. Provides feedback and insights to organizational design.

Organizational Diagnostics

* Partners and consults with peer HR disciplines (e.g., Talent Management, Organization Development, HR Business Insights) on leveraging the systems model, diagnosing talent pyramid and talent management processes/programs, interpreting results, and building recommendations based on data analyses. Contributes to the design and implementation of the assessments or solutions for organizational effectiveness.
* Interprets results of analyses provided by HR Business Insights on talent management processes (e.g., attrition, movement, polls, compensation patterns), talent needs, and risks, in the context of the business. Provides recommendations about organizational strategies, goals, and actions. Contributes to implementation plans based on data analysis results and recommendations. Identifies new sources of information and areas from which to collect data (e.g., focus group, interviews, surveys).

Change Design & Orchestration

* Implements and adapts to new or changing structures (leadership or organizational), cultural change, or business-specific programs/processes (e.g., training, talent movement) for an assigned organization.
* Evaluates internal business drivers and environmental factors to foster change adoption among a diversity of employees and managers. Assesses risks and benefits to ensure project feasibility, and collaborates with business leaders or HR partners to develop effective change-management strategies and training materials.

People Plan

* Manages the implementation of the holistic people plan (e.g., talent management, leadership effectiveness, diversity and inclusion, culture) for an assigned organization by providing insights and recommendations, and shares feedback and ideas with leadership on the development of people plan.

Strategic Talent Management

* Participates in the implementation of strategic talent management efforts (e.g., planning, movement, development) for an assigned organization by identifying talent strengths and needs and collaborating with Talent Management.
* Participates in implementing and managing the strategic talent plan for an assigned organization. Collaborates with Total Rewards to understand the market competitiveness of the client organization's compensation.
* Contributes to implementing talent movement plans using business insights and data to identify potential successors. Executes on operational processes defined by others to ready successors and place them in the new role.
* Contributes to talent development plans by identifying areas for improvement using business insights and data. Executes on operational processes based on established talent development plans. May work with Readiness on the onboarding, training and development of talent in the go to market space.
* Implements the Diversity and Inclusion plan for an assigned organization. Contributes to increasing the awareness of the Diversity and Inclusion plan among employees and managers. Identifies areas for improvement in the plan to increase workforce diversity and inclusion.

Leadership & Team Performance

* Supports leadership effectiveness and performance by assessing data and reporting/documenting findings. Coaches and assists managers and leaders through organizational change and recommends inclusive leadership practices.
* Implements interventions to improve leadership and team performance. Contributes to leadership capability planning for an organization. Engages leaders and teams to adopt and embody leadership principles.

Strategy Clarity & Alignment

* Understands the business strategies of their assigned organization. Executes on people and organizational priorities to drive business decisions and achieve specific business goals.
* Assists with guiding business leadership on clarifying and executing business strategies for an assigned client. Identifies areas for improving the clarity and effectiveness of strategy execution. Participates in the implementation of interventions.