Microsoft
Director, People Business Partnership
$131K–$304K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Experience
- 9+ years with a bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years with a master’s degree, in HR or related processes, or equivalent experience; also 5+ years partnering with a wide client network and across HR, or equivalent experience. Preferred: 12+ years with a master’s degree, or 15+ years with a bachelor’s degree, in HR or related processes, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Shapes people, talent, and organizational strategies for Microsoft’s Geo Commercial business, using workforce insights and hands-on organizational design to support business outcomes and AI-enabled ways of working.
What you'll do
- Partner with business leaders on people, organization, culture, and talent strategies aligned with business priorities.
- Lead organizational design, workforce planning, restructuring, and change management efforts.
- Coach leaders and use workforce data to improve organizational effectiveness, employee experience, and decision-making.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 9+ years of HR or related-process experience, or a Master’s Degree in a related field and 6+ years, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years partnering with a wide network of clients and across human resources to deliver effective business solutions, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Human Resources Professional Certification (e.g., PHR, SPHR, SHRM, CIPD).
- For Frontier Company People roles, experience in a startup People function is preferred.
Pay
USD $130,900 - $277,200 per year (base salary); USD $165,600 - $303,600 per year (base salary)
AI focus
Redesign work, roles, and teams so people and agents work effectively together as the business becomes AI-native.
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