Director, HR Consulting - Engineering & Gaming

** Overview*
* Interested in helping shape the future of work at Microsoft?

We're looking for a  
** Director, HR Consulting - Engineering & Gaming
** to join the  Leadership Team during a significant period of transformation and growth.

In this role, you'll partner across Engineering and Gaming to help create people experiences that enable individuals, teams, and organizations to do their best work. You'll collaborate closely with business leaders, HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, CELA, and global stakeholders to address complex people challenges, strengthen manager capability, and support an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute and grow.

As part of the People Consulting & Engagement organization, you'll have a unique opportunity to influence people strategy across businesses, geographies, and global priorities. This role brings together people leadership, strategic consulting, employee relations expertise, and program leadership to help simplify experiences, support organizational change, and deliver meaningful impact across Microsoft.

You'll lead a team of HR consultants while helping shape how we leverage insights, data, and AI-enabled solutions to improve the manager and employee experience. Whether guiding leaders through change, partnering on organizational health, or helping evolve our consulting practices, you'll play an important role in creating a more connected, consistent, and human-centered workplace.

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** What makes this opportunity exciting?*
* + Lead and develop a talented team of HR consultants

+ Partner with leaders across Engineering and Gaming on meaningful people priorities

+ Contribute to enterprise-wide HR programs and organizational initiatives

+ Help advance AI-enabled and data-informed people solutions

+ Foster inclusive, people-centered experiences for managers and employees

+ Influence the future of HR Consulting at Microsoft

If you're energized by collaboration, continuous learning, solving complex challenges, and helping people and organizations navigate change, we'd love to learn more about your interests and experiences.

Come help shape the next chapter of people experiences at Microsoft.

** Responsibilities*
* ** People Leadership & Talent Stewardship*
* + Leads and develops an HR Consulting team through significant transformation, ensuring the organization is equipped to address complex and business-critical people matters.

+ Establishes clear priorities and expectations for consulting quality, decision-making, and outcomes while providing guidance and support across the team's work.

+ Coaches and enables the team to deliver effective, insight-driven consulting to business leaders, including advisory support, organizational health assessments, and capability-building conversations.

+ Guides the team in identifying trends and insights across cases and engagements, translating them into clear narratives and recommendations that support business and HR decision-making.

+ Supports the team's partnerships with HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence to implement and scale enterprise HR programs, processes, and initiatives.

+ Ensures alignment to global priorities while enabling flexibility to meet regional and business-specific needs.

+ Provides input on the identification, design, and implementation of HR projects and programs, including consideration of change impact, timing, and feasibility.

+ Supports talent and capability growth across the HR Consulting organization by identifying development opportunities, enabling learning experiences, and fostering continuous learning.

+ Models Microsoft's culture and leadership principles through integrity, inclusion, accountability, and care, while supporting employee growth, development, aspirations, and career progression.

** Employee Relations & Workplace Integrity*
* + Provides leadership and oversight for complex, business-critical employee relations matters across Engineering and Gaming.

+ Establishes effective escalation and partnership approaches, ensuring issues are addressed consistently, thoughtfully, and within agreed timelines.

+ Partners with Workplace Investigations, Global Employee Relations, Legal (CELA), Security, and Communications on sensitive matters, including leading investigations where appropriate.

+ Designs and champions solutions that foster an open, inclusive, and values-based workplace while balancing immediate needs with longer-term organizational considerations.

+ Serves as a trusted advisor to HR and business…