Overview
In this HR Director role within Microsoft AI (MAI), you will lead a fast-growing people function to enable strategic growth and talent excellence. You will act as a trusted advisor to leaders, coordinating HR partners, Recruiting, and Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated people solutions. Operating in an agile, mission-driven environment, you will guide leaders through growth, change, and evolving priorities. You will shape organizational effectiveness and culture at scale, contributing to MAI’s impact across the business.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a high-impact HR team delivering people solutions that drive growth and employee success
- Provide strategic change management guidance to leaders to enable agility and execution
- Influence leaders to build high-performing teams and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
- Assess organizational health and operating rhythms to identify opportunities to improve performance
- Partner with leaders to design org structures, workforce strategies, and operating models
- Anticipate risks and propose solutions to strengthen execution and employee experience
- Lead strategic talent planning, align hiring, succession, and investments with business objectives
- Collaborate with Talent Management and Recruiting to close capability gaps and build pipelines
- Leverage data and workforce insights to address talent risks and retention
- Drive complex people initiatives and enterprise programs across HR to meet MAI needs
- Gather and act on employee feedback and workforce trends to improve culture and inclusion
- Embody Microsoft values and foster an inclusive workplace
Key requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and extensive HR experience OR equivalent experience
- Demonstrable people management experience
- Experience influencing executives and leading through ambiguity in fast-paced environments
- Experience partnering with technical, product, engineering, or AI-focused organizations
- Proven success leading high-performing HR teams
- Ability to work from the London office three days per week
- leadership and people development
- influence and stakeholder management
- change management
- HR analytics and workforce insights
- talent planning and succession
- organizational design and operating models
HR Director, Microsoft AI in London employer: Microsoft
At Microsoft, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, particularly for the role of AI Business Solution Sales Manager. Our culture is rooted in innovation, inclusivity, and continuous learning, providing employees with ample opportunities for professional growth while working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. With a strong focus on collaboration and customer success, our team members are empowered to make a meaningful impact, supported by industry-leading resources and a commitment to employee development.
