Human Resources Consulting Director, Engineering and Gaming

Microsoft; Redmond (WA); Remote; USD 130,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technology seeks an HR Consulting Director to guide transformative HR initiatives focused on shaping the HR Operating Model and enhancing manager capabilities within the Engineering and Gaming divisions. The successful candidate will manage a team, develop data-driven solutions, and partner closely with HR and business leaders to meet organizational needs, all while promoting the Microsoft culture.

Benefits

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Discounts on products and services

Savings and investments

Maternity and paternity leave

Generous time away

Giving programs

Opportunities to network and connect

Qualifications

• 9+ years experience in HR or business programs.
• 5+ years in Employee Relations.
• Experience managing HR Consultants.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coach a distributed team of HR Consultants.
• Develop data-driven solutions that shape manager capability.
• Resolve escalated employee relations issues.

Skills

Consulting

Employee Relations

People Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Human Resources Consulting Director, Engineering and Gaming

Redmond, Washington, United States

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Date posted

Jun 12, 2025

Job number

1830253

Work site

Up to 100% work from home

Travel

0-25 %

Role type

People Manager

Profession

Human Resources

Discipline

HR Consulting

Employment type

Full-Time

Overview

If you are ready for a new challenge and an opportunity to lead a transformative journey in Human Resources (HR), then this role is for you!We are looking for an HR Consulting Director, Engineering and Gaming. This person will help shape and evolve the HR Operating Model as we go through transformational change to ensure our ways of working and impact delivered continues to meet and exceeds the business needs for the future, along with enabling greater efficiencies without sacrificing the employee experience. The role will partner close with HR and business leaders across Enterprise & Devices (E+D), Microsoft AI (MAI), Technology & Research (T&R) and Gaming to activate the Microsoft culture and enhance manager capability through scaled solutions.

Key responsibilities for this role include managing, coaching, supporting a distributed US team of HR Consultants; partnering closely with the business HR Business Partners to enable the strategic people priorities; developing and implementing data-driven solutions that shape manager capability; and collaborating across a matrix of HR and Legal partners through out the work.

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.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 9+ years experience with human resources or business programs/processes
  • OR Master's Degree AND 6+ years experience with human resources or business programs/processes
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years Employee Relations experience.

HR Consulting M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $165,600 - $303,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 27, 2025.

Responsibilities

HR Solutions Consulting

• Holds their team accountable in providing consulting services to business leaders on HR programs, processes, and initiatives; identifies or anticipates needs to improve the managed processes based on analysis; supports peer HR leaders to implement large-scale programs and drive consistency in program delivery within a business, region, or geography; leads the collaboration and partnership within the HR community.
• Leads data analytics and organizational health diagnostics by creating analysis plans and leading the collaboration with Human Resources Business Partners (HRBPs); generates and/or presents trends and insights on organizational health solutions; recommends action plans to business leaders based on analytics and business/local needs.

Employee Relations

• Resolves escalated issues with the highest complexity, visibility, and risk. Addresses misconduct and other serious employee behaviors in partnership with leadership, peers in HR and Legal profession; establishes and manages the internal escalation process and ensures all escalations are addressed within agreed timelines. Provides reporting to external agencies as required; establishes a partnership model to address employee relations issues and provides consultation globally.
• Directs the analysis on employee relations issues; leads solutions to facilitate an open, inclusive, Microsoft values-based environment that enables effective employee relations for a business, region, or geography; guides their team to serve as an objective employee resource and escalation path; may serve as an expert and representative of Microsoft at industry forums, meetings, or events to present and share insights and influence policies.

Capability Building

• Identifies the appropriate approach and leverages resources to enhance manager capability; guides their team to provide one-on-one consulting/coaching with senior/executive business leaders, or by engaging relevant stakeholders and HR partners in capability building conversations.
• Leads their area in the collaboration with peer disciplines or professions (e.g., Talent Management, Learning and Development), as well as global HR partners, to contribute insights, leverage resources, and provide capability building support for the leadership of a business, region, or geography via scalable projects, programs, and/or initiatives (e.g., manager excellence community, manager capability, onboarding, team-building, rewards communication).

HR Projects and Programs

• Leads their team to partner with Centers of Excellence on implementing and capitalizing on scalable Human Resources programs and processes (e.g., Rhythm of Business/performance and development cycle, management excellence communities, employee movement, ad-hoc projects); manages HR processes for a business, region, or geography by aligning talent plans with business strategic goals.
• Guides and oversees the identification of needs to design and implement local HR projects or programs (e.g., critical positions retention, mid-year performance checkpoint) in partnership with business leaders and HR partners; oversees project planning and execution.
• Gathers and interprets industry trends about HR programs and processes and identifies execution or communication gaps within a business, region, or geography; develops and proposes action plans to address the gaps in collaboration with peer disciplines (e.g., HRBPs) and business leaders.

Operational Compliance

• Interprets and advocates Microsoft values and compliance with HR policies for a business, region, or geography; identifies/raises needs to mitigate potential risks by collaborating with the Legal profession; leads their team in the collaboration with peers in other businesses, regions, or geographies; provides guidance to create standardized/scalable approach for enhancing compliance.
• Identifies the strategy for the localization/update of policies and procedures related to managed projects and programs; gains approval from business leadership in partnerships with HR policy owners and HRBPs.

Other

• Embody our culture and values

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

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Discounts on products and services

Savings and investments

Maternity and paternity leave

Generous time away

Giving programs

Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.