Senior HR Manager

Microsoft Corporation; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid family leave

Mentors invested in your success

Clear promotion ladder

Job summary

Microsoft Corporation in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking a Senior HR Manager who can translate ambiguity into actionable plans. The role commands a salary range of $85,000 to $137,000 on a contract basis, with an emphasis on building consensus across HR platforms and designing dashboards for revenue, retention, and unit economics.

You will drive strategy, onboarding processes, and a cohesive operating rhythm for the Kalamazoo team.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Excellent written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• Ability to navigate ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
• Learner's pace to keep up with shifting requirements
• Professionalism fundamentals plus Greenhouse polish clients notice

Responsibilities

• Tighten the reporting loop until bad news travels in hours, not weeks
• Build consensus across Flexibility and Greenhouse owners who rarely agree
• Design dashboards that track revenue, retention, and unit economics
• Find the customer segment Microsoft keeps overlooking and size the prize
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear strategy briefs
• Decide what a manager role should own and where the seams go
• Smooth the handoff between Conflict Resolution closing and SHRM-CP onboarding
• Stand up the operating cadence that keeps Kalamazoo, MI teams rowing the same direction

Skills

Self-motivated

Strong written communication

Verbal communication

Ambiguity navigation

Independent work

Professionalism

Education

SHRM-CP certification

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Greenhouse

Job description

Microsoft needs a Senior HR Manager who can sit with ambiguity long enough to make it small, then make it actionable. Take stock: $85,000 - $137,000, contract, 8 years of Flexibility, and a manager title that grows teeth as you prove yourself.

Key Responsibilities

• Tighten the reporting loop until bad news travels in hours, not weeks
• Build consensus across Flexibility and Greenhouse owners who rarely agree
• Design dashboards that track revenue, retention, and unit economics
• Find the customer segment Microsoft keeps overlooking and size the prize
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear strategy briefs
• Decide what a manager role should own and where the seams go
• Smooth the handoff between Conflict Resolution closing and SHRM-CP onboarding
• Stand up the operating cadence that keeps Kalamazoo, MI teams rowing the same direction

What You'll Bring

• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Professionalism fundamentals plus the Greenhouse polish clients notice

Every product at Microsoft reflects the candidly-kind standards our Kalamazoo, MI team holds itself to. A manager engineer and a director debate Conflict Resolution ideas on equal footing in our Kalamazoo standups.

Joining us means $85,000 - $137,000, a clear promotion ladder, paid family leave, and mentors invested in your success.

The Microsoft team is expanding in Kalamazoo, MI this quarter, and this seat is part of that growth.