We are hiring a Senior HR Business Partner to support the AI experiences organization. The AI Experiences organization believes AI represents our best opportunity to contribute to human progress by amplifying human agency, capability, and impact. But that only happens if we build it right with the person at the center of every decision we make.
The AI Experiences People Team plays a pivotal role enabling this vision by helping shape the future of how we lead, grow, and transform. We are hiring a Senior HR Business Partner who will help drive organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, workforce readiness, and change management across a variety of new and experienced engineering leaders within the Copilot Core, Experience, and Growth engineering teams.
Success in this role requires business acumen, data-driven judgment, and the ability to influence complex decisions related to organizational design, talent, succession, culture, and change management. The role partners closely with leaders to accelerate strategy execution, strengthen leadership team effectiveness, and build a high-performing, inclusive organization positioned to meet Microsoft's evolving AI ambitions.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
Leader Coaching & Influence: Coach leaders on leadership effectiveness, team health, and high-stakes decision making, influencing across organizational boundaries and building deep credibility with both new and experienced leaders.
Strategic Consulting: Combine insights, stakeholder relationships, clear storytelling, AI fluency, and change management to build alignment, influence decisions, and deliver sustainable organizational outcomes that enable agility, growth, and innovation.
Organizational Diagnostics: Partner and consult with peer HR disciplines (e.g., Talent Management, Organization Development, HR Business Insights) on leveraging the systems model, talent management processes/programs and interpreting results & data to build recommendations
Talent & Capability Development: Drive initiatives that build future-ready capabilities, including succession planning, talent deployment, and leadership development.
Data-Driven Insights: Use data, diagnostics, and cross‑business insight to inform strategy, measure impact, and deliver equitable, scalable (where applicable) HR solutions that continuously improve how we work. Leverage AI tools and insights to enhance decision-making, streamline processes, and deliver repeatable solutions
Other
Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
Master's Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field AND 4+ years experience in human resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, training, performance management)
OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field AND 7+ years experience in experience in human resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, performance management)
OR equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated experience partnering with leadership teams on complex people and organizational challenges.
Solid business acumen with the ability to translate strategy into actionable people solutions.
Comfort in operating at pace independently with ambiguity, in a broad scope, and limited direction.
HR Business Partnership IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 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 $137,600 - $222,600 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
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in human resources or related processes
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 7+ years of experience in human resources or related processes
- Equivalent experience may substitute for the stated education and experience requirements
- Experience partnering with leadership teams on complex people and organizational challenges
- Strong business acumen and ability to translate strategy into actionable people solutions
- Ability to operate independently at pace with ambiguity, broad scope, and limited direction
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Microsoft and has not been reviewed or approved by Microsoft.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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What We Do
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our mission is grounded in both the world in which we live and the future we strive to create. Today, we live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world, and the transformation we are driving across our businesses is designed to enable Microsoft and our customers to thrive in this world.
