Job Description

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. 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. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

To help us achieve this mission, the ANZ, ASEAN & Korea HR Consulting Team is looking for an experienced HR professional.

Are you ready for a new challenge and an opportunity to be a part of Microsoft HR\xe2\x80\x99s transformative journey? This role will manage several scalable solutions across the three markets. Key responsibilities for this role include supporting managers and employees through complex workplace matters, providing consultation across various issues (career, performance, workplace behavior), and partnering with the broader HR Organization and different Microsoft business stakeholders to enable the strategic people priorities.

Responsibilities:

HR Solutions Consulting

• Provides expert consulting services to managers and employees in one or more focus areas related to HR programs, processes, and initiatives; represents their focus area in the broader HR community; influences the future direction of HR work by synthesizing insights and contributing perspectives, expertise, and leadership.
• Leads data analytics and organizational health diagnostics by creating analysis plans and leading the collaboration with Human Resources Business Partnership (HRBP) and business leaders; generates and/or presents trends and insights on organizational health solutions; recommends action plans to business leaders based on analytics and business/local needs.

Capability Building

• Identifies the appropriate approach and leverages resources to enhance manager and employee capability by conducting one-on-one consulting/coaching with business leaders, or by engaging relevant stakeholders and Human Resource (HR) partners in capability building conversations at scale.
• Leads their area in the collaboration with peer disciplines or professions (e.g., Talent Management, Learning and Development), as well as global Human Resource 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).
• Identifies and aggregates needs and gaps within the business, region, or geography supported; develops implementation plans to address the gaps identified, and partners with peer Human Resource (HR) disciplines in developing and coordinating respective solutions as needed.

HR Project and Programs

• Partners with Centers of Excellence on implementing and capitalizing on scalable Human Resources programs and processes (e.g., Rhythm of Business (ROB)/performance and development cycle, management excellence communities, employee movement, ad-hoc projects); manages Human Resources processes for a business, region, or geography by reviewing progress and making recommendations on project/program management.
• Leads the design and implementation of local Human Resource (HR) projects or programs (e.g., critical positions retention, mid-year performance checkpoint) based on unique needs for a business, region, or geography; provides project guidance related to prioritization, timelines, budget, resourcing, and impact.
• Leverages, aligns, and integrates communication strategies and messages from the Center of Excellence (CoE); guides others in the implementation of communication messages; collaborates with peer disciplines (e.g., Human Resources Business Partnership) to gain buy-in on programs and processes from business stakeholders.

Employee Relations

• Directs the diagnostics and resolution of issues with increasing complexity, visibility and risk related to policy or culture concerns/violations and incident or threat response, independently or by collaborating with managers, peers in Human Resources and Legal profession as appropriate; recommends solutions to address issues from a systematic perspective (e.g., establishing new principles/tools) while prioritizing employee experiences to maintain a safe and professional work environment.
• Interprets trends in employee relations issues; designs and recommends interventions and solutions to facilitate an open, inclusive, Microsoft values-based environment that enables effective employee relations for an assigned business, region, or geography.

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; collaborates with peers in other businesses, regions, or geographies to share input and drive standardized/scalable approach for enhancing compliance.
• Leads the localization/update of policies and procedures related to managed projects and programs; establishes partnerships with Human Resources policy owners and relevant stakeholders; may lead efforts to update policies (e.g., benefits-related) in collaboration with peer Human Resource (HR) disciplines (e.g., Country HR Lead or HR Shared Services Support).

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Qualifications:

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 9+ years of work experience within Human Resources
• Fluency to read, write and speak in English

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of HR Manager/Generalist/Business Partner Experience
• Knowledge and exposure to the Asia Pacific region (ideally from an employment law or labor relations point of view)
• Proficient in one or more languages in the ASEAN market or the Korean language
• Effective consulting, coaching and facilitation skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, and achieve results in a fast-paced, heavily distributed team environment
• Strong collaboration skills, experienced in leading virtual/project teams

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

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