Microsoft · 1 day ago
Talent Manager
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$106K/yr - $204K/yr
7+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Talent Manager to provide strategic talent leadership across critical and fast-moving organizations. The role involves designing and managing talent management programs, leveraging data for insights, and consulting on best practices to support organizational needs.
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Responsibilities
Own and drive a talent strategy grounded in business outcomes, leveraging quarterly horizontal planning and sprint-based execution
Derive & Integrate insights from workstreams such as In-Business Talent Talks, AI persona mapping, and critical roles frameworks to inform business impactful talent priorities and actions
Proactively manage talent knowledge outside the HRBP remit, enabling cross-org visibility and strategic decision-making
Establish and leverage new team rhythms (e.g., adaptive whiteboarding, stacked 1:1s, quarterly horizontals) to surface and address high-impact, cross-org priorities
Drive horizontal workstreams aligned quarterly
Foster intentional movement of talent within and across orgs to unlock readiness, broaden successor pipelines, and drive organizational agility
Integrate enterprise-wide programs and local initiatives for maximum value and business impact
Lead boundaryless succession planning, shifting from role-based to skills-based, scenario-ready talent pools
Identify, map, and manage critical roles and talent, with a focus on broadening various aspects of diversity, external leadership, and future business needs
Promote bold, adaptive leadership and intentional talent movement to build readiness and unlock business value
Designs and/or implements talent management tools, methodologies, and principles (e.g., skills assessments, organizational diagnostics, successor talent assessments) to improve benchmarking, evaluation, forecasting, decision-making, and management of talent
Acts as a subject matter expert to consult internal clients on talent management solutions and best practices in the industry; proposes data-based recommendations to business leaders, leveraging knowledge of best practices and company policies and procedures, as well as related laws and regulations
Communicates talent management approaches (e.g., talent planning, succession planning) to leaders and stakeholders (HR and business), often at the executive level, utilizing data to educate and influence buy-in and implementation of solutions
Clarify ownership across Talent Management, HRBPs, and business leaders, ensuring alignment and accountability throughout all processes
Use Executive Succession Planning and People Succession Planning (ESP/PSP) language and frameworks to unify talent management concepts and documentation
Collaborate across teams to identify and prioritize emerging talent and business needs, shaping horizontal actions and strategic levers
Evaluates business drivers to make a case for change adoption; assesses risks and benefits of the changes, develops effective change-management strategies, and ensures communications and readiness materials are in place to facilitate the transition of Talent Management programs/processes
Champion and operationalize the 'lightly pinned and pooled' talent management model—serving as the strategic talent lead for aligned orgs while collaborating horizontally to deliver on shared priorities, drive innovation, and enable scalable impact across E+D
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field AND 7+ years experience in HR practices or program/project management OR 10+ years experience in Human Resources practices, program/project management, Human Resources Business Partnership, Talent Management or equivalent experience
3+ years experience managing large-scale or complex projects/programs
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
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10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
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