Senior HR Director - UK&I

UK GEO HR Lead    Microsoft is on a path to growing all its businesses around the world and the United Kingdom is a key part of that that plan.     Our presence in the UK encompasses the full complement of Microsoft business, including sales, engineering, gaming, support, consulting, marketing and much more, with approximately 6,000 employees in the geo.    You will report to the VP HR for EMEA and partner with the Commercial CVP of the UK&I, and CVPs for EMEA SE&O and CCS, all in Global Enterprise Sales (GES). The role has a team of 5 direct reports, who drive the people strategy across UK&I Global Enterprise Sales and EMEA SE&O and CCS businesses. You will also partner closely with all HR COEs to lift the One HR model for the UK&I.     Primary responsibilities include business partnership, leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, cultural stewardship, and driving talent and cultural (including diversity) focused strategies across the region. Developing, managing, implementing, and integrating these strategies in support of the region’s growth and success. The HR leader must be able to develop business relationships with the UK&I Commercial leadership team and inspire and lead the full HR function for the Geo. As Microsoft accelerates its AI transformation, this leader will help redefine how HR partners the business, embedding AI into HR workflows, workforce insights and decision-making to raise strategic impact, quality and productivity    Responsibilities Strategic Talent Management - In partnership with Talent Management, the HR leader enables the business to attract, retain and develop world-changing talent to achieve business results today and in the future. Lead end-to-end talent management processes and practices to identify and respond to gaps in building forward-looking talent capabilities all-up    Organizational Effectiveness - Partner with and enable leaders to develop high-functioning orgs to achieve business goals and build inclusive culture. Act as a catalyst for building organizational effectiveness within the business. Educate the business on HR trends that affect the business. Acquire business sponsorship for people initiatives, in partnership with the HR Directors who report to this position. Design and implement well-thought through change plans that account for durable effect. Provide strategic leadership for operating model evolution and work transformation across the region, enabling clarity in roles, responsibilities and ways of working as portfolio components evolve.    Leadership Effectiveness- Identify, develop and align leaders that can shift culture and drive business transformation and impact. Partner with leaders to diagnose, coach and provide solutions to enable our leaders and leadership teams to collaborate and continuously transform themselves and their teams/org to deliver business results. Build change leadership capability across the HR leadership bench and broader leader community to land transformation with consistency, care and speed across diverse countries and businesses.    Country/Geo HR Governance, Crisis Management & Business Continuity - Provide executive oversight of country/geo HR accountabilities across the UK, ensuring clear ownership and partnership with COE’s on employee experience, statutory governance and cross-business site/community leadership. Partner with country leadership teams to deliver crisis management as needed, including emergency response, risk management, communications, and disaster recovery/business continuity planning. Ensure readiness for rapid response in complex and geopolitically dynamic environments, with clear rhythms, escalation paths, and post-incident learning.    Legislative, Compliance, & Policy Governance - Lead the UK portfolio of legislative and compliance work, ensuring Microsoft meets its obligations across employment law, consultation requirements, statutory processes, and local regulatory