Senior Manager, Organizational Development

at  Microsoft

Microsoft’s Global Learning & Organization Capability (LOC) Center of Excellence (COE) plays a pivotal role in shaping Microsoft’s future. We achieve this by crafting an innovative skilling strategy and implementing best-in-class programs aimed at empowering our employees, managers, and leaders with cutting-edge capabilities. Concurrently, we are embarking on a visionary journey to revamp the company’s operating model and rhythm of the business (ROB), ensuring Microsoft remains at the forefront of excellence and adaptation in a rapidly evolving world.
As we continue to grow and evolve, we recognize the critical role that organizational development plays in our success. That’s why we’re seeking a Senior Manager, Organizational Development (OD) who’s not just experienced, but a true oracle in the field.

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years Organization Development, HR, Business, or related experience
• OR Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field AND 5+ years Organization Development, HR, Business, or related experience.

ADDITIONAL OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years experience in Consulting, Program Design, Organizational Design, Strategic Planning/Execution, and/or Change Management.
• Master’s Degree or higher in Organizational Development, Industrial Organizationa (I/O) Psychology, Business, or related field.
  Organization Development IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $101,200 - $194,800 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 $130,000 - $213,200 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
  Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 9, 2024.
  Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations

THIS ROLE IS TAILORED FOR A LEADER IN ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHO WILL PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHAPING MICROSOFT’S APPROACH TO DESIGNING ADAPTIVE BUSINESSES (E.G., ORGANIZATION DESIGN, OPERATING MODELS, AND DECISION-RIGHTS) TO UNLEASH INNOVATION AT SCALE WITH SPEED, CHANGE DESIGN, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE OD SKILLING PROGRAM.

As the Senior Manager, Organizational Development, you will develop and deliver strategies, programs and plans and drive excellence to further Microsoft’s Business Strategy. Within the corporate-wide OD community, involvement includes work at both the enterprise level and with specific businesses. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your extensive expertise to influence and transform our company’s trajectory.
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

• Partnering with their team and colleagues, create, improve and sustain OD tools and methodologies for the different audiences, leveraging a depth of expertise in the OD space as well as knowledge of the COE and Microsoft organizations. You will be required to contribute knowledge of OD tools and methodologies to OD colleagues, HR and other roles in order to grow OD mindset, and skillset.
• You will partner closely with Human Resources (HR) Learning & Development (L&D) to increase the depth of expertise in organizational assessment, organizational design, leadership team effectiveness and change management for their HR organization. Serves as a subject matter expert and coaches and teaches on OD.
• Leads a portfolio of projects including the project plan, timelines, milestones, metrics, and/or resource needs for highly complex programs. Communicates the program status and risk to relevant stakeholders and holds them accountable for following the established schedule, risk mitigation plans, and processes. Establishes objectives and success criteria for the project in an inclusive, collaborative manner with all stakeholders.
• Build and maintain trust-based relationships with existing and prospective clients and stakeholder groups, drawing upon operations and organizational knowledge and insights to surface and discuss issues within and beyond the scope of specific project engagements
• Understand the client’s business objectives, strategy, processes and operations to ensure the proposed changes satisfy the needs of the business.
• Performs program landscape research and analysis (e.g., internal and/or external market, sales, delivery). Demonstrates thought leadership in contributing to overall business goals, objectives, and strategies, as well as short- and long-term business priorities. Understands and identifies current program risks, impact, and develops mitigation plans impacting the broader

Other

• Embody our culture and values