Senior Talent Manager

At Microsoft, we are building a future-ready, skills-informed talent ecosystem—one that empowers employees to navigate their careers with clarity and enables the business to make smarter, data-informed workforce decisions.

• Drive the evolution of Microsoft’s enterprise-wide skills architecture, including taxonomy design, proficiency modeling, and alignment with core talent practices.
• Define frameworks and standards in partnership with key HR and Business stakeholders, and platform teams to ensure consistency, relevance, and scalability across the ecosystem.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to activate the skills and capabilities framework across core talent practices, driving consistency, scalability, business value and meaningful employee experiences.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to apply skills intelligence in innovative and responsible ways, including inference, validation, and insights that inform talent strategy.
• Translate strategy into business and platform requirements that enable personalized, persona-based career experiences.
• Co-create user journeys, proof-of-concepts, and narratives that empower employees to navigate career growth with clarity and ownership.

• 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 HR practices or program/project management
• 3+ years experience managing large-scale or complex projects/programs
• 7+ years of experience in business strategy, talent management, workforce transformation, or related fields
• 2+ years of experience supporting skills transformation or capability architecture efforts at scale

• Health insurance
• 401k matching
• Flight privileges
• Generous time away
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Savings and investments
• Discounts on products and services
• Educational resources
• Industry leading healthcare
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is a workplace unlike any other. We value innovation, inclusion, and impact—and we’re committed to helping our people grow.