Senior Talent Manager
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Aug 10, 2025 | |
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OverviewAt 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. As part of this vision, the Skills & Career Platform team plays a critical role in shaping the core capabilities, systems, and experiences that bring this strategy to life.We are seeking a strategic and systems-minded Senior Talent Manager to help advance this vision, with a specific focus on defining and activating enterprise-wide capabilities related to skills architecture, proficiency modeling, and platform-aligned talent experiences. This individual contributor role will connect strategy to execution, driving talent initiatives that deliver clear business impact. You'll also help define the standards, tools, and frameworks that guide how skills intelligence powers talent practices and work flows-while enabling agentic, personalized career journeys for employees. Why MicrosoftMicrosoft is a workplace unlike any other. We value innovation, inclusion, and impact-and we're committed to helping our people grow. In this role, you'll help shape the future of how employees discover, develop, and apply their capabilities, empowering career growth at scale. You'll be at the forefront of building a skills-informed, future-ready talent ecosystem-powered by intelligent insights, inclusive design, and a deep commitment to employee enablement. 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.
ResponsibilitiesEnterprise Skills Architecture & Strategy 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. Integration into Talent Practices 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.Collaborate with stakeholders across Human Resources Centers of Excellence and business stakeholders to ensure seamless implementation, change readiness, and intuitive employee and manager experiences. Skills Intelligence & Insights Identify and prioritize opportunities to apply skills intelligence in innovative and responsible ways, including inference, validation, and insights that inform talent strategy. Partner with talent marketplace analytics team to align actionable insights for talent decisions and targeted business impact. Employee Experience & Platform Enablement Translate strategy into business and platform requirements that enable personalized, persona-based career experiencesCo-create user journeys, proof-of-concepts, and narratives that empower employees to navigate career growth with clarity and ownership. Other Embody our culture and values | |