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Workforce transformation is one of the key challenges facing organizations today and skilling is crucial to ensuring those companies evolve at the pace their industry expects. We are looking for a leader of Workforce Skilling Futures who will collaborate with industry leaders, teams across Microsoft, and academic minds to build the strategy that most effectively helps companies build their market advantage through employee and leadership skills development.

In this role, you will focus heavily on building Artificial Intelligence (AI) fluency by creating unique learning experiences for both companies and individual learners across the current and future workforce. As the Senior Director, Workforce Skilling Futures, you will be responsible for leading and driving the vision and direction of workforce skilling initiatives, which includes strategic planning and partnership, market insights, success measurement and data insights, research, and thought leadership in the learning space. This team will also be responsible for leading several special programs that incubate new learning initiatives and driving core standards into how we drive skilling at scale through both our direct and partnership channels. You will also work closely with our field landing and Go-To-Market (GTM) teams to provide thought leadership opportunities across our various segments of learners.

Join us in Worldwide Learning and be a part of a team that is dedicated to maximizing human potential through transformative skilling experiences. Together, we will inspire skill development through world-class learning experiences for employees, customers, partners, and future generations.

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

+ Create clarity and simplicity for learners to move from novice skills to proficiency, one skill at a time.

+ Generate energy for Microsoft as the leader in workforce skilling.

+ Deliver success by guiding our current customers in their workforce transformation and creating new Microsoft enthusiasts through learning.

+ Other

+ Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

+ Vocational qualification or higher education degree (e.g., Bachelor's Degree) AND/OR 7+ years experience in Learning and Development, relevant technical roles, business development, field or sales, HR, customer success, collection management, research/restoration evaluation, industry, or program/project management

+ OR Master's Degree or equivalent AND/OR 5+ years experience in Learning and Development, relevant technical roles, business development, field or sales, human resources (HR), customer success, collection management, research/restoration evaluation, industry, or program/project management

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ 6+ years people management experience

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ 6+ years working in the technology industry or sector.

+ 6+ years experience leading and driving the direction of workforce skilling initiatives (including strategic planning and partnership, market insights, success measurement and data insights, research, and thought leadership).

+ 1+ year(s) experience working in AI.

Additional** **or** **Preferred** **Qualifications

+ Vocational qualification or higher education degree (e.g., Bachelor's Degree) AND 10+ years experience in Learning and Development, relevant technical roles, business development, field or sales, HR, customer success, collection management, research/restoration evaluation, industry, or program/project management

+ OR Master's Degree or equivalent AND 8+ years experience in Learning and Development, relevant technical roles, business development, field or sales, human resources (HR), customer success, collection management, research/restoration evaluation, industry, or program/project management

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ Microsoft Fundamentals, Coaching (e.g., International Coaching Federation), Project and/or Program Management Professional, archival, or a similar certificate.

+ Demonstrates commitment to career development and continuous or consistent learning through formal and informal efforts (e.g., change management, design thinking, management training, online courses).

Integrated Marketing M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $154,500 - $273,400 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 $199,600 - $299,400 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 May 28, 2025.

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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .