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.
People and organizations increasingly rely on technology to overcome today’s challenges, improve the quality of their lives, and emerge stronger. At the same time, technology can pose incredible opportunities for advancement and risks to critical societal systems impacting fundamental rights. To deliver against our mission and enable a future where everyone can benefit, we have a responsibility to support people’s fundamental rights and address challenges created by technology.
The Director, Talent Ecosystem Partnerships, Innovation + Society, within Corporate, External & Legal Affairs (CELA) group’s Technology for Fundamental Rights (TFR) organization, will help develop and lead impactful initiatives that demonstrate the power of fostering inclusive talent ecosystems in data sciences, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum computing. We are in a pivotal moment where next generation advances in digital technologies continues to transform everything-from the way we engage, work, learn, and understand the world around us. To meet this moment and ensure technological innovation protects fundamental rights, the Innovation and Society team works to advance racial equity and responsible deployment of technology in the justice system, engage across academia to strengthen the research ecosystem, foster competitive inclusive talent ecosystems, and promote research-based public policy related to AI innovation.
Qualifications:
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Public Policy, or related field AND 7+ years of work experience in partnership strategy development, grantmaking, program management, or similar role
- OR 10+ years experience in corporate social responsibility, philanthropies, corporate affairs, or related area.
- OR equivalent experience.
Preferred qualifications
- At least 5 years of experience managing technology-related initiatives, preferably engaging high-profile nonprofit, university, and/or public affairs stakeholder organizations implementing programming or policies using a racial equity lens.
- Experience presenting/meeting with diverse stakeholders including government policymakers, community leaders, nonprofits and academicians operating in rural, suburban, and urban institutions and contexts.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment working across multiple disciplines.
- Skilled at managing competing priorities, creating order out of ambiguity and meeting deadlines for deliverables on-time.
- Successful track record of creating and implementing high-impact internal and external go-to-market initiatives.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including adept at successfully influencing others without authority.
- Stellar verbal and written communications and presentation skills, including recommendations for funding, data visualizations, strategy decks, etc.
- Ability to lead or represent the team on cross-functional teams and initiatives.
- Experience managing vendors/contractors and/or other third parties.
Corporate Social Responsibility IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $124,800 – $242,600 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 $159,000 – $264,000 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 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Responsibilities:
- Source, co-develop, and manage partnerships with higher education institutions, industry associations, and nonprofits to achieve defined impact goals for building and cultivating inclusive talent ecosystems, especially among underrepresented communities, in artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and data sciences, prioritizing a lens of advancing and protecting fundamental rights of people.
- Design, choreograph, and implement complex, matrixed portfolio plans, relevant internal and external stakeholders, and milestones as aligned with approved budgets and proposed impact goals.
- Monitor and develop quarterly and as requested reports on portfolio performance, including insights, progress, and areas for improvement.
- Lead and participate in both internal and external engagement opportunities to drive programmatic thought-leadership and influence systemic policies and practices.
- Foster strong relationships with key internal stakeholders across TFR and partner groups, including Government Affairs, Philanthropies, Research, marketing and communications, and Microsoft employee networks.