Kimberly Wagner Email and Phone Number

Senior HR Business Manager supporting Cloud + AI HR team. Responsible for business operations, maximizing and extending the leader, organizational health, and special projects and initiatives.

Key Human Resources Partner and Trusted Advocate in enabling a Microsoft culture where all managers and employees can thrive •Focused on case consultation with managers and employees on range of complex matters including low performance management coaching, exits, career development, etc. This entailed leading the diagnostics and resolution of issues, collaborating with peers in HR and external counsel, recommending solutions to address issues, and prioritizing employee experiences. In addition, the role helps managers through 1:1 coaching to build capability in leading through the current issue – but enabling their success for the future.Recipient of two OneMicrosoft Team Award for my contributions to the COVID-19 Response Team (FY20Q3) and Manager Excellence Community (FY20Q4) for my work with Manager Excellence Community Events

Key Human Resources Partner and Trusted Advocate in enabling a Microsoft culture where all managers and employees can thrive •Focused on case consultation with managers and employees on range of complex matters including low performance management coaching, exits, career development, etc. This entails leading the diagnostics and resolution of issues, collaborating with peers in HR and external counsel, recommending solutions to address issues, and prioritizing employee experiences. In addition, the role helps managers through 1:1 coaching to build capability in leading through the current issue – but enabling their success for the future.

Develop and execute the University hiring plan for U.S. Global Sales & Marketing Organization. Previously worked with Cloud+Enterprise Engineering Group. •Partnering and educating sourcing and closing recruiters to ensure targets are met, candidate and hiring manager experience is strong, and operational processes are followed.•Managing and consulting with business leaders, HR, and Global Talent Acquisition partners to ensure University Recruiting (UR) is delivering impactful and strategic outcomes.•Strategized and implemented a sourcing, interviewing and offering strategy to support Global Sales & Marketing organization with a 38% increase YOY in hiring targets and a technical sales target increase of 239%. •Built and managed relationships with over 75 hiring managers to plan and execute 65 final round interview events between November 2016 – April 2017

Recruiting at top tier universities to bring the best and brightest technical talent to Microsoft. Accountable for delivering a comprehensive range of campus events and presentations coupled with strategic account management, sourcing strategies, and targeted head hunting at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Michigan•Led and developed sourcing strategies to generate quality technical talent from top engineering programs that yielded over 175 hires annually•Owned and executed Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge event. Worked with multiple engineers to plan, implement and execute an event that occurred simultaneously across 15 university campuses throughout North America, involving 1000+ students annually •Worked on multiple project teams that focused on process improvement of candidate tracking systems, rating and ranking competitiveness of a university’s engineering program, candidate interview process, compete data, etc. •Led team of 10 peer across UR with a focus on building moral, increasing performance and satisfaction•Acted as subject matter expert for training of resume review, phone interviews, campus strategy and sourcing plans

Partner with recruiters to support the overall recruiting process, strategic development and implementation of Microsoft’s East Recruiting Team•Built, managed and maintained corporate relations for over 100 colleges and universities•Leveraged and maintained strong relationships with key internal and external partners, including vendors, career center contacts, student group leaders, professors, Microsoft employees and former interns•Partnered with 7 recruiters to develop and execute on-campus hiring and marketing strategies with the goal of attracting top university talent for Microsoft