Unlock the power of technology-enabled human resources with the Microsoft HR Manager Professional Certificate. Modern HR leaders must navigate HR systems, communicate policy clearly, develop people effectively, and use AI and data insights to guide strategic decisions.

What you'll need: Access to Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint) through your employer or personal subscription. HRIS sandbox environments are provided for hands-on practice. Activities involving Copilot, Viva Insights, and Power Automate Premium require organizational access or free trials.

Across five courses and a career module, you will build operational, analytical, and leadership capabilities using Microsoft tools. You will:

• Navigate and configure HRIS systems and build Power BI dashboards to visualize metrics

• Automate policy workflows using Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Power Automate

• Apply root cause analysis and OKR alignment to improve HR processes

• Develop emotional intelligence and coaching using SBI and GROW frameworks

• Design AI-assisted workflows using Copilot, chatbots, and automation

• Use AI-generated insights to inform retention, succession planning, and change management

• Complete portfolio-ready projects, including HR dashboards and strategic leadership plans

This program is ideal for analytical, people-centered professionals who want to lead HR with clarity, structure, and technology fluency.

Applied Learning Project

Throughout the program, you will complete hands-on, portfolio-ready projects that simulate real HR challenges across operations, people leadership, and strategy. You will build a professional HR metrics dashboard using Power BI, conduct a full HRIS system audit, and design automated policy workflows using Power Automate. You will create an employee engagement initiative grounded in emotional intelligence, coaching, and structured feedback frameworks. In advanced modules, you will design AI-powered HR automation solutions using Copilot and develop a strategic HR leadership portfolio that includes succession planning, retention analysis, and change management plans. Each project integrates Microsoft tools and practical HR decision-making to help you demonstrate applied, interview-ready skills.