Microsoft + Korn Ferry

Harness the full potential of your people, teams, and organization with Korn Ferry. We partner closely with Microsoft’s leadership in People Operations, Talent Development, and Recruitment, and provide support and solutions to leaders and their teams globally.

Korn Ferry: Your Strategic Growth Partner

Korn Ferry brings together strategy and talent to drive high performance for Microsoft. If you need to elevate the performance of your team, advance the development and careers of your people, or transform your organization, we can help.

For more than 10 years, Microsoft has trusted Korn Ferry with talent and organizational needs, collaborating on hundreds of projects across different lines of business, functions, and geographies.

We partner with People Operations strategically, and directly with business leaders to plan and deliver initiatives. Our account team of 100+ professionals is deeply ingrained in Microsoft’s culture, values, and strategic imperatives.

Korn Ferry colleagues bring years of exceptional expertise and skills across our disciplines, combined with a deep understanding of the business environment and its needs for Microsoft globally. Learn more about our custom Microsoft solutions and connect with your Microsoft Account Team to help you achieve your goals.

Proven Solutions for Microsoft

Korn Ferry offers tailor-made solutions to help Microsoft leaders overcome challenges and thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Develop People

Unlock the potential of Microsoft’s workforce, from early career to Managers, and Managers of Managers. Leverage our comprehensive research and benchmarking of what success looks like in hundreds of roles. Combine in-depth analysis of success profiles, individual assessments, and thousands of data points, to identify how to raise performance. Utilize our solutions and our Talent Suite technology to implement your people development locally and globally.

Develop Senior Leaders

Level up your most senior leaders. Through thousands of coaching and feedback sessions with Microsoft senior leaders, we know what challenges they face and the opportunities they have for development. We assess leaders, coach them for greater awareness and impact, and chart plans to help them develop at Microsoft. We deliver the best in leadership coaching with technology and AI tools to scale, for individual assignments for Partners and C-Suite leaders, as well as designing and developing leadership programs.

Transform Teams and Orgs

For scale and impact, we support Teams in their development, using a variety of experiences and modalities to address the complexities and challenges the Team faces. We unlock team and individual potential, fostering an environment of connection, learning, understanding, engagement, and inclusivity. Combining human-first and business-focused strategies, we ensure teams and organizations stay resilient, adaptable, and innovative, united by a clear vision and purpose.

Find and Keep Top Talent

Attract and retain employees who are passionate about Microsoft, and who can guide and support teams to greater productivity and efficiency—from managers to executives. Identify permanent or interim talent who align with Microsoft’s collaborative culture, with capabilities that align with Korn Ferry’s research-backed understanding of Microsoft leaders and their unique skills.

Develop People

Gain actionable insights into leadership behavior, competencies, traits, and drivers

Researched-backed diagnostics to help build self awareness and shape development plans.

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Develop People

Improve leaders' effectiveness with actionable 360 feedback

We use feedback surveys and interview techniques to gather, evaluate, and discuss critical feedback, essential for behavioral development.

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Develop People

Boost engagement and clarify purpose with tools for career development

Help groups of new hires and early-in-career employees, creating a successful career path.

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Develop Senior Leaders

Senior Leadership development programs

Design and implement leadership development programs for Senior Leaders.

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Develop People

Ensure success in everyone's role

Use our Success Profile modeling to define high performance skills, traits, and behaviors for your team.

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Develop Senior Leaders

Build Senior Leadership behaviors and skills

Leverage highly experienced masterful coaches and psychometric assessments to realize full potential, and build readiness for the most complex senior level leadership roles.

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Transform Teams and Orgs

Increase team effectiveness and performance

Support new teams after restructuring and reorganization to deliver high performance and accelerate transformation.

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Find and Keep Top Talent

Fill key roles fast with interim staff

Access unique expertise and keep teams on track with flexible, high quality temporary hires for immediate needs with optimal ROI, without adding headcount to your Microsoft P&L.

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Find and Keep Top Talent

Identify and hire top talent who will succeed and drive revenue at Microsoft

Rely on us for fast, efficient, and dependable search and selection of top talent.

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Meet the Team Serving Microsoft

Douglas Maxfield

Douglas Maxfield

Chair, Global Promotions, Senior Client Partner, Global Technology Industry

John Brewer

John Brewer

Senior Client Partner, Technology Advisory

Khoi Tu

Khoi Tu

Senior Client Partner

Flo Falayi

Flo Falayi

Senior Client Partner, Advisory Practice

Michael McKiernan

Michael McKiernan

Senior Client Partner, Organisational Strategy

Marnie Swerdlin Crawford

Marnie Swerdlin Crawford

Senior Principal

Karena Man

Karena Man

Senior Client Partner, Technology & Digital Practice, San Francisco, CA

Jeremy Poulter

Jeremy Poulter

Senior Client Partner

Gareth McIlroy

Gareth McIlroy

President, APAC Consulting, Regional Managing Director, ASEAN

Linda Orlikova

Linda Orlikova

Associate Client Partner

Amanda Cooper

Amanda Cooper

Principal, Sales, Marketing & Digital Center of Expertise, Professional Search

Elektra Mararian

Elektra Mararian

Senior Client Partner

Rodrigo Araujo

Rodrigo Araujo

Office Managing Director, Regional Market Leader, Latin America, Life Sciences

Susan De La Vega

Susan De La Vega

Senior Vice President, Global Tech Market and Client Experience

Parker Graham

Parker Graham

Principal

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