Leslie Lawson-Sims

Job Title: General Manager HR, Mergers and Acquisitions
Company: Microsoft
Industry: Technology
Mentor Since: Fall 2023
Will Mentor: Graduate Students, Early Career MBA
Profile

Background

Job Description

*Represent the Microsoft HR Integration Practice to both internal and external audiences. Provide leadership through deal lifecycle from concept through post close integration. Provide insight and coaching to leadership on people-related deal topics. *Lead all aspects of people/HR integration on Microsoft's largest and most complex global acquisitions. *Drive due diligence and risk assessment/mitigation, and structure employee terms and conditions in purchase agreement. *Develop talent plans and employee engagement programs. Influence and coach leaders on both sides of the transaction to help land and engage talent. Assess leadership capability and organizational compatibility during critical deal milestones. *Diagnose and address culture and organizational compatibility issues. *Manage key partnerships with various HR/M&A stakeholders.

Company Description

We believe in what people make possible. Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. The Windows Experiences & HoloLens team is working to create innovative applications and experiences to highlight the best of Windows and to allow our users to do more and create more.

Employment History

Over 20 years of Human Resources experiences across a variety of industries.

Education

Washington State University - BA in Mgmt and Human Resources Seattle University - Leadership Executive MBA

When and where do you hold meetings with your students?

Flexible -- A mixture of in-person and virtual