Microsoft Business Administrator 

United States, Washington 

57397535

This position requires someone who has required communication skills, possesses the ability to set priorities, handle multiple critical tasks simultaneously and function as part of the administrative team in a positive efficient manner. This role requires complex calendaring skills, operational excellence, and professionalism.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 2+ years Administrative, Business Support, and/or customer service experience.
• Experience using Microsoft productivity tools including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and experience using OneNote, SharePoint Teams or similar collaboration tools.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Human Resources [HR], Marketing, Communications, Psychology, Sociology) OR equivalent experience.
• Experience reviewing and managing administrative budgets (e.g., for events, morale, travel, training).
• Experience serving as mentor, manager or lead EA role
• Knowledge of internal Microsoft tools such as Employee Central/HeadTrax, MS Expense Tool, MS Travel, iCIMS, MyOrder a plus.
• Interpersonal, organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently, deal with ambiguity, and to solve routine problems proactively and effectively. The aptitude for rolling with changing circumstances (direction and strategy) while continuing to have professional and positive interactions.
• Ability to work well in a changing environment, under pressure, on short-notice, and take appropriate action
• Exercise sound judgment, tact, diplomacy, integrity and professionalism in all transactions.
• Adaptable and work in a team environment, building and maintaining effective working relationships with a diverse group of contributors internally and externally.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive material and information with discretion and professionalism
• Experience supporting an executive in a face-paced, corporate environment.
• Organizational, analytical, anticipatory, and written communication skills.

Business Support ATR-C - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $23.56 - $41.68 per hour. 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 $34.71 - $48.22 per hour.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 2, 2025.

• Proactively manage complex calendaring for multiple leaders
• Provide end-to-end complex domestic and international travel planning
• Develop & maintain strategic working relationships with key business stakeholders/leaders across the organizations.
• Develop an understanding of critical business needs, enabling appropriate decisions which impact a manager’s time.
• Schedule and manage staff meetings, events and off-sites, conferences, including agenda management, meeting logistics, note-taking, material preparation and work with the global teams
• Partner with the Chief of Staff, Lead EA, Peer EAs and Business Operations team to effectively run the organization
• Helping to manage the Rhythm of the Business and people processes, including the team’s budget management, quarterly and mid-year budget reviews, leadership meetings, business reviews, Connects, Rewards discussions, All-Hands meetings, and other key discussions.
• Coordinate team morale events and/or broader team-wide events
• Participate in various admin-built SME teams in collaboration with the admin and business operations community
• Judgment in dealing with confidential information and ensuring accurate and timely distribution of information
• Professional presence always, as a representative of the team and Microsoft to internal and external business partners
• Manage headcount information and be a proficient user of all internal people, budget, and space management tools to generate relevant, timely, and accurate reports.
• Execute effective space management tactics, office moves as required and coordinate with the CISO team space planner.
• Provide mentorship and leadership to administrators as part of a team

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