Business Administrator

Microsoft Microsoft · Big Tech · Redmond, WA +1 · Business Support

The Business Administrator role at Microsoft supports executive leadership within the Azure Data engineering team, focusing on calendar management, cross-functional communication, event coordination, and resource management. The team's mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering data-first applications and driving a data culture.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provides strategic calendar management and time planning support for manager(s) (e.g., Corporate Vice President [CVP]). Aligns calendar based on knowledge of manager's preferences and operating styles (e.g., personal needs, allocation to business priorities). Ensures preparation of meeting setting and participant attendance, involving team members in tactical logistic support as appropriate (e.g., booking rooms, troubleshooting audio-video [AV] and technical issues). Gathers, prepares, and provides meeting materials (e.g., agendas, briefings, pre-reads). Uses judgment and knowledge of business context to identify and provide delegates for meeting conflicts as needed, makes decisions around prioritization and keeps manager informed. Collaborates with peers.
  2. Continues to build and leverage network across organizations to enable their team and leader's work. Serves as a liaison between executives and teams.
  3. Owns the coordination, logistics, and direction for events. Delegates as necessary. Proactively drives actions needed to ensure event outcomes (e.g., developing workback schedule, checkpoints leading up to an event). Acts as a point of contact for events (e.g., changes). Resolves preparatory setbacks and escalates to senior Business Support staff as needed. Collaborates and coordinates with stakeholders.
  4. Balances multiple projects end to end with varying deadlines, while maintaining executional and operational excellence within the business and across business groups as applicable. Takes accountability for project outcomes and drives stakeholder accountability through consistent communication.
  5. Manages travel arrangements (e.g., accommodations, transportation, security, group codes) for manager(s) and/or group. Creates detailed itineraries/agendas for daily activities by building agenda and setting and managing travel expectations to maximize trip productivity. Executes on logistics of agenda​

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years Administrative, Business Support, or customer service experience in an environment with an emphasis on scheduling meetings/events, travel management, and administration work for executive/upper level management

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Human Resources [HR], Marketi