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Microsoft is committed to supporting an economically vibrant Washington state where everyone can live, work, and thrive. For more than two decades, we have championed a stronger education system and transportation network to build a robust talent pipeline and infrastructure. Today, our focus has expanded to increasing the supply of affordable housing, driving sustainability, strengthening the nonprofit community, and cultivating a more civically engaged business ecosystem.

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Executive Business Administrator to support the General Manager of the Washington State and Global Employee Engagement team and his organization.

The right candidate will be initiative-taking, a collaborator, and have communication, organizational and people skills. They will also be able to work effectively under pressure, prioritize while multi-tasking, deal with ambiguity and have an aptitude to work independently without significant oversight or instruction to achieve results with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. They will perform a variety of complex administrative functions all while keeping a good balance of supporting their teams and being a significant part of the larger operations team.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

+ Based on a deep knowledge of business and executive needs, you will provide highly strategic calendar management. You’ll also maintain strategic alliances inside and outside the company by proactively driving communication between executives, central teams, and other business partners.

+ Showcase leadership by demonstrating executive presence, fostering high standards and team success.

+ Provide strategic oversight into event vision and manage overall events, including communication, and resource allocation. You’ll also own expense management, partnering with finance for accurate tracking and reporting.

+ Help manage the team budget by overseeing procurement of goods and services while staying within the allotted budget. Reconcile planned and actual spending on a periodic basis.

+ Working with the team leader, will drive the annual Rhythm of Business (ROB) and manage team readiness and workload.

+ Track government policy and legislation using purpose-builtsoftware and develop status reports.

+ Track activity requiring compliance reporting, including meetings with government officials and political contributions.

+ Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

+ 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.

+ 2+ years experience in budget management (i.e. tracking team expenditures against allocated budgets, accurately forecasting, and anticipating financial outcomes).

Preferred Qualifications

+ Ability to build and maintain strategic alliances across internal and external stakeholders.

+ Balanced skill profile including diligence, problem solving, organization, and time management.

+ Experience coordinating complex events end-to-end, including planning, logistics, stakeholder engagement, and post-event follow-up.

+ Experience managing budgets and reporting processes requiring a high degree of completeness and accuracy.

+ Experience managing sensitive and/or confidential information with discretion, professionalism and integrity.

+ Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Executives, Executive Business Administrators, and key business partners.

Business Support ATR-D - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $30.29 - $50.53 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 $41.83 - $57.88 per hour.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 21, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .