Business Support Specialist

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Azure is the fastest-growing business in Microsoft’s history and is the foundation of Microsoft’s commercial Cloud Services. We are a part of the Azure Core team that builds and manages the core platform across various services. We have an exciting opportunity for you to innovate and shape the world’s computers, and we encourage you to apply and learn more! Our team thrives on collaboration, and you will work alongside a diverse group of individuals who welcome challenges, value lifelong learning, and flourish in a cooperative environment. We embrace inclusivity and diverse ideas – we use empathy, trust, and ownership to drive our team culture and deliver products in a quick and iterative manner. You will be working in a fast-paced environment, tackling problems that don’t have a defined solution, but require creativity and teaming to deliver meaningful business outcomes. We continuously strive for world class engineering and operational excellence.

Microsoft's Azure Cloud Native Organization is seeking a highly organized and proactive Business Administrator to provide critical support to Leadership, PM and Engineering teams. This role ensures operational excellence, fosters team culture, and drives business priorities forward in a fast-paced, innovative environment. We’re inspired by what people can achieve and driven to empower others to accomplish more through our technology and innovation. Every day, we work to make a real difference—together. This isn’t just an administrative role—it’s a chance to influence outcomes and help leaders deliver at scale. This position is a critical partner to the leader and their leadership team, operating across multiple capacities to drive impact through exceptional administrative support and seamless collaboration. You will serve as a key interface for executives, partners, customers, and external stakeholders.

The ideal Business Support Specialist thrives in complexity, brings highly professional interpersonal and customer service skills, and embraces challenges with a proactive mindset. Your ability to anticipate needs, adapt quickly, and maintain composure under pressure will set you apart. We don’t just value diverse perspectives—we actively seek them out. We believe that innovation happens when every voice is heard and every idea is welcomed. By tapping into the collective power of our people, we deliver better solutions and create extraordinary experiences for our customers.

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.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years Administrative, Business Support, and/or customer service experience
  • OR equivalent experience
• 1+ year(s) experience reviewing and managing administrative budgets (e.g., for events, morale, travel, training).

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years Administrative, Business Support, or customer service experience in an environment with an emphasis on scheduling meetings/events, travel management, and basic administration work
• Associate's/Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Human Resources [HR], Marketing, Communications, Psychology, Sociology)
• 1+ year(s) experience reviewing and managing administrative budgets (e.g., for events, morale, travel, training)
• 1+ year(s) experience reviewing and managing administrative budgets (e.g., for events, morale, travel, training)
  • OR equivalent experience

Business Support ATR-C - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $25.10 - $43.80 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 $35.72 - $51.11 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 29, 2025

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• Maintains and manages headcount activities, including staff movement/transfers, reporting, offboarding, and transactions within relevant headcount management tools.
  
• You will provide calendar and time planning support for managers, and may manage community space calendars. You’ll also begin to develop relationships with stakeholders across multiple organizations.
• You will participate in the Business Support community and may mentor colleagues to help them better understand the organization. You’ll also participate in onboarding and act as an essential contact for questions.
• You will support the planning and coordination of events, as well as help determine other event needs. You’ll also carry out various projects and tasks with little to no supervision.
• You will oversee inventory management and participate in discretionary budget tracking and reporting. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of rhythm of business (ROB).
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