Executive Business Administrator (EBA)

Overview

As an Executive Business Administrator (EBA) supporting the Office of the President in Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I), you will work across the Executive Office and leadership stakeholders to ensure seamless executive operations, strategic calendar management, customer engagement coordination, and travel logistics. This role reports to the Lead Executive Assistant to the President of CO+I. This position requires 4 days a week onsite.

 

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting senior executives in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment and possess strong communication and relationship management skills. Success in this role requires sound judgment, discretion, the ability to navigate ambiguity, and a proactive approach to managing daily competing priorities. As a representative of the Executive Office of CO+I, you will interact with senior leaders, customers, partners, and employees across all levels of the organization and Company while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.

 

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

Responsibilities:

• Report to the Lead Executive Assistant, work with the Chief of Staff and Executive office team to support the President’s business priorities and ensure operational excellence across the office.
• Collaborate with the Lead Executive Assistant to optimize executive time management, maintain alignment across priorities, and ensure seamless execution of calendar commitments.
• Research complex domestic and international travel arrangements, including flights, hotels, ground transportation, visas (as applicable), itineraries, and contingency planning to ensure optimal use of the President’s time.
• Support the Executive office operations during periods of increased business demand, executive travel, customer events, and organizational initiatives. This may include working variable hours to ensure coverage for the President in tandem with the Lead Executive Assistant.
• Assist the Lead Executive Assistant in coordinating customer meetings and executive engagements, including scheduling, attendee management, logistics coordination, and alignment across internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide support for meetings, leadership offsites, employee events, and organizational activities as needed in partnership with the Lead Executive Assistant.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive executive, customer, and business information.

Qualifications

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant fields (e.g., Business Administration, Human Resources [HR], Marketing, Communications, Psychology, Sociology) 
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience supporting senior executives in a fast-paced, complex business environment.
• Previous Microsoft work experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft productivity tools, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneNote, Copilot, and SharePoint.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with executive assistants, Chiefs of Staff, leadership teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex executive calendars, competing priorities, and high-visibility engagements.
• Experience coordinating domestic and international travel, including executive itineraries, transportation logistics, and expense management.
• Experience supporting global teams and working across multiple time zones.
• Solid interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated professionalism, discretion, and integrity when handling confidential information
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity environment with strong prioritization and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and handle highly confidential information with discretion..

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.

Background Check 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.

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Business Support ATR-D - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $31.49 - $51.97 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 $42.93 - $59.33 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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