Search and Distribution is looking for an experienced Business Administrator to join our organization. This role will provide support to our organization located in Bangalore India.

The ideal candidate is someone who can navigate and change directions quickly and can embrace a challenge head on with confidence, a calm sense of urgency, and a positive attitude. You must have strong communication skills, along with a professional demeanor and a desire to remove barriers to ensure success. The candidate must have the ability to work independently, navigate day to day activities largely independently. A successful candidate will have demonstrated work experience in a fast-paced environment, be able to manage time to ensure deadlines are met, and prioritize deliverables of multiple projects within a dynamically changing workload. Additionally, demonstrate strong communications skills in a global environment and work collaboratively with teams from various disciplines.

Responsibilities

Calendar Management and Meeting Logistics

• May support calendar management for community spaces as needed, based on direction from others. Helps to prepare meeting setting (e.g., booking rooms, troubleshooting virtual settings, providing food). Learns to manage ambiguous situations, with direct guidance from senior colleagues.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication

• Learns to collaborate internally with lead admins while gaining knowledge from peers and managers. Begins to understand how to build a network. Learns to take direction and prioritize multiple requests from admins, teammates and managers.
  
  

Discipline Growth and Development

• Learns to understand their organization's culture and business admin charter. Participates in the Business Support community. Engages within the community and attends networking events, trainings, etc. Shadows others and learns from others.
  
  

Team Management Support (Headcount Management, Recruitment, Onboarding/ Offboarding)

• Helps to provides onboarding support for new employees, vendors, and interns, under the direction of senior team members (e.g., ordering new hire equipment, setting up workstations, distribution lists, security groups).
  
  

Event Coordination and Logistics

• Supports team experience activities as needed. Assists team with execution of event logistics (e.g., set up, tear down, catering arrangements) under the direction of senior colleagues. Supports team morale and building team dynamics.
  
  

Project Ownership

• Provides onsite team support and carries out tasks under direction of others. Learns to take accountability for their components of assigned project outcomes. Seeks to ask questions and share ideas related to projects.
  
  

Resource Management (Hardware/Supply Management, Purchase/Expense Management Financial Management)

• Proactively manages supply inventories (e.g., store room, hardware, office supplies, snacks) as needed. Begins learning discretionary budgeting and company finance policies. Relies on guidance from senior colleagues.
  
  

Space Management and Planning*

• Assists with team space move logistics as necessary.
  
  

Travel Management

• May begin to shadow and learns travel tools and policies.
  
  

Other

• Embody our culture and values
• This responsibility is dependent on location.
  
  

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma, General Educational Development (GED), or equivalent AND 6 months Administrative, Business Support, and/or customer service experience.
  
  

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year(s) 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 Degree in relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Human Resources [HR], Marketing, Communications, Psychology, Sociology)
• OR equivalent experience.
  
  

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.