City : Vancouver

Category : See Posting

Industry : Technology

Employer : Microsoft

The OXO Fuel team is looking for a Business Administrator to join our team in Vancouver. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, a team player, have excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. They will also possess the ability to work effectively under pressure, within short time constraints, 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. Previous Microsoft experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities:

• Provide team support (including some headcount management and budget items, morale events, and alias management) for our engineers and program managers in Vancouver, BC
• Partner with US Business Administrators to manage new employee setup, and procurement of goods and services including computer equipment, office supplies, reference materials and facility requests
• Assist with morale event planning, catering orders, and hardware refresh requests
• Management of assets and space planning
• Assist with various requests throughout the OXO team in Canada

Qualifications

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)
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) experience reviewing and managing administrative budgets (e.g., for events, morale, travel, training).
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Able to work well under pressure and within short time constraints
• Able to deal with ambiguity, make independent decisions, be proactive and drive tasks to closure
• Ability to prioritize work and complete projects on time, demonstrate drive and initiative, maintain confidentiality of information
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and react with appropriate urgency to situations and events
• Proficiency with Microsoft productivity software including Word, Outlook, and Excel
• Experience with internal applications is a plus: HeadTrax, Employee Central, HR Insights, MyOrder, IDWeb, Informa, etc.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. 

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