Benefits Administrator

Microsoft; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Benefits Administrator role at Microsoft Fargo, ND invites ownership of everyday operations, from policy understanding to process improvement. You’ll question and refine Facilitation, guiding how benefits are delivered with a team that values real mentorship.

Expect a culture built on mentorship, generous benefits, and schedules that bend toward family. You’ll work independently—no micromanagement—while tracking metrics and reporting weekly to your manager.

Qualifications

• Document clearly and promptly while information is fresh.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues across teams.
• Deliver difficult news with calm and clear communication.
• Build strong rapport with stakeholders and partners.

Responsibilities

• Test assumptions to avoid costly mistakes.
• Turn cross-functional chaos into a backlog someone can actually work on.
• Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls.
• Respond to internal and external requests promptly and professionally.
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager weekly.

Skills

Documentation

Team player

Composure under pressure

Interpersonal skills

Job description

The Benefits Administrator we want doesn't just use Facilitation; they question it, improve it, and teach it, all from our Fargo, ND hub. The headline is $41,000 - $56,000, but the story is ownership — general work you steer at Microsoft after just 1 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
• Convert Cross-Functional Collaboration chaos into a backlog someone can actually work
• Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls
• Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week

What You'll Bring

• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• A team player who lifts up colleagues and shares credit
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence

You can trace a lot of ND's general momentum back to a mission-driven little team called Microsoft in Fargo. Nobody at Microsoft will hover over your shoulder; we hand you the keys and trust you to drive.

What sits behind the $41,000 - $56,000 offer is a Microsoft culture built on real mentorship, generous benefits, and schedules that bend toward family.

This Benefits Administrator posting is fresh, active, and open for business right now.