Job Abstract

About Lord Abbett: Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett is an independent firm with a singular focus on the management of money. Over the course of our history, we've earned a sterling reputation for our leadership, influence, and innovation in the asset management industry. Today, our independent perspective, our commitment to active management, and our intelligent product design continue to make us relevant to individual and institutional investors. From the very beginning, we've recognized that our p... more details

End User Support (Advanced)

Category: Corporate Services
City: Jersey City

The Role

About Lord Abbett:

Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett is an independent firm with a singular focus on the management of money. Over the course of our history, we’ve earned a sterling reputation for our leadership, influence, and innovation in the asset management industry. Today, our independent perspective, our commitment to active management, and our intelligent product design continue to make us relevant to individual and institutional investors.

From the very beginning, we’ve recognized that our people are our greatest asset. As an investment-led, investor-focused firm, we value intellectual curiosity, teamwork, and collaboration across the organization.

We’re looking for people with a keen interest in working for a trusted leader in the asset management industry, a desire to expand their knowledge, and a passion for delivering a client experience that exceeds expectations.

Now that you know our history, are you ready to be part of our future?

Job Overview:

An End User Support (Advanced) is a key member of the Lord Abbett technical team providing day to day support across all Lord Abbett End User Technology products. The role requires extensive in-person interaction with End Users as well as interface with other technical teams to provide a best-in-class end user experience.

We’ll trust you to:

Provide advanced technical support and assistance to end-users, resolving hardware and software issues promptly and effectively.
Install, configure, and maintain desktops, laptops, printers, and other computer peripherals.
Install, configure, and troubleshoot software applications, operating systems, and updates. Ensure software compliance and licensing.
Manage user accounts, permissions, and access control, including password resets and account provisioning/de-provisioning.
Identify and resolve network connectivity and general IT-related issues for end-users. Escalate complex problems to higher-level IT teams when necessary.
Maintain detailed records of support requests, solutions, and configurations. Create and update technical documentation and knowledge base articles.
Implement and enforce security policies and best practices, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and compliance with security regulations.
Implement backup and data recovery solutions to safeguard user data. Assist with data restoration when necessary.
Experience with A/V conference room equipment and conference room troubleshooting.
Collaborate with other IT teams, including network administrators and system administrators, to resolve issues that require cross-functional expertise.
Provide training to end-users on hardware and software usage, best practices, and security awareness.
Manage relationships with hardware and software vendors to facilitate warranty claims, repairs, and procure necessary equipment.
Automate day to day tasks that are currently performed manually.
Serve as an escalation point for other Lord Abbett Tech Support team members.

You'll need to have:

3-5 years of experience in a senior desktop support role, with a demonstrated progression of responsibilities.
In depth knowledge of Microsoft AD, MS Office 365, Windows OS and MacOS, administration and security, deployment and management, automation technologies
Experience with performing extensive hardware troubleshooting.
In depth knowledge of Zoom, MS Teams, and other video conferencing solutions.
Experience supporting Microsoft Azure technologies (Entra, Autopilot, Intune)
Working knowledge of Powershell and experience automating day to day tasks.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, as you will interact with end-users of varying technical backgrounds.
Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to diagnose and resolve technical issues efficiently.
A strong commitment to providing excellent customer service and a patient, friendly demeanor.
Ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate with other IT professionals.
Efficiently manage and prioritize multiple support requests and tasks.
Stay updated on the latest technology trends and adapt to new tools and technologies.
Understand IT security best practices and the ability to enforce security policies.

Why Lord Abbett?

Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.

Principles-Led - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
Purpose-Driven - We instill a passion for always putting our clients' interests first.

We are honored to have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments and scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, a measure of LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $115,000 - $130,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance.

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

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