Application Support Engineer

The Role

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Investment Platform Technology team, focusing on front office platforms like Charles River and Portware. The role involves product support, workflow configuration, user collaboration, requirement documentation, application tuning, training, testing, and issue resolution. A financial industry background and operational experience, preferably in buy-side asset management, are essential.

We'll trust you to :

• Working closely with Portfolio Managers and Traders to manage day-to-day operations.
• Implement new workflows and configuration by providing product expertise and guidance.
• Work with vendors team for issues and drive enhancements.
• Manage upgrade, ensure all workflows are tested for any changes.
• Contribute to the continuous enhancement and improvement of support processes and methods.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, balance key tasks, and manage time effectively.
• Run and develop reports based on user needs.

You'll need to have :

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.

We have been ranked #1 in Barron's Best Fund Families for 2024 and have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for five consecutive years.

Compensation Information : Annual base salary for this role is $175,000 - $185,000. 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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