Receptionist

Jersey City, NJ, United States

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, weve 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, weve 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.

Were 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?

At Lord Abbett, we consider our guests experience a top priority. As Receptionist, we will expect you to ensure that every guest feels welcome upon entering our global headquarters. Every single day will be different - so it's important that you are attentive and come in with an open mindset, ready to tackle any challenge thrown your way. The Receptionist must be reliable and able to start the workday onsite at our Headquarters in Jersey City from 7:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. or 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., depending on firm needs.

Well trust you to::

Welcome and announce clients, candidates, and visitors to Lord Abbett

Operate call directory equipment to transfer incoming calls to correct person

Open, maintain, and close down the reception area, including operating the digital kiosk

Assist with scheduling and preparing meetings and conference rooms

Monitor the comings and goings of vendors, contractors and logistical personnel

Maintain records of service requests and track their status

Understand security procedures and ensure compliance by guests and employees

Perform other administrative tasks, as needed

You'll need to have:: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience

Strong presence, confidence, and professional demeanor

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and PowerPoint

Passion for client service and interacting with a diverse group of people

Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to a dynamic environment

Proven ability to organize, manage, and plan several concurrent initiatives with varying priorities

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 Campaigns Corporate Equality Index, a measure of LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $65,000. 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 applicants relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

Important notice to Search Firms - Please Read Carefully Without prior written agreement, Lord Abbett does not accept unsolicited submissions from employment agencies, search firms, placement services, or any similar provider (Search Firms) for employment opportunities. All candidates submitted by Search Firms to any employee or partner at our company without a written Search Firm agreement in place will be deemed the sole property of our company. In such circumstances, no fee, commission, or other compensation will be paid to such Search Firm in the event a candidate is hired by our company. To the extent a Search Firm has a written agreement in place, all introductions are position specific and should be directed to HR or the hiring manager, so we kindly request no unsolicited phone calls or emails.