Administrative Assistant

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We’re seeking a highly motivated Administrative Assistant to provide administrative and operational support for senior leaders and their teams. You will gain exposure across a wide variety of business activities while showcasing your positive, confident and proactive approach. To be successful in this role, you will need to be flexible, highly confidential with information and exercise appropriate judgment and discretion. This position is expected to be onsite as our leadership team primarily works from our headquarters located in Jersey City.

• Assist in all aspects of meeting scheduling and preparation, including senior‑level internal and external meetings
• Maintain strict confidentiality in all business and personnel matters
• Possess a high sense of urgency
• Manage miscellaneous tasks including invoices, projects, requests, and events as they arise
• Create and revise PowerPoint presentations and assist with other executive‑ready materials
• Answer calls and provide accurate and detailed messages
• Track, organize, and submit expense reports
• Review and respond to a variety of email communications

• Previous administrative experience
• Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel
• A positive and collaborative attitude
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organization and follow‑up skills
• A high attention to detail
• The ability to anticipate and solve problems quickly and efficiently
• The ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi‑task in a deadline‑driven environment
• A high degree of integrity and confidentiality
• Excellent judgment, and be a resourceful, independent thinker

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.

• Principles‑Based – We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
• Performance‑Oriented – We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency and collaboration.
• Purpose‑Driven – We instill a passion for always putting our clients’ interests first.

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 is $65,000 – $75,000 (estimate; actual pay may differ). The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on firm, team and individual performance.

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees, including retirement plans and health and well‑being plans. To learn more, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to any legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

Important notice to Search Firms: Without prior written agreement, Lord Abbett does not accept unsolicited submissions from employment agencies, search firms, placement services or similar providers. All candidates submitted by Search Firms without a written agreement will be deemed the sole property of Lord Abbett. In such circumstances, no fee, commission or other compensation will be paid to the Search Firm.