Job Description

At Franklin Templeton, we're driving our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that's both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential but also to contribute to our clients' achievements.




Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world!
• At Franklin Templeton, everything we do is focused on one thing - delivering better client outcomes. We do that by partnering closely with our clients, assessing their strategic needs, and identifying the solution or solutions that can meet the challenge. Over 12,000 employees working in 34 countries around the world are dedicated to servicing investment solutions for our clients in more than 160 countries. For more than 70 years our success has been a direct result of the talent, skills and persistence of our people, and we are looking for qualified candidates to join our team.

What is Front Office Desktop Support responsible for?
• Front Office Desktop Support provides technology and functional support to internal clients for issues including hardware, operating system, desktop/web applications, mobility, conferencing, and printing. Our goal is to increase users' ability to self-service, automate contacts, enhance users' experience, and support users in adopting new technologies. We are the primary customer interface with technology and are responsible for supporting all customer facing technologies.

What is the Associate IS Analyst Technical Support responsible for?
• Provide desktop support for Franklin Templeton employees. This includes addressing their technical issues, requests, and support of the IT Infrastructure.
• This position requires 5 days per week onsite in the office and occasional after hours support for moves and changes.

What is the ongoing responsibility of an Associate IS Analyst?
• Provide on-site technical support and customer service as well as remote user support.
• Build customer relationships with the senior level employees and administrative support personnel in the office and travel to our other offices in the region.
• Accountability for addressing technical issues in a timely manner and providing concise and timely updates.
• Address issues that arise within the local office and tickets for local and remote users routed from the service desk.
• Coordinate, setup, and support technologies used in Conference Rooms
• Provide Audio Visual Support for internal meetings
• Provide support for trading and investment management technologies
• Supports and maintains effective relationships with users in their assigned areas, especially regarding operating systems, applications, mobile devices, new technologies and communications infrastructure
• The primary value is to provide quick and efficient resolution while minimizing disruption to the customer
• Actively participate in team meetings
• Ordering and maintaining inventory of IT assets
• Project work related to acquisitions and integration of companies
• Coordinate and support office moves, and user restacks
• Be an active advocate for the customer within IT and with outside technical groups
• Escalate issues to the appropriate teams and drive to closure
• Manage the ticketing queues to ensure issues are prioritized and actioned
• Availability to provide support outside business hours
• May include occasional travel to other offices.
• company guidelines, processes, and standards.
• Working knowledge of office automation products and computer peripherals, like printers and scanners
• Ability to perform remote troubleshooting and provide clear instructions.
• Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows (Win 10 AND Office 2016) desktop, Laptops, and Notebook computers.
• Basic Knowledge of ADS, DNS, DHCP configuration.
• Handling of Asset management and vendor management
• Basic LAN (Network) troubleshooting knowledge.
• Outlook, MS Teams, and OneDrive configuration in end client
• Identify and escalate situations requiring urgent attention, redirecting problems to appropriate resources.
• Assist in creation of technical documentation and manuals regarding standard operating procedures and customer service guidelines relating to remote and localized IT support.

What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be successful?




Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science or related field
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years in a similar fast paced and dynamic environment in the desktop support role
• Excellent skills and abilities in organization, planning, multi-tasking, and flexibility
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to actively participate as part of a team as well as work independently
• Strong service delivery and customer management skills for local and remote users
• Proficient in supporting Windows 10, Windows 11, Office 365, iOS, and Mobile Technologies
• Reliable transportation - mileage will be reimbursed when travelling to a non-primary office is required.
• Excellent problem-solving and multitasking skills

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience supporting multiple facets of the business in a corporate environment strongly preferred.
• Experience using ServiceNow Ticketing system.

Job Level: Individual Contributor




Work Shift Timings - 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM / 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM / 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM / 9:00 PM - 5:00 AM IST




Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!




Our culture is shaped by our diverse global workforce and strongly held core values. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there's a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.




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By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life's adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have them covered.




Highlights of our benefits include:
• Professional development growth opportunities through in-house classes and over 150 Web-based training courses
• An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education
• Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees. Medical insurance also cover employee's dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)
• Life insurance for protection of employees' families
• Personal accident insurance for protection of employees and their families
• Personal loan assistance
• Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP)
• 12 weeks Paternity leave
• Onsite fitness center, recreation center, and cafeteria
• Transport facility
• Child day care facility for women employees
• Cricket grounds and gymnasium
• Library
• Health Center with doctor availability
• HDFC ATM on the campus

Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton




Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.




Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for or apply for one of our positions, please send an email to accommodations@franklintempleton.com . In your email, please include the accommodation you are requesting, the job title, and the job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only accommodation requests will receive a response.





Job ID 856236