End User Support Specialist

**Company Description**
PartnerRe is a leading, privately owned, multi-line global reinsurer with a reputation of financial stability and strength, and a commitment to rebuilding businesses and communities after risk events around the world.

Our mission is to continue to be a financially stable and predictable business partner, supporting our clients with solutions tailored to their needs, delivering superior returns to our owner, providing rewarding opportunities for our people and making a positive contribution to society. To achieve this, we live by our values of Integrity, Performance, Collaboration, Straightforward Communication and Respect and Care.

Core to The PartnerRe Experience is our global nature. No matter where you sit in the company, you are part of something bigger. Our teams represent our truly international mindset, forging connections across office locations and all levels of the organization and building a network of mutual success. The result is a day-to-day experience that will allow you to:
Shape your own career

Grow in a supportive environment

Connect with a community of experts

Make an impact

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**Job Description** The role**

**We are seeking a dynamic and customer focused IT End User Support Specialist **to join our ITHelp support team.

**In this role you will be **helping people to make best use of our tools** by providing 1st and 2nd Level workplace support to our end users in Paris and other regional remote offices** **in a customer-oriented manner.

This position includes the following responsibilities for

**1st and 2nd Level support**:

- Assist users in making more effective use of their workplace systems, products and services, by providing support, advice and ‘light’ training
- Provide an effective interface between users and service providers; this includes documenting incidents, monitoring progress and ensuring all diagnostic information is provided for error resolution and incident analysis with high attention to detail
- Ensure IT Help service coverage during service hours
- Test, install, and deploy workplace products and services, including regular upgrades
- Provide event support for video conferences, meetings, forums, etc.
- Maintain IT inventory and knowledge database
- Provide local support for testing and roll out of new software packages
- Perform access administration in line with company policies

**IT Training & Education**:

- Understand the full range of IT solutions and tools
- Identify gaps between user needs (documentation and training) and what exists
- Develop the end user documentation with the aim to improve user knowledge and self sufficiency

**Qualifications** About you**

**Your technical expertise includes**
- In-depth knowledge of Windows 11 (both physical and virtual PC), iOS.
- Strong local and remote support of MS Office 365 and MS Intune.
- Knowledge of Active Directory (account & device administration).
- Video and Telephone Conference systems - Teams.
- Remote Access and Network security technologies e.g., RSA
- ServiceDesk Ticketing and Asset Management tools. Knowledge of Cherwell would be a plus.

**In addition, you bring the following skills and experience**
- At least 4 years of experience
- Financial services experience (insurance, banking, hedge fund) a plus.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability and comfort supporting all levels of an organization.
- Analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills.
- High self-motivation and organizational skills with the ability to deal with urgencies/priorities and to work under pressure.
- Good team player with sensitivity to cultural differences. Ability to develop effective working relationships across the organization and geographic locations.
- A quick grasp for understanding organizational structures.
- Strong interest in emerging technologies and market trends.
- Willingness to work in shifts or with defined schedules.
- Proven track record in completing assigned work on time.
- Fluent in English
- ITIL Foundation V4 a plus.

**Additional Information**

PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best. We invite you to learn more about D&I at PartnerRe.

Thank you,

PartnerRe Hiring Team