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# Desktop Engineer at GMO

- **Company:** GMO
- **Location:** Boston, MA
- **Compensation:** $100k–$125k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/gmo/18b0a6c1-1b79-47d8-a631-4188bebda2b5

## Job description

Company Profile

Founded in 1977, GMO is a global investment manager committed to delivering superior long-term investment performance and advice to our clients. We offer investment strategies and solutions where we believe we are positioned to add the greatest value for our investors. These include multi-asset class, equity, fixed income and alternative offerings.

We manage approximately $80bn for a client base that includes many of the world’s most sophisticated institutions, financial intermediaries, and private clients. Industry-wide, we are well known for our focus on valuation-based investing, willingness to take bold positions when conditions warrant, and candid and academically rigorous thought leadership. Jeremy Grantham, GMO’s Co-Founder and Long-Term Investment Strategist, is renowned as an expert in identifying speculative investment bubbles and also as a leading climate investor and advocate.

GMO is privately owned and employs over 430 people worldwide. We are headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in Europe, Asia and Australia. Our company-wide culture emphasizes commitment to clients, intellectual curiosity, and open debate. We celebrate and respect our differences, while embracing and valuing what each of us brings to work, as we know that diverse teams in an inclusive, caring environment achieve higher engagement and better client results.

Please follow the prompts included in this job posting to apply. The application window for this role is anticipated to remain open until the job is filled, or as otherwise determined by GMO.

Position Overview GMO is looking for a Desktop Engineer to join the Infrastructure and Risk Management team to deliver high-quality technology support and services to the GMO community. This role combines hands-on operational support with technical problem solving, automation, and user-focused project work and productivity enhancements.  We value individuals who are reliable, passionate about technology, excellent teammates, great communicators, professional, enthusiastic, enjoy problem solving, and are eager to learn and grow. The Desktop Engineering and Service Desk team serves as a single point of contact for technology issues and requests for GMO’s 450 worldwide users. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a high-performing team with the opportunity to further develop your business knowledge and technical skills. The successful candidate will be comfortable balancing day-to-day support with deeper technical troubleshooting, automation, and user-focused projects that improve reliability, efficiency, and the overall employee technology experience. The position is hybrid in nature and requires at least 3 days in the office while 2 days can be worked remotely.

Responsibilities:

- Troubleshoot technology-related issues for internal customers and provide responsive, professional support through the Service Desk
- Lead and complete projects that improve the end-user experience by reducing downtime, increasing performance, improving efficiency, and spotting patterns to automate repetitive tasks
- Own tickets and requests from intake through resolution, set clear and realistic expectations with customers to contribute to a culture of operational excellence; provide guidance or training based on user needs
- Provide clear documentation of all steps taken to resolve issues and provide detailed closing notes to assist future engineers with information about issues in the environment
- Escalate issues to proper internal teams when necessary and maintain ownership of the issue as it is worked on by other teams, always keeping the customer informed and using the escalation as a learning opportunity to advance your skills
- Administer, maintain, and improve desktop systems, endpoint management tools, collaboration platforms, and business applications, including upgrades, configuration changes, and ongoing support.
- Participate and contribute to SDLC and Change Management best practices

Desired Skills:

- Excellent team player; proven track record of helping others on their team(s)
- Demonstrated expertise in at least 3 of the following:

Citrix, Active Directory, Azure, Windows 11, Networking, SCCM or Intune, Webex or Teams, Exchange/Outlook, PowerShell

- Work effectively with customers and fellow team members in both in-office and remote settings
- Experience using GAI to solve problems or enhance productivity within your work environment
- Strong oral and written communications skills; able to work autonomously and provide proactive communication and daily updates to customers
- Sophisticated Service Desk and Application Support experience with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues that may require working independently or with multiple teams across different technologies
- A broad understanding of all layers of technology – from the physical layer through application layer, security concepts and concerns, relational databases, and cloud technologies is a plus. Azure or related certifications and scripting skills are also a plus
- Creative approach to solving new problems and improving existing processes
- Keeps up to date with the latest industry developments and best practices.  Proactively seeks out training and learning opportunities.
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong organizational skills and detail orientation; ability to prioritize competing requests
- Prior work experience in a financial services or technology company is a plus

GMO is committed to the recruitment, employment, and promotion of all candidates equally, regardless of an individual's gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability (except where such disability is a bona fide occupational disqualification) or any other classification protected under federal, state or local law.

GMO will not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity.

## About GMO

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: GMO is a privately owned global investment manager that provides long-term, valuation-based investment solutions to institutions, financial intermediaries, and families.
- **Entity Type**: Private (independent, employee-owned structure not explicitly stated but free from external ownership)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (with offices in Amsterdam, London, Singapore, Sydney, and a representative office in Tokyo)
- **Founded**: 1977
- **Founders**: Jeremy Grantham, Richard Mayo, and Eyk van Otterloo

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Investment Management / Asset Management
- Target customers: Sophisticated institutions (pension funds, endowments, foundations), financial intermediaries, and high-net-worth families (B2B and institutional focus)
- Mission or purpose statement: "GMO’s sole focus is investing on behalf of our clients." The firm is dedicated to helping clients meet their long-term investment goals through disciplined, valuation-based strategies.

## Products & Services
GMO operates as a collection of specialized investment teams, each with focused expertise. Major offerings include:

- **Equity Strategies**: Long-term value investing across global, international, and emerging markets (e.g., GMO Quality, GMO U.S. Value, GMO Emerging Markets).
- **Fixed Income & Credit**: Sovereign debt, emerging country debt, and corporate credit, including an Emerging Country Debt – Corporate Credit team.
- **Multi‑Asset & Alternative Strategies**: Asset allocation, absolute return, and risk‑managed solutions.
- **Systematic Strategies**: Fundamental investing at systematic scale, blending quantitative and fundamental research.
- **Client‑Tailored Solutions**: Custom portfolios and advisory services for large institutional clients.

These are offered as separate strategies managed by dedicated teams, all grounded in GMO’s long-term, valuation‑based philosophy.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (privately held). No recent funding rounds or external investors.
- **Key Metric**: Headcount ~370 employees (as of 2026); revenue estimated at ~$10.6M (LinkedIn estimate, likely low for an asset manager; actual revenue not publicly available).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: GMO is independent and does not rely on external investors. It partners with clients directly.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount has remained stable over the past year (-0.7% YoY).
  - Maintains offices in 5 countries and employs people across 27 countries.
  - Continues to hire for rotational associate programs (Investment Research, Technology, Investment Operations) and internships.
  - Active in ESG and climate initiatives, reflecting evolving client priorities.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Independence**: Privately owned, free from short‑term earnings pressure of public ownership or parent‑company conflicts. Allows for long‑term, contrarian investment mandates.
- **Philosophy & Track Record**: Nearly 50 years of disciplined, valuation‑based investing. Known for thought leadership and contrarian market calls.
- **Open Culture of Debate**: "Good ideas come from everyone" – encourages collaboration and diverse perspectives across teams.
- **Deep Expertise**: Specialized teams with deep domain knowledge in asset classes, geographies, and sectors.

## Strategic Focus
- **Client‑First Innovation**: Developing investment solutions that anticipate and respond to client needs (e.g., ESG integration, systematic strategies).
- **Talent Development**: Investing in early‑career programs (associate rotations, internships) to cultivate future leaders.
- **ESG & Climate**: Actively incorporating ESG factors where they impact long-term returns, and offsetting carbon from employee travel.
- **Global Reach**: Expanding client relationships across North America, Europe, and Asia‑Pacific.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Open, inclusive, and collaborative. Values individual ideas and encourages debate. Emphasis on integrity, long‑term thinking, and expertise.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Hybrid model for many roles (e.g., Boston‑based positions listed as "Hybrid — Full-time").
- **Learning & Development**: Rotational associate programs (2-3 years) with training, internships, and continuous growth opportunities.
- **Perks**: Competitive compensation and benefits; focus on work‑life balance; firm‑wide climate initiatives (carbon offsetting, recycling); community involvement.
- **Engineering/Career Path**: Roles span investment research, technology, operations, and marketing. Technology Associate Program offers exposure to multiple groups.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Actively partners with Girls Who Invest, UNCF Lighted Pathways, and 10,000 Black Interns.

## Sources
1. [GMO Careers Page](https://www.gmo.com/americas/careers/)
2. [GMO About Page](https://www.gmo.com/americas/about-gmo/)
3. [GMO Job Listings](https://jobs.lever.co/gmo)
4. [GMO LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gmo)

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