About this role
Business Unit Overview:
Investment and Portfolio Solutions is a global function in the Global Product Solutions business that provides actionable investment insights and portfolio consulting to help clients in how they use BlackRock's full range of products and solutions to build better portfolios.
Global Product Solutions is responsible for driving commercial investment priorities across the platform, innovating the next wave of products and solutions, accelerating iShares adoption, sharpening commercial focus on active products and helping clients build better portfolios via actionable market and portfolio insights. GPS partners closely with Client Businesses, Investment teams, and Corporate Functions to achieve the firm’s goals and objectives.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Monitor market trends, economic indicators and relevant news that affect the investment landscape to anticipate risks and opportunities.
- Create investment strategy materials to drive the commercial narratives across Active, iShares and Private Markets for institutional and wealth clients.
- Collaborate with sales, product, marketing and other functional teams to support client relationships and business development.
- Maintain and enhance databases of financial, market and team information.
- Has a strong interest in and foundational understanding of market and macroeconomic developments and how they can impact investment strategies and portfolio outcomes.
- Create portfolio analytics to support the commercialization of BlackRock products.
- A self-starter who can quickly learn new investment and portfolio analytical tools, build partnerships within global and regional teams to accomplish the tasks at hand, and support senior team members on internal and external client requests.
- Update the team’s monthly and quarterly client materials and look for ways to make the process more efficient.
- Continually expand and deepen investment, portfolio construction and BlackRock product knowledge base.
Key Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in investment, product, or portfolio research within an asset management firm or other financial institution.
- An undergraduate degree in finance, economics, accounting or other relevant fields with strong academic background and a consistent track record to synthesize sophisticated topics in an unstructured fashion.
- Intellectually curious, with a mindset of continuous learning of markets, portfolio construction and investment products.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and creatively.
- High proficiency in using Excel, PowerPoint and other Microsoft products.
- Knowledge in using data provider/visualization/analysis tools such as Morningstar, Power BI, Bloomberg, and programming languages such as VBA and Python will be a plus.
- Strong project management and stakeholder management skills; comfortable with working across geographies, time zones and functions to optimally contribute in large working group settings.
- Organized, self-reliant, and self-motivated, with attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
- Demonstrates a high level of ability to work under pressure and become comfortable with ambiguity and dynamically shifting priorities, timelines, and demands.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to lead meetings and conduct effective briefings and presentations.
- Excellent in English with strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong professional integrity and ethics.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.
BlackRock Compensation & Benefits Highlights
-
Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision plans with HSA/FSA options and telemedicine. Mental-health resources such as counseling/EAP, wellness incentives, and Calm access are also featured.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement programs include savings plans, employer-supported contributions described as competitive in summaries, and financial education resources. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also noted in certain locations.
-
Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is gender-neutral with up to 16 weeks for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for non-primary caregivers. Additional supports include adoption assistance, fertility benefits in some locations, childcare/elder-care resources, and nursing-mother programs.
BlackRock Insights
What We Do
As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement, home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments, foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals, including firefighters, nurses, teachers and factory workers. BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven, focused on clients and risk management, and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone, helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world, Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster, more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today. At BlackRock, we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions, simplify complexity, and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning, wealth building or navigating market shifts, we’re here to help clients invest more easily, more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together. Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com
Why Work With Us
Without our people, technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology, we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees, clients, shareholders and society alike.
Gallery
BlackRock Teams
BlackRock Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
BlackRock has 25,000 employees across more than 100 offices in over 40 countries around the world.
