About this role
BlackRock Overview:
BlackRock is a global asset manager and technology provider. Our purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. We help millions of people invest to build savings that serve them throughout their lives. We make investing easier and more affordable. We advance sustainable investing because our conviction is it delivers better outcomes for investors. We contribute to a more resilient economy that benefits more people.
Together with our clients, we’re contributing to a more equitable and resilient world – today and for generations to come. That’s why, we’re asking bigger questions – of ourselves, our industry, and the world at large. Questions that challenge convention and give rise to new thinking. Because the bigger questions we ask, the bigger actions we can take.
For more information visit www.blackrock.com
Reporting and Distribution Services overview:
Reporting and Distribution Services under the larger Global Client Services umbrella is responsible for the preparation and delivery of sophisticated economic and financial analysis to a diverse client base. Portfolio performance, attribution and investment commentary as well as detailed risk analytics are provided to clients through formal periodic reporting and web delivery. In addition, Reporting Services is responsible for partnering with multiple upstream data providers ranging across Data & AI, Accounting, Performance and regional investment and product strategy teams. All teams play a role in delivering a better client outcome to ensure service is a true differentiator for BlackRock.
As a global leader, BlackRock’s principles inform and drive our efforts. We operate our business with a fiduciary mindset, focused on putting our client’s interest first; We are passionate about our work and intensely focused on performing at the highest levels; We challenge ourselves and each other to collectively raise our game; And we focus on continuous innovation to bring the best of BlackRock to our clients.
Client Reporting Engineering (CRE) Overview
CRE is composed of software developers that build python-based solution to produce complex reporting for BLK institutional clients globally. The team currently leverages Python, Compute, SQL, Streamlit, Flask to source, persist, transform, and build reports. You will support a growing area in a dynamic and ambitious environment. You will work closely with Investment teams, Portfolio Managers and various engineering teams within BlackRock to meet complex reporting requirements while achieving efficiency at scale.
Our team is known for:
Being passionate about technology and solving complex problems
Being from diverse industries and academic backgrounds
Developing in Java, Python, Cassandra, Kubernetes, Azure, Kafka, Docker, a host of languages and open-source technologies
Domain SMEs to build, test and provide 24/7 support for Aladdin.
Being technology leaders that unlock incremental innovation and drive technology culture at BlackRock
Roles & Responsibilities
Gain a broad understanding of the investment process and the capabilities of Aladdin
Understanding clients’ reporting needs from collaborators, fielding and responding to queries and the creation of accurate and meaningful reports by translating requirements into strategic logic.
Understand the flow of client, market and fund information across BlackRock and external data providers
Enable customized and standard report creation by analyzing and researching client, market, and fund data along with related information
Support various projects, including automation/standardization efforts and the evolution of standard deliverables. Demonstrating proficiency in programming languages like SQL, Python, React, Angular etc.
Become a life-long learner through our BlackRock Academies
Work closely with senior engineers developing specific parts of the Aladdin platform.
Take ownership of projects from development/testing/support perspective and watch your creations be released to thousands of users
Build, test & use automation engineering solutions for ensuring best in class Quality for our deliverables to end clients
Collaborate with colleagues to build innovative products during firm wide hackathons
Meet smart, fun people through volunteering, employee and professional networks, and every-day interactions.
Take your interpersonal skills to the next level by collaborating with Senior Leaders on BlackRock’s Internal Network/Forums.
Experience
Graduate / Postgraduate degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent, with at least 1-3 years of experience. Prior experience in investment management will be preferred.
Working experience in Python, React, Angular will be preferred.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are essential
Excellent attention to detail, extremely accurate and well organized
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to creatively synthesize information, summarize issues, and think in an unexpected way
Sharp control/risk mitigation mentality with ability to know when to advance issues
Ability to operate effectively under tight deadlines and to prioritize work with strong emphasis on time management
Should be a great teammate with abilities and desire to work in a team environment, willingness to ask questions but also to learn independently.
Happy to work in flexible shift timings across all three regions.
Competencies
Ability to effectively represent internally and externally, with confidence in engaging with internal and external collaborators across investment managers, product strategy and client business groups
Ability to develop strong and trusting relationships
Strong attention to detail
Strong research and writing skills to clearly articulate sophisticated concepts, ideas, and processes.
Integrity and fiduciary, strong work ethic and professional disposition.
Strong level of self-direction, ownership, organization and initiative.
Teamwork oriented with proven organizational skills and ability to manage multiple objectives simultaneously. Able to influence without authority.
Deal with colleagues in a diplomatic and persuasive manner and multi-task in a busy and varied environment.
A strong team ethic
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.
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.
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