About this role
Business Unit Overview:
BlackRock Capital Markets (BCM) is a centralized platform for the firm’s public capital markets activities. BCM Partners with investment teams to enable performance through high quality sourcing of investment opportunities. It is a holistic, comprehensive investment platform that provides solutions across the capital stack. BCM helps to deploy public and private capital in portfolios across the full BlackRock platform. BCM sits within the BlackRock Global Markets and Index Investments business. BlackRock Global Markets and Index Investments (BGM) brings together BlackRock’s Index Investments, Cash Management, Global Trading, ETF Markets, Capital Markets, Securities Lending, and Financing & Financial Resource Management businesses. Together, we provide clients with superior market access and index investment outcomes.
Role Overview:
BlackRock is seeking a Debt Syndicate Associate in EMEA, to be based in London. The individual will have responsibility for becoming proficient in core business functions to manage our capital markets activity across public debt markets. There will be an opportunity to gain a broad skill toolkit through deep understanding of the markets in which BCM operates; management of, and communications with, key internal stakeholders and external counterparties and issuers; understanding of operational structures and processes with the support to develop efficiencies to such processes. The Associate will report to the EMEA Head of DCM.
Responsibilities:
- Daily management of capital markets processes in debt; including building pipeline, dissemination of new deal information and coordination with internal and external counterparties on live deals
- Aggregate feedback from different investment teams and engage with issuers and Investment Banks to negotiate the best outcome for participating BLK funds
- Learn and manage a variety of compliance and business reporting systems and processes
- Track and prepare Weekly / Quarterly / Annual reporting metrics
- Fundamental company analysis to drive investment idea generation
- Assist the team in evaluating unique investment opportunities
Qualifications:
- Experience in Debt Capital Markets
- Understanding of the financial services landscape
- Natural curiosity and a willingness to learn
- Ability to multi-task in a time sensitive, fast paced environment
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Self-starter who can work effectively with a team and within a larger organization
- Proficient technology orientation (Strong Excel skills required; the following a plus: VBA, SQL, & Tableau)
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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.
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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
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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
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