About this role
BlackRock Company Description:
BlackRock is the largest asset-manager in the world and its mission is to help investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most meaningful goals in life. BlackRock helps clients around the world meet their goals with products that include separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares® (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers risk management, advisory and enterprise investment-system services to a broad base of Institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions®.
Business Overview:
BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) group provides investment strategies and solutions that employ sophisticated asset allocation, rigorous risk management, and extensive research to deliver specific outcomes tailored to client needs. Through our comprehensive portfolio approach, diversified return drivers, end-to end partnership and technology, our multi-asset platform is crafted to deliver outcomes with more precision. MASS includes specialized capabilities in areas of tactical asset allocation, income funds, target date and target risk strategies, as well as customized solutions through state-of-the-art portfolio construction and asset allocation methodologies.
Role Description:
BlackRock is seeking a quantitative researcher / portfolio manager to join the Global MASS business; this role will be based in Mexico City. The role will involve research into portfolio construction techniques, long-term return forecasting, strategy and product development, market analysis, portfolio management, and client support in the global Solutions businesses. Success in this position will require strong analytical and quantitative skills, evidenced by experience in investments or financial markets, with the ideal candidate having experience with multi-asset investing. In addition, the candidate should be willing to collaborate effectively with a distributed team of researchers and portfolio managers, both within the MASS team and across the wider BlackRock community, and he or she should possess strong communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:Actively engage in multi-asset investment research with a focus on portfolio construction topics that have broad applicability across the MASS book of business.
Help implement portfolio construction research into client portfolios, with the aim of delivering investment performance that meets or exceeds client expectations.
Apply technology, automation, and analytical tools to build out models and scalable portfolio construction processes.
Produce investment insights for global markets and actively participate in relevant regional and global research meetings.
Assist with the management of client portfolios in the Outsourced CIO and Wealth Solutions businesses.
Collaborate on the development of new products and solutions for global investors.
Build partnerships and strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree required; post-graduate degree/CFA holder preferred.
3-5 years experience in investment research, with good knowledge of quantitative finance theory and investment processes. Experience in manager research a plus.
Familiarity with US financial markets including equity, bond, and derivative markets.
Broader knowledge of global financial markets a plus.
Knowledge of Aladdin, iShares and portfolio management is a plus.
Creativity and capability to move ideas to implementable investment insights.
Good communication and presentation skills in English and Spanish languages.
Technical expertise including good programming skills and experience, Python language required, additional programming languages a plus. Facility with AI coding and productivity tools, and a passion for innovating with technology.
Strong team player with the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment, often to time-specific deadlines.
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.
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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.
BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.Top Skills
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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