About this role
Business Unit Overview
EMEA Wealth Advisory is a key client business within BlackRock, responsible for the distribution of BlackRock's investment capabilities, technology, and products across Europe. The business delivers active, index, multi-asset, and private markets solutions, alongside industry-leading portfolio analytics and wealth technology through Aladdin Wealth Technology.
The Scaled Advisory Engagement Team sits within EMEA Wealth Advisory and is responsible for delivering an innovative, technology-enabled sales approach to the independent wealth management and financial adviser market.
Leveraging AI, data-driven insights, and portfolio analysis tools such as Portfolio 360, the team drives scalable, high-quality client engagement and commercial growth.
Job purpose:
As an Associate in the Scaled Advisory Engagement Team, you will play an important role in supporting BlackRock's growth across the German advisory market. Acting as a first point of contact for financial advisers and wealth professionals, you will engage prospective clients, identify commercial opportunities, and help expand BlackRock's market presence through proactive outreach and relationship building.
This role offers a unique opportunity to develop expertise across business development, financial markets, sales, relationship management, and client engagement. You will leverage data, technology, and market insights to connect with advisers, understand their business needs, and create meaningful opportunities for the broader sales team.
This is an excellent entry point into financial services sales, providing structured training, hands-on experience, and clear opportunities for career development within BlackRock.
Key responsibilities:
- Reach out to financial advisors via phone using structured scripts and tools, with the goal of starting meaningful conversations.
- Ask the right questions to understand advisor needs and identify potential business opportunities to pass on to senior team members.
- Develop initial relationships with advisors through regular follow-ups and consistent communication across phone and email.
- Continuously build knowledge of financial markets, investment solutions, and sales techniques through structured training.
- Use internal CRM tools to keep track of conversations, follow-ups and next steps.
- Collaborate closely with senior sales colleagues to ensure a smooth handover of qualified opportunities.
Skills & qualifications
- Fluent in German and proficiency in English is required to effectively communicate with independent advisors and teams.
- 1-3 years of professional experience in sales, business development, client service, sales support, financial services, recruitment, consulting, or a related field.
- Interest in financial markets required; prior knowledge is a plus, training provided
- BA/BSc degree or equivalent experience preferred.
- High sales acumen and the desire and ability to generate sales opportunities. Must be confident, persuasive, and credible over the phone.
- Ability to learn, adopt, and champion portfolio analytics tools and digital sales processes.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to maintain focus, motivation, and high performance under pressure, adapting quickly to setbacks or changing priorities.
- Demonstrates being a “Student of the Market” with ability to learn various investment solutions.
- Ability to work in team environment while being a driven self-starter.
Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
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.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
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.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.
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.
Skills Required
- Fluent German
- Proficiency in English
- 1-3 years of professional experience in sales, business development, client service, sales support, financial services, recruitment, consulting, or a related field
- Interest in financial markets
- High sales acumen and ability to generate sales opportunities
- Confidence, persuasiveness, and credibility over the phone
- Ability to learn and use portfolio analytics tools and digital sales processes
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain focus and performance under pressure and adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to learn various investment solutions
- Ability to work in a team and operate as a self-starter
- BA/BSc degree or equivalent experience
- Prior financial markets knowledge
BlackRock Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible Time Off (no fixed PTO bank) with manager approval is highlighted alongside separate sick and bereavement leave, signaling broad time-off options. Feedback suggests this high‑trust approach is a notable strength among large employers.
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Parental & Family Support — Gender‑neutral U.S. parental leave offers up to 16 weeks for primary caregivers and up to 4 weeks for non‑primary caregivers, plus a two‑week flexible return‑to‑work transition. Backup child/elder care, fertility/adoption/surrogacy assistance, and lactation support are also emphasized.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include 401(k)/retirement savings plans, financial counseling/education, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, complemented by programs like tuition assistance and student‑loan/college‑savings support where applicable. Feedback suggests these components form a strong financial‑wellness package.
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.
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