Strategy & Change Business Associate

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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, GBR
In-Office
Mid level
Fintech • Information Technology • Financial Services
Bringing together tech and market expertise to help people build better financial futures.
The Role

About this role

About Client Services Solutions

Client Services and Solutions (CSS), part of Technology & Operations, delivers outstanding client service. CSS works closely with client-facing teams throughout the firm to improve and provide a seamless client experience. Our vision is to make BlackRock easy to do business with and deliver consistently high-quality service across all products using optimized technology.

Where we come in!

Within CSS, the Strategy & Change group handles essential Client Experience Delivery (CXD) initiatives for the enterprise. They work closely with business, technology, and operations leaders to turn strategic goals into clear priorities, scalable operating models, and actionable change. This process clarifies key objectives, encourages aligned responsibility, and builds momentum to reach measurable results and lasting adoption.

Where you come in!

As a Strategy & Change Business Analyst you will support the delivery of CXD initiatives by transforming strategic intent into clear, actionable requirements. The role partners across business, technology, and operations to frame problems, analyze processes and data, define scope and outcomes, and produce high‑quality artifacts that enable effective change and scalable operating models. By identifying impacts, dependencies, and risks—and by supporting governance and decision‑making—the Business Analyst helps ensure clarity, alignment, and execution readiness that drive measurable outcomes and long‑term adoption.

Responsibilities
  • Partner with leaders and cross‑functional teams to clarify problem statements, define scope, and translate strategic intent into clear, outcome‑focused business requirements

  • Analyze existing processes, workflows, and data to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and risks, supporting the development of scalable, well‑designed solutions

  • Produce and maintain high‑quality deliverables, including process maps, functional requirements, user stories, and impact assessments, to enable effective solution design and delivery

  • Identify downstream impacts, interdependencies, and risks across teams and regions, escalating issues where alignment or clarity is required

  • Conduct targeted analysis and prepare concise insights, summaries, and materials to support prioritization, decision‑making, and governance forums

  • Support program execution by tracking requirements, readiness, and actions, ensuring initiatives meet agreed standards while collaborating effectively across a multi‑office, global environment

Skills & Experience
  • 3–5 years’ experience in a Business Analyst, change, or analytical role, ideally within financial services or a complex, matrixed organization

  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems, analyze processes or data, and synthesize clear, logical insights

  • Proven experience capturing business requirements and producing high‑quality artefacts such as process maps, user stories, functional specifications, and impact assessments

  • Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with stakeholders across business and technology to support alignment, decision‑making, and execution

  • Familiarity with common BA and collaboration tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Visio/Miro, Jira/Azure DevOps), with a strong willingness to learn, develop, and apply new technologies, including AI/GenAI, to drive business value

  • Highly organized, adaptable, and self‑motivated, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, contribute proactively within a global team, and support disciplined delivery against agreed standards

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.

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, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.

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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
25,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1988

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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