About this role
Your Team
The Model Portfolio team within Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) is seeking a highly analytical Associate to support the ongoing management and evolution of our model portfolio platform. The team plays a critical role in delivering scalable investment solutions and developing innovative capabilities that improve portfolio construction, implementation, and oversight across a broad range of client portfolios.
Your Role and Impact
This position is a hybrid role spanning portfolio management, investment analytics, and technology enablement, with a strong emphasis on leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven solutions to enhance research, analytics, and investment decision-making. As an Associate, you will work at the intersection of portfolio management, investment analytics, and emerging technologies. You will support daily portfolio operations while advancing scalable capabilities across performance measurement, attribution, risk analysis, and workflow automation. Your contributions will directly influence investment decisions, operational efficiency, and the continued evolution of the model portfolio platform.
Your Responsibilities
In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:
Portfolio Management
Support the ongoing management of model portfolios, including monitoring portfolio positioning, facilitating rebalances, and evaluating implementation outcomes.
Collaborate closely with Portfolio Managers to execute portfolio changes resulting from asset allocation updates and model enhancements.
Utilize internal risk and compliance tools to ensure portfolios remain aligned with established investment objectives.
Contribute analytical insights that support portfolio construction, investment oversight, and model evolution.
Financial Analytics
Own performance analysis across model portfolios, with a focus on benchmark-relative returns, implementation effects, and portfolio outcomes.
Design, maintain, and enhance multi-asset attribution and risk analytics to support robust portfolio evaluation.
Translate complex analytical outputs into clear, actionable investment insights to support business and investment decision-making.
Develop scalable reporting frameworks and visualization capabilities that improve transparency into portfolio performance, risk, and exposures.
Technology & AI Enablement
Develop Python-based tools and automated workflows to support scalable portfolio analytics.
Leverage internal data platforms, including Aladdin and SQL-based data sources, to improve the efficiency, scalability, and quality of analytical processes.
Apply AI/LLM technologies, prompt engineering, and workflow automation techniques to streamline research, reporting, and investment analysis.
Design and implement AI-enabled analytical solutions that enhance portfolio insights, decision-support capabilities, and operational efficiency.
Partner with technology and business stakeholders to evaluate emerging AI capabilities and identify opportunities to improve investment workflows.
Your Experience
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, or another quantitative discipline.
Strong understanding of portfolio management, performance evaluation, attribution, and risk analytics.
Proficiency in Python and experience working with structured datasets, including SQL.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
Experience applying AI and LLM technologies to analytics, workflow automation, research, reporting, or business insight generation.
Experience with model portfolios, asset allocation, or multi-asset investment strategies.
Familiarity with portfolio analytics platforms, risk models, or investment technology platforms.
Experience developing AI-enabled analytical tools, automation frameworks, agents, or decision-support capabilities.
Exposure to data visualization and reporting tools such as Power BI.
Progress toward a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), or similar professional designation.
Why This Role
Gain direct exposure to model portfolio management within a leading asset management firm and a rapidly growing business.
Help shape the future of AI-enabled investment analytics and portfolio intelligence.
Build innovative tools and analytical capabilities that directly influence investment decisions and client outcomes.
Work at the intersection of portfolio management, analytics, and emerging AI technologies.
Benefit from a clear and well-defined long-term growth path within the Model Portfolio Management track.
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.
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 workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.
BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.
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.Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, or another quantitative discipline
- Strong understanding of portfolio management, performance evaluation, attribution, and risk analytics
- Proficiency in Python and experience working with structured datasets, including SQL
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights
- Experience applying AI and LLM technologies to analytics, workflow automation, research, reporting, or business insight generation
- Experience with model portfolios, asset allocation, or multi-asset investment strategies
- Familiarity with portfolio analytics platforms, risk models, or investment technology platforms
- Experience developing AI-enabled analytical tools, automation frameworks, agents, or decision-support capabilities
- Exposure to data visualization and reporting tools such as Power BI
- Progress toward a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), or similar professional designation
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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