Vice President | Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS), Business Strategy & Development
About this role
Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS)
The MASS team is the investment group at the heart of BlackRock's portfolio construction, asset allocation, and active management ecosystem. MASS draws on the full toolkit of BlackRock’s index, factor, and alpha-seeking investment capabilities to deliver precise investment outcomes and cutting-edge alpha insights. MASS constructs active asset allocation strategies and whole portfolio solutions across a wide spectrum of commingled funds, separate accounts, model portfolios, and outsourcing solutions in the wealth and institutional channels.
Job Description:
Based in New York, this person will report to the Head of the MASS Business Strategy & Development who serves as a member of the MASS ExCo.
The VP of Business Strategy & Development will help shape and execute MASS’s global strategy. The role spans business architecture, commercialization, operating‑model design, and coordination across MASS investment teams, Product Strategy, Platform Transformation, PMG, GPS, BGM, and Private Markets. This is a high‑visibility position requiring strong strategic thinking, cross‑functional leadership, and disciplined execution.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy & Growth
Drive the multi‑year MASS strategic roadmap, aligning priorities with firmwide objectives and emerging client needs.
Analyze business performance and commercial trends to inform decision‑making, growth priorities, and resource allocation.
Support strategic initiatives across whole‑portfolio solutions, active strategies, OCIO, retirement, SMAs, and private markets.
Business Architecture & Operating Model
Enhance governance, decision‑making processes, and organizational clarity across MASS.
Support key leadership forums by shaping agendas, synthesizing issues, and ensuring follow‑through on decisions.
Product, Platform & Investment Connectivity
Collaborate with Product Strategy and Portfolio Management to align MASS capabilities with client demand and strategic themes.
Drive innovation workstreams spanning private‑markets solutions, commingled offerings, SMA modernization, and digital enablement.
Stakeholder Partnership & Execution
Act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, translating complex insights into clear recommendations and coordinated work plans.
Support high‑stakes client, partner, and leadership engagements with analysis, framing, and briefing materials.
Qualifications:
7+ years of relevant work experience in strategy, product, management consulting, business management, or investment‑adjacent roles.
Strong analytical, communication, and strategic‑framing skills.
Familiarity with multi‑asset, alts, or solutions businesses preferred.
High degree of ownership, sound judgment, and comfort operating in a dynamic environment.
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 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.BlackRock Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — A 401(k)/Retirement Savings Plan with a stated company match formula (subject to plan caps) alongside an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is prominently featured. Feedback suggests these elements make the financial-wellness offering a notable strength among large employers.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of at least 16 weeks for primary caregivers, plus adoption support, fertility benefits, and child/elder back‑up care, is highlighted across materials. Offerings are substantial, with specifics varying by location.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible Time Off for many U.S. salaried roles, paired with sick and bereavement leave, provides generous time‑away options. Wellness resources such as free access to Calm and an Employee Assistance Program further support rest and recovery.
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