Vice President, Strategic Clients

About this role

Your team

BlackRock’s Strategic Clients team partners with some of the firm’s largest wealth clients across Australia and New Zealand, including leading banks, retail pension funds, platforms and wealth managers. These relationships span investments, technology, marketing and distribution. The team combines BlackRock’s global platform, investment expertise, technology capabilities and local market insight to help clients identify structural growth opportunities, address complex business challenges and build long-term strategic partnerships.

Your role and impact

As a Vice President in the Australia Wealth team, you will operate at the intersection of investments, technology, portfolio construction, marketing and distribution. You will partner with major wealth clients to understand their strategic priorities, economics, operating models and decision-making structures, identifying where structural market shifts create opportunities for long-term growth.

This role offers senior client exposure, meaningful commercial ownership and the opportunity to help shape the future of wealth management across Australia and New Zealand. You will use BlackRock’s global investment, technology and platform capabilities to develop enterprise-level solutions, strengthen strategic partnerships and deliver measurable client and commercial outcomes.

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:

• Own multi-year strategic account plans for priority Australian and New Zealand wealth clients, translating enterprise priorities and market shifts into defined opportunity themes, stakeholder strategies, partnership milestones and measurable outcomes.
• Develop a deep understanding of client business models, economics, operating structures and competitive pressures, informed by structural shifts across advice, platforms, superannuation, retirement income, digital wealth, managed accounts and portfolio construction.
• Originate and progress enterprise partnership opportunities that combine BlackRock’s investment, technology, portfolio construction, product innovation, data, insights, education, marketing and distribution capabilities.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients and industry participants through regular executive engagement, disciplined follow-through and alignment with agreed strategic priorities.
• Mobilise investment, product, technology, legal, compliance, marketing and operations teams to advance complex, multi-stakeholder opportunities from concept through execution.
• Deliver measurable commercial and client outcomes through new mandates, solutions adoption, technology engagement, enterprise partnership initiatives and broader platform adoption.

Your experience

• Demonstrated success in asset management, wealth management, investment consulting, strategic accounts, enterprise partnerships or a related financial services role, with the ability to operate effectively at a senior client and enterprise level.
• Strong understanding of the Australian and New Zealand wealth market, with the ability to identify structural opportunities across advice, platforms, superannuation, retirement income, digital wealth, managed accounts and portfolio construction.
• Experience engaging clients beyond product discussions, including business strategy, operating-model evolution, investment architecture, technology enablement and distribution growth.
• Curiosity about how large organisations operate, combined with the strategic thinking required to navigate complex stakeholders and develop solutions that help clients grow.
• Commercial judgement and enterprise-partnership capability, with experience building industry relationships, shaping compelling propositions, mobilising stakeholders and converting ideas into measurable outcomes.
• Investment fluency across exchange-traded funds and indexing, active management, alternatives, multi-asset strategies, accumulation, retirement and solutions-oriented propositions.
• Clear and confident communication, strong analytical capability, disciplined execution and a collaborative, high-ownership working style.

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 Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.