Associate, Investment Communication

BlackRock Japan is seeking an Associate to support the growth of our Wealth business through client education, investment communication, content development, and wholesale distribution engagement.

This is a specialist wholesale role focused on investment communication, client engagement, and investor education rather than traditional relationship management. You will have the opportunity to represent BlackRock externally, delivering presentations, training programs, seminars, digital content, and investment insights for financial advisors and investors across Japan.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver investment seminars, market outlook presentations, training programs, conferences, and webinars for financial advisors, relationship managers, and investors across Japan.
• Translate complex investment concepts into compelling, accessible narratives across active strategies, ETFs, multi-asset, retirement, and alternative investments.
• Develop and deliver engaging educational and thought-leadership content across webinars, video, podcasts, articles, digital channels, studio recordings, live broadcasts, and other investor engagement formats.
• Build strong partnerships with securities firms, banks, trust banks, insurers, and digital platforms.
• Identify market trends, regulatory developments, and evolving investor needs.
• Partner across investment, product, Product Strategy, Portfolio Specialists, Marketing, Communications, Risk & Analytics, and Operations to deliver coordinated client experiences.

Requirements:

• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in areas such as asset management, wealth management, securities, banking, insurance, financial media, investment education, journalism, or related fields.
• Exceptional Japanese-language communication, presentation, storytelling, and public-speaking skills.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, investment principles, products, and portfolio construction.
• Experience delivering investment seminars, advisor training, conferences, webinars, broadcasts, or similar educational programs.
• Native-level Japanese and business-level English.

Benefits:

• A strong retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Support for working parents
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)