# Portfolio Manager

**Company**: BlackRock
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219635

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## Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our London-based BlackRock Global Markets team as a Portfolio Manager. The team is responsible for managing Index Commodity and Synthetic Equity derivative based portfolios.

You’ll be responsible for all aspects of index commodity and derivatives-based portfolio management, including the day-to-day management of our Exchange-traded funds and index portfolios, risk and performance analysis, and investment and business process transformation.

Responsibilities:

- Daily management of index commodity and synthetic equity derivative-based portfolios to ensure that exposure, cash, and liquidity are managed in line with portfolio investment guidelines

- Apply quantitative techniques and models, coupled with specific market knowledge, to portfolio construction and risk budgeting

- Help launch new portfolios and make changes to existing portfolios

- Building our next-generation investment platform

- Risk management, performance review, and attribution

- Work alongside our Product Strategy and Sales teams to help respond to client queries, communicate investment strategy and performance results to clients and sales channels

- Contributing positively to our BlackRock culture

Requirements:

- A passion for financial markets and technology

- Knowledge of financial markets (commodity, equity) and the indexing ecosystem

- 5+ years of investment industry/portfolio management experience

- Detailed knowledge of structured derivative strategies that may use Options, Futures, and/or OTC Derivatives

- Strong technical aptitude with an interest in technology solutions related to portfolio management, trading, and data analytics

- Python, SQL, or any coding experience preferred

- High levels of self-motivation and a strong work ethic

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Forward-thinking with high attention to detail and accountability, organizational and project management skills

- The ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

- Retirement investment and tools designed to help you build a sound financial future

- Access to education reimbursement

- Comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being

- Family support programs

- Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge, and be there for the people you care about

## Skills

### Required
- financial markets
- portfolio management
- derivative strategies
- risk management
- performance analysis
- investment process transformation
- quantitative techniques
- market knowledge
- technology solutions
- data analytics
- Python
- SQL

### Nice to have
- coding experience

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