Description
About this role
Join the world's largest asset manager and elevate your career by working in an environment that fosters positive relationships and recognises outstanding performance. At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively engage your involvement in our success.
BlackRock is one of the world's preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors around the world. With over $13 trillion in assets, we have an outstanding responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being.
BlackRock is the #1 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) provider globally with over $5 trillion in assets under management. With more than two decades of ETF innovation and expertise behind us, we serve investors of all sorts, all around the world. We offer clients a comprehensive range of products that provide transparent and cost-efficient access to a full range of asset classes and global markets.
Responsibilities
- Design, innovate, and implement ETF operating models, technology solutions, and commercial opportunities
- Operate horizontally at the intersection of capital markets, investments, ETF servicing, post-trade processing, technology, and core services
- Lead and drive ETF platform change both internally at BlackRock and externally across Service Providers partnering with business leaders
- Become the 'go-to' platform specialists connecting the ETF Ecosystem, ETF Solutions Platform (ESP) & Aladdin
- Develop a solutions capability for tactical and strategic needs referencing APIs and data across the ETF and Investment book for record
- Partner with the firm's leadership to help shape BlackRock's ETF platform strategy to maximize growth, scale, and consistency
- Develop project objectives with measurable goals, drive consensus, and communicate plans and results to stakeholders and management throughout
- Establish, oversee, and execute complex multi-faceted testing strategies to deliver change
- Maintain a One BlackRock perspective driving positive and impactful outcomes for the firm
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to the team's overall development.
- Simplify complex topics and create innovative solutions for issues
- Engage and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the firm to effectively navigate our global organization
Qualifications
- 5-7+ years of experience in financial services or a related industry, including experience engaging with leadership executives and successfully driving and delivering complex and impactful strategic change programs
- A background that includes exposure to ETF operations, client service, fund accounting, custody/banking
- Ability to define holistic business requirements and communicate the needs of the team effectively
- Experience in platform design and system integration
- Outstanding leadership experience with a track record of successful people management outcomes
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of investment management products and asset types, including but not limited to ETFs, Mutual Funds, Fixed Income, Equities, Derivatives, and Alternatives.
- Significant and successful track record in driving and delivering complex and impactful strategic change programs
- Experience navigating a complex matrix of accountability and stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills: ability to clearly articulate objectives and influence outcomes
- Results-driven individual with a high level of attention to detail and intellectual curiosity
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects at the same time
- Technical aptitude, understanding how technology drives scale, and the ability to sit at the intersection of business subject matter experts, product management, and engineers
- Ability to gather and analyze facts, analyze big data, define problems, and suggest solutions
- Prior experience or interest in data analysis including Python, SQL, APIs, and Power BI
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged, and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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.