Description
The BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) brings together BlackRock’s expertise and proprietary research to provide insights on the global economy, financial markets, geopolitics, sustainable investing, portfolio construction and long-term asset allocation.
You will join the Investment Strategy team, led by BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment Strategist, and develop research and analytics that inform global Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) views and their portfolio implications.
Responsibilities:
- TAA research and analytics (at least 50% of the time)
- Own research from question to conclusion
- Develop and critically evaluate investment models
- Contribute to investment discussions
- Client engagement and regional collaboration
- Deliver selected Italian client engagements
- Connect research with client needs
- Ideally cover Spain/Portugal
Requirements:
- Investment experience and judgement: at least 10 years of relevant experience and a strong track record in tactical asset allocation, multi-asset investing, macro investment strategy or cross-asset research
- Hands-on analytical capability: evidence of personally conducting empirical research and developing or critically evaluating investment models
- AI-enabled: experience using AI-assisted coding and other approved analytical tools
- Client communication: strong writing, presentation and client communication skills
- Language capability: professional fluency in Italian and English, with the ability to present investment views and respond confidently to client questions in both languages
- Director-level ownership: demonstrated ability to lead research workstreams and client engagements independently