Description
The Risk & Quantitative Analysis (RQA) group at BlackRock provides independent oversight of the firm's fiduciary and enterprise risks. We are seeking a Senior Risk Manager to join the RQA Real Assets risk team, which focuses on providing senior independent risk oversight for private real estate and infrastructure portfolios and funds.
The successful candidate will deliver credible challenge to portfolio managers, lead risk analysis and scenario work, and communicate risk insights to senior stakeholders and governance forums. This role requires strong understanding of real-asset investment processes, scenario analysis, and stress testing, as well as excellent communication and leadership skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide independent risk oversight and credible challenge across real estate and infrastructure portfolios
- Lead monitoring of portfolio risk concentrations, liquidity profiles, leverage and refinancing risks, and downside scenarios
- Own scenario analysis and stress-testing frameworks for real assets
- Deliver clear, decision-useful risk insights to portfolio managers and senior risk leadership
- Drive the development and enhancement of real-asset-specific risk models, tools, and dashboards
- Engage directly with portfolio managers and deal teams throughout the investment lifecycle
- Contribute to and/or present risk assessments in investment committee and senior-stakeholder forums
- Mentor junior team members and help raise the bar on analytical rigor, communication quality, and stakeholder management
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business, real estate, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
- 6+ years of experience in a risk-management or investment role focused on real assets
- Strong understanding of real-asset investment processes, including underwriting, portfolio construction, capital structure analysis, and risk-return tradeoffs
- Demonstrated experience with scenario analysis, stress testing, and performance/exposure attribution for illiquid assets
- Ability to engage senior stakeholders and influence outcomes through clear, structured, data-driven communication
- Strong quantitative orientation; experience with Python/SQL and visualization beneficial
- Familiarity with investment-risk platforms; Aladdin experience a strong plus
- Excellent collaboration and leadership skills in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
Benefits:
- Competitive salary range: USD$155,000.00 - USD$210,000.00
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Leave benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)