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Associate, iShares Portfolio Consulting

Employer
BlackRock
Location
San Francisco, USA
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Dec 18, 2021

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Job Function
Banking
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
Description

About this role

ETF & Index Investments (EII) Overview:

BlackRock's iShares is the #1 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) provider globally. With more than a decade of ETF innovation and expertise, iShares is a trusted leader in the ETF industry. We serve investors of all sizes, including advisors, personal investors, wealth managers, banks, asset managers, pensions, and insurers. The platform offers clients a comprehensive range of products that provide precise, transparent and cost-efficient access to a full range of asset classes and global markets.

iShares Portfolio Consulting:

The iShares Portfolio Consulting (iPC) Team is an investment team that specializes in building custom investment solutions for institutions using indexing technology. iPC consultants use deep investment expertise, innovative technology and client insights to serve institutions. Consultants serve as client-facing technical professionals that work alongside distribution teams to lead engagements that diagnose client investment challenges and shape solutions. Consultants partner closely with capital markets, product and portfolio management teams across the ETF and Index Investments (EII) business to drive value to client relationships. iPC covers institutional client segments such as: asset managers, insurance companies, pensions, endowments, foundations and family offices.

Responsibilities:
  • Proactively disseminate investment, portfolio construction and product knowledge throughout the sales and marketing teams to help influence our clients and improve investment outcomes.
  • Manage engagement pipeline with sales team and iPC partners to set the agenda and timeframe for creating and delivering client work.
  • Support key investment and technology projects, demonstrating experience and expertise in portfolio construction to craft client research for publishing.
  • Continually expand and deepen investment, portfolio construction and iShares ETF product knowledge base.
  • Be and agent for change by using your technology skills to help drive scale in the iPC business process.
  • Partner with sales and senior consultants to drive flows into BlackRock products by developing portfolio analyses and solutions; serve as product/investment specialist for client discussions.
  • Formulate, build and deliver individual client projects, maintaining responsibility for delivering client analysis to key client partners.


Experience:
  • Experience in portfolio management, investment research, consulting, trading or investments.
  • BA/BS with a quantitative bias and strong analytical capability.
  • CFA and/or advanced degree desirable.
  • Formal training in econometrics, statistics or finance and extensive experience in using those skills in an applied research environment desirable.
  • Understanding of programming (R, SQL, Python, etc.) and ability to analyze large data sets preferred.
  • Knowledge of risk modeling and track record of conveying sophisticated topics simply and coherently.
  • Strong understanding of portfolio construction techniques.
  • Able to use technology to communicate financial and economic concepts.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. The successful candidate must have the confidence and credibility to persuasively influence colleagues, management, and clients.


Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit careers.blackrock.com | www.blackrock.com/corporate | Instagram: @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

We recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person's appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. We interpret these protected statuses broadly to include both the actual status and also any perceptions and assumptions made regarding these statuses.BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

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