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US & Canada Institutional Product Strategy, Associate

Employer
BlackRock
Location
New York, USA
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jun 5, 2022

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

About this role

What team will you be on?

The Institutional Product Strategy (IPS) team sits at the intersection of BlackRock's distribution and investment areas. IPS drives the company's investment product commercial priorities for North American institutional investors, reporting into the Global Product Group. Our mission is to deliver the right product to the right client at the right time. We do this by collaborating across BlackRock to align product marketing and development efforts with the needs of our institutional clients. Our remit spans both public and private asset classes and requires frequent interaction at the most senior levels of the firm, principally across the US & Canada Institutional Client Business, investment groups, product development teams, and corporate functions.

Why is your role important?

The IPS team is looking for an Associate to help drive our product commercialization efforts for this highly strategic client base that represents over $2 trillion in firm AUM. This role is an exciting opportunity to participate actively in setting the strategic direction for our institutional sales organization. The role is highly visible with senior leaders at the firm due to its breadth and unique position at the crossroads of our investment and distribution functions and affords the opportunity to work on high-priority projects for the firm.

What will you be doing?
  • Managing the team's competitive intelligence platform and deriving data-driven insights to enhance product marketing narratives and to guide timely product campaigns
  • Partnering across distribution, investment teams, marketing, and corporate functions in support of implementing sales strategies
  • Authoring thematic content on market trends impacting North American institutional investors and offering "best ideas" for implementation in portfolios
  • Curating external-facing marketing materials and sales activation resources for relationship management teams
  • Advising investment teams on product development in areas of high client demand, where BlackRock has a unique value proposition


What are we looking for?
  • Bachelor's degree required (MBA, CFA track a plus)
  • 4+ years' prior experience, preferred in asset management, even better if in product marketing, sales business management, investment product strategy and/or client portfolio management
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  • High level of self-motivation with strong integrity and ethics
  • Knowledge of the prevalent market trends and investment product needs of institutional investors is highly valued
  • Series 7/63 not required but preferred
  • Familiarity with market data tools such as eVestment, HFRI, Preqin, S&P Capital IQ is strongly preferred


There is flexibility with New York or San Francisco location.

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.

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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