Associate, ETF Markets

About this role

Your team

The BlackRock Global Markets – APAC ETF Markets team is responsible for growing and protecting the trading of the iShares product suite. We are passionate about leading all aspects of primary and secondary market ETF trading! We seek to identify and mitigate trading frictions that could impact the market quality of our products. In addition, we work alongside ETF market participants, such as liquidity providers, exchanges and regulators to strengthen and advance the ETF trading ecosystem.

Your Role and Impact        

This individual will be responsible for all aspects of the ETF Markets in APAC with a focus on advancing and protecting the growth of trading activity across the iShares range, transforming the ecosystem and driving industry standards.

Our goal is to improve ETF market quality while ensuring investor protections are in place for the benefit of our clients. You will coordinate with external partners including, ETF liquidity providers and exchanges, to identify and mitigate any client trading risks. You will collaborate with partner teams across BlackRock on new products, during stressed market events, when performing due diligence on the trading efficiency of our current ETF offering, as well as ensuring a smooth transition to trading when launching new ETFs.

Your Responsibilities

• Be an ETF trading subject matter expert and demonstrate in-depth product knowledge to promote efficient ETF trading and differentiate BlackRock ETFs from competitor funds and other investment vehicles.

• Monitor BlackRock ETF trading daily, identify and raise client and business risks and coordinate with the business, external market makers and equity exchanges on resolution.

• Be a risk manager, ensuring our ETFs and their shareholders are protected

• Conduct quantitative data analysis to facilitate business decision making and build data sets from multiple sources to produce insights for management, sales teams, and clients.

• Collaborate with external market makers and exchanges and collectively drive strategies which can improve ETF trading efficiency.

• Partner with internal stakeholders including product development teams and portfolio managers to implement product design and trading process improvements.

• Monitor articles, white papers, and blogs that highlight potential issues with ETFs and help to coordinate a thoughtful response, ensuring consistency with our global message

• Perform and oversight primary market activities (creations/redemptions) between APs, Portfolio Management, Trading, Exchange & ETF Service Providers

• Manage a broad range of market events and disruptions, requiring the ability to operate and show sound judgement whilst under pressure and a strong understanding of risks across the business to effectively drive solutions.

You Have

• 3-5 years industry experience with an understanding of trading and market infrastructure

• Risk management mentality, able to identify downstream implications and proactively call out vulnerabilities

• Have a high level of motivation, comfort with ambiguity and the ability to function well under time pressure

• High degree of professional discretion, accountability, and judgment. Critical that person is adaptable, flexible and thrives in a team environment

• Confirmed relationship-building abilities, particularly influencing, and listening to people across different functions and seniorities

• Strong oral and written communication skills—the ability to clearly and accurately communicate information to a wide group of internal and external stakeholders is critical to this function

• Prior ETF industry and experience in Digital Assets, Tokenization, and Derivatives products are desirable

• Coding experience and familiarity with leveraging AI preferred

• Local licensing requirements are expected to be fulfilled

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.

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.

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.

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