Associate/VP, Sustainable & Transition Solutions, Platform Strategy & Governance Team

Associate/VP, Sustainable & Transition Solutions

London

About the team:

BlackRock’s Global Product Solution (GPS) strives to catalyse firm growth by creating an effective and efficient product and solutions platform for our clients, managing a transparent and disciplined product development process from ideation through implementation, and accelerating our business across vehicle types, including our Sustainable and Transition product offering.

Within GPS, the Sustainable & Transition Solutions team is made up of 30+ individuals globally who lead BlackRock’s sustainable and transition strategy, drive cross-functional initiatives, support client and external engagement, and power product ideation. As of June 30, 2025, BlackRock manages over $1T in sustainable and transition assets under management.

The Global Platform Strategy and Governance team has a global remit and sets firmwide sustainability strategy, drives cross-functional commercial, regulatory, and product initiatives, incubates new product and investment ideas, and manages the overall platform according to key internal and regulatory requirements. Our team is the connective tissue on all things sustainable for BlackRock.  We work closely with our partners in the Global Product Solutions team, Sustainable Investment Research & Analytics team within the BlackRock Investment Institute, Aladdin Sustainability, Global Client Business, and investors and product strategists across the firm to deliver whole portfolio solutions for our clients.

About the role:

We are seeking a high-energy, self-motivated, and organised Associate or VP who is passionate about sustainability and the low-carbon transition to join STS in a multi-faceted and dynamic role. 

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across and then specialize in several different focus areas via both long-term project work and day-to-day recurring responsibilities across strategyand business management.

• Platform strategy (70% of time):The Associate or VP will own internal and external product and market intelligence as part of this role. Internal intelligence includes understanding and updating a master tracker of sustainability characteristics across 500 products, assisting with the quarterly financials process, and tracking product launches and closures. External intelligence includes gathering and analysing industry flows, competitors and key client segment and policy development. Projects will span a range of sustainability topics—like climate mitigation, biodiversity, and the energy transition—offering the opportunity to learn new content and spot emerging trends.

• Business management (30% of time):Support Global STS Leadership with setting priorities and business performance metrics, quarterly business reviews, and ad-hoc senior management updates throughout the year (e.g., preparation for ExCo or Fund Board presentations).Lead on commercial data management initiatives such as integrating client intelligence metrics directly into Microsoft Dynamics (e.g., sustainable pipeline at risk, client commitments to net zero, etc.)

The candidate should be comfortable engaging in detail-oriented, hands-on work with large data sets, perform quantitative analysis, and – if inclined – apply coding skills to uncover insights. 

This role is also a great opportunity to build a strong internal network by collaborating with partner teams on high-impact projects, develop a broad skill set, and explore personal interests within the sustainability space.

The ideal candidate has:

• 3-5+ years of relevant strategy and/or climate/sustainability experience, preferably in investment management, management consulting, corporate strategy and development, or a think tank

• Experience being accountable for workstreams within a broader project and working directly with directors and managing directors 

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop hypotheses, insights and storyline and translate those into clear slides

• Strong Excel and data management skills and techniques with comfort managing and analyzing large, complex data sets and drawing conclusions from the data

• Effective communicator with the ability to translate complex investment and sustainability topics into easy-to-understand memos and presentations for senior leadership and external stakeholders

• Superior organisational skills with the ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Knowledge of sustainability, energy, investment management and/or financial markets with the ability to learn new content quickly

• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics

• Dedicated team player with a strong sense of ownership

• An ambitious spirit that is ready to take on a full range of tasks and pursue additional responsibility quickly