Portfolio Management Oversight - Associate

About this role

BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world.

We’re guided by our culture and a set of principles that ensure we never forget what we stand for – to help more and more people invest in their financial well-being. Robust governance and oversight are core global disciplines at BlackRock. Put simply, our clients’ goals are our goals. We represent our clients voice, needs and investment goals in every decision.

We offer a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximising outperformance, and highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets, to beyond public markets and traditional investments to Alternatives solutions in real estate, infrastructure, private equity, credit, hedge funds and multi-alternatives.

Investment Oversight Group

The Investment Oversight (‘IO’) Group is the focal point in the EMEA region for impartial oversight, governance and supervision of our investment management platform and supervision of products. We champion alignment with BlackRock’s core principles as a client fiduciary. We oversee the implementation of policy, strategy and performance, supervise the investment platform on which products are managed and report to the Boards on our governance framework and ongoing developments. We ensure the delivery, maintenance and development of appropriately constituted and managed portfolios, subject to rigor, insight and oversight in meeting with the governance expectations of the Management Company boards and regional Regulators.

Investment Oversight Associate Luxembourg

The Investment Oversight Associate will be responsible for supporting the Investment Oversight team in Luxembourg managing, co-ordinating and further developing oversight of UCITS funds and AIFMD alternatives vehicles, spanning liquid active and passive strategies as well as real estate, infrastructure, private equity, credit, hedge funds and multi-alternatives strategies.

In ensuring Truth-in-Label and Treating-Clients-Fairly fiduciary principles are maintained, the successful candidate will engage in activities including product development oversight, performance oversight and contribute to due diligence programmes conducted on BlackRock’s global investors managing the funds. Working closely within the Luxembourg IO team and as part of the IO regional group, they will maintain strong partnerships and collaboration with other teams such as Portfolio Managers and Strategists, the Global Product Group, Risk & Quantitative Analysis group, L&C, Legal and Business Operations.

This role demands strong analytical capabilities as well as broad understanding of investing styles and asset classes, collective and private investment structuring models, UCITS/AIFMD governance frameworks, practical knowledge of Luxembourg regulatory supervisory expectations and related regional themes and guidance.

Core Responsibilities

• Championing our clients’ interests and assisting the business to translate the highest fiduciary standards into their daily work
• Collating and assessing performance data and metrics across the range of funds; applying effective oversight and governance and generating high quality reporting on a regular basis.
• Marrying investment guidelines and Offering Document expected outcomes with fund performance, escalations and engaging with the key stakeholders to ensure client expectations are met.
• Levering access to the product lifecycle from initial concept through to launch, to guide oversight of the fund investment profile thereafter
• Supporting adjacent oversight functions and processes managed by IO with respect to the management scope of the Luxembourg entity, as envisaged under CSSF requirements and other relevant guidance as well as contributing to oversight elsewhere within the region.
• Developing ongoing specialist knowledge of Luxembourg and European regulatory frameworks, understand its application and impact funds and their governance
  
  Experience

The ideal candidate will

• Have five years’ relevant experience, for example within a leading investment manager or professional services firm, with exposure to UCITS and/or alternatives investing models;
• Possess expertise in the Luxembourg financial supervisory regime as well as EU rules and related regulations including their practical translation into internal framework and policies;
• Exhibit strong execution, partnership and relationship management skills with the ability to engage successfully with stakeholders at all levels of the business in a fiduciary governance context;
• Be a highly-motivated self-starter, able to demonstrate sound judgment, excellent technical, markets and regulatory knowledge, strong team ethic, combined with high energy, enthusiasm, resilience, tenacity and diplomacy;
• Possess relevant qualifications and experience related to risk, investment performance and attribution, investment compliance or financial markets, supported by practical experience;
• Have the ability to interpret financial data, build and maintain and develop custom reporting frameworks; High competency in MS Excel and PowerPoint and composition of high value insightful analysis; Aladdin and/or Python experience a plus;
• Be capable of clearly articulating at all levels, including portfolio managers, fund directors, external auditors, senior management; possessing effective communication and reporting capabilities;
• Possess fluent professional spoken and written English; other European languages an advantage

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.