
Associate, Opportunistic Credit - Investment Professional
Locations: New York, New York
Overview of Investment Professional roles
Our investment professionals thrive in a culture that pushes them to question the status quo, overdeliver for clients, and work together to shape the future of the industry. At BlackRock, you’ll forge meaningful relationships within your team and across the firm – expanding your network as you tackle complex challenges with a collaborative approach, integrated research and risk management. In an environment that feels welcoming and inclusive, you’ll discover opportunities to hone your skills, develop new expertise, gain mentorship, and build the investment career you envision.
Job description
About this role
About BlackRock Private Credit
BlackRock has built industry-leading private credit capabilities over the past 20 years, seeking to deliver attractive results throughout market cycles. Our platform provides a whole portfolio approach to investing across the risk/return spectrum, leveraging our global scale to deliver investment solutions that meet our clients' needs. Deep and experienced teams deploy capital in direct lending, opportunistic and event-driven strategies, providing solutions across U.S., European and Asian private markets. As of September 30, 2023, BlackRock manages US$84 billion on behalf of Private Credit clients globally.
About the Opportunistic Credit Team
The Opportunistic Credit Team at BlackRock manages ~$5 billion of capital within the Private Credit division at BlackRock, with the team split between the New York and London offices. With funds dedicated toward both public (hedge fund / secondary) and private (illiquid / private) opportunities, we seek to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns in the mid- to high-teens range, via a flexible mandate to deploy capital into investments spanning a wide range of industries, geographies, and stages of company life. Transactions can include special situations investments, senior secured loans, subordinated debt, mezzanine loans, asset / project financing, convertible debt, preferred equity, equity warrants, public equity, or any combination of the above. The team leverages its industry expertise, proprietary networks of the investment professionals, and the larger BlackRock platform to source unique and differentiated investment opportunities.
About the Role
The Opportunistic Credit team is hiring an Associate to join the team in New York. The candidate will be responsible for assisting in the underwriting of credit investments in both the primary and secondary markets, primarily in a private context, but with some time allocated towards working with members of our public credit team (Special Situations Credit Hedge Fund). This individual will be an integral part of a small team of highly qualified investment professionals and involved in all aspects of the investment process.
Responsibilities:
- Create and maintain detailed financial models
- Collaborate on due diligence, development of investment theses, and creation of investment memoranda to present to portfolio managers and the Investment Committee
- Assist in the review and coordination of drafting of credit and other investment documents
- Actively monitor portfolio investments and industry dynamics
- Flexibility to look at proprietary (private) origination as well as secondary trading (public market) opportunities
- Development of long-term, well researched theses on credits or sectors through stand-alone independent research regardless of market consensus
Qualifications:
- Strong academic background and ideally 2 to 3 years of corporate finance experience in principal investing, investment banking, or restructuring advisory
- Self-motivated with ability to operate with modest oversight on small deal teams (2-3 professionals)
- Strong analytical ability & intellectual curiosity around the investment process, spanning a wide range of industries
- Candidate must be comfortable participating and presenting in internal discussions, Investment Committee meetings, diligence meetings with senior management teams, and discussions with industry sources, sell-side analysts, and other professionals
- Candidate must be able to work in collegial, team-oriented environment
- Experience with leveraged finance, credit underwriting, distressed investing or bankruptcy will be viewed positively
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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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.R244662
BlackRock Principles
We look to hire people that will embody our BlackRock Principles:
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We are a fiduciary to our clients.
This is the bedrock of our identity; it reflects our integrity and the unbiased advice we give our clients.
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We are One BlackRock.
We work collaboratively to create the best outcomes for our clients, our firm and the communities where we operate.
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We are passionate about performance.
We are relentless in innovating and finding better ways to serve our clients and improve our firm.
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We take emotional ownership.
We have a deep sense of responsibility to our clients and to each other.
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We are committed to a better future.
We are long-term thinkers, focused on helping people build a better tomorrow.

Career path
Our people drive our business forward every day. That's why we're committed to helping you build an extraordinary career at the firm. In addition to supporting your vertical growth along corporate titles, we’ll help you expand your horizons across the firm – with opportunities to collaborate with unexpected colleagues, take on unique assignments outside of your regular business, and even move internally within BlackRock.
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Benefits
We care about your overall well-being and design our benefits package to support you in various aspects of your life.
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Financial well-being
We offer resources designed to help you build a sound financial future for you and your family, like retirement savings plans and tuition reimbursement.
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Pay for performance
Our pay-for-performance philosophy includes a base salary and a discretionary annual bonus.
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Physical well-being
Our healthcare plans and resources help you focus on your physical health, so you and your family can feel your best.
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Emotional well-being
We support our people's mental health and emotional well-being by providing access to an Employee Assistance Program and a network of Mental Health Ambassadors.
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Life management
You'll be able to focus on moments that are important to you with benefits designed to support life in and outside of work with Flexible Time Off, parental leave and more.
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