Securitized Assets Portfolio Manager, Associate/Analyst

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. BlackRock’s mission is to create a better financial future for our clients. We have a responsibility to be the voice of the investor, and we represent each client fairly and equally. Constant communication with a diverse team of partners strengthens us and delivers better results for our clients. Continuous innovation helps us bring the best of BlackRock to our clients. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.

BlackRock’s Fixed Income team manages more than $1 trillion in global fixed income assets across index, active long-only, alternative, and liability driven strategies. The platform offers fixed income investors one of the industry's broadest arrays of investment choices across model-based and fundamental investment styles. Our Securitized Assets Portfolio Management Team is searching for a Portfolio Manager to assist in managing the securitized allocations for the portfolio teams.

Your team:
The Securitized Assets Portfolio Management team invests in the US Asset-Backed (ABS), Commercial Mortgage-Backed (CMBS), Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO), and Residential Mortgage-Backed (RMBS) markets on behalf of numerous Multi-Sector Fixed Income portfolios including SMAs, Mutual Funds, Closed End Funds, and ETFs. 
The team synthesizes the valuations in the securitized markets, the credit and liquidity views of the sector specialists, the risk posture of the Lead PMs, and the investable universe for each portfolio to construct and actively manage customized securitized asset allocations that generate superior risk-adjusted, excess returns. 

Your role and impact:
You will play a critical role in all aspects of the team’s functions and balance your time between portfolio management, investment analysis, and process improvement. You will interface with all members of the Securitized Assets team, the Lead PMs and their teams, Risk & Quantitative Analysis, Product Strategy, Compliance, and Operations.

Your responsibilities:
• Portfolio Management: Sizing and allocating securitized orders, handling the 
securitized portion of portfolio flows, ensuring guideline compliance.
• Product Expertise: Understand the fundamental stories, structural features, and cashflow profiles of each securitized product in the investable universe.
• Market Analysis: Monitor developments in the securitized markets. Perform 
statistical and fundamental analyses to identify attractive opportunities. 
• Portfolio Construction: Customize securitized allocations to the needs and 
limitations of each client portfolio.
• Systems Building: Build and maintain scalable and effective portfolio 
construction, relative value, and security analysis tools.

Required qualifications:
• 2-5 years of experience working in Fixed Income Markets.
• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Field
• Highly Proficient in Python and Excel
• Strong Organizational and Communication Skills

Preferred qualifications:
• Experience researching, managing, trading, or syndicating Securitized Credit
• Experience with Intex, Bloomberg, Aladdin
• Progress towards or completion of the CFA designation
• Professional Background in a Quantitative Field

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$116,000.00 - USD$155,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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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