Vice President, Fundamental Fixed Income Product Strategy

About this role

The Fundamental Fixed Income team offers an array of fixed income products designed to meet specific client risk and return profiles. Incorporating the expertise of BlackRock's sector specialists, each client portfolio and product is tailored to reflect specific investment guidelines and objectives with respect to interest rate exposure, sector allocation and credit quality.

The Product Strategy team is responsible for the development and support of Fixed Income products for Institutional and Retail clients, and representing these products to internal and external clients including investment consultants, existing clients and prospects. The team is centrally involved in the firm’s thought leadership agenda. Critical to the success of the Product Strategy team is the maintenance of strong relationships with the Global Client Business (GCB) groups, which are responsible for managing and developing BlackRock’s client relationships, including wealth, institutional and consultant channels.

BlackRock’s Fundamental Fixed Income Business is looking for a product strategist to support the cross-organizational efforts to position and prioritize the growth and servicing of our fixed income products. The individual will play a crucial role in growing our Fixed Income platform, working closely with senior strategists to ensure we are meeting the needs of a wide array of clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain a complete understanding of the team’s philosophy, investment and risk positioning, and product suite so as to be a credible team representative
• Act as a subject matter expert for Leveraged Finance fixed income platform, providing product commentary, performance attribution, and responding to ad-hoc client requests
• Develop positive relationships with key business partners to support the solutions business within the firm.
• Complete a wide variety of ad hoc client requests and strive to deliver a superior level of client service.
• Support and develop client reporting for our fundamental fixed income products in collaboration with our dedicated reporting teams
• Edit and oversee written investment review and outlook materials and collateral with a strong attention to detail
• Be responsive to client requests and queries, including supporting often very complicated and deep due diligence processes
• Help define and position BlackRock’s competitive advantage in fixed income; understand industry dynamics, drivers of growth and undertake competitor analysis
• Regularly communicate with stakeholders to understand sales and client feedback around the reception of product messages and positioning
• Support and collaborate with the fund managers and other strategists across fixed income and firm wide
• Deliver presentations and updates on solutions, portfolios, and performance at client and consultant meetings.
• Lead cross-team groups to ensure seamless implementation around new product launches, client portfolio activity and other account events
• Provide oversight and guidance to junior team members with respect to tasks such as decks preparation, commentaries, RFPs and model portfolios
• Demonstrate solutions-oriented client engagement to address their investment problems

Measurement of success:

• Establish a position as a credible and reliable member of the fixed income strategy team
• Develop strong relationships with clients, sales, marketing and key stakeholders as well as the portfolio management team.
• Display receptivity of product positioning and strategies by sales force and clients
• Ability to drive, develop and innovate client support and reporting tools
• Contribute to the creation of industry leading fixed income thought leadership

Experience/Qualifications:

• BA/BS required with strong quantitative skills 
• Post graduate degrees and/or qualifications favorable (MBA, CFA, CIMA, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience in asset management or a similar field, preferably across fixed income asset classes.
• Strong knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint essential; Aladdin experience favorable; Bloomberg and other market data systems useful
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to quickly form meaningful working partnerships
• Strong understanding of the asset management industry and capital markets, particularly in fixed income
• Growing knowledge of global economics and markets and an interest in current affairs and events
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to clearly articulate fixed income concepts, ideas, and processes
• Strong team player, and a collaborative and cooperative approach to tasks
• Disciplined organization skills
• Ambitious work ethic and professional disposition

The advertised salary range is for a VP-level position, but we are also open to hiring at the Director level.

For New York City only: The salary range for this position is $147,500 - $209,500. 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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