Vice President, Product Strategy, Infrastructure Solutions

About this role

Description/Job Purpose

BlackRock has an opportunity for a qualified candidate to join the firm as a Vice President-level professional in the BlackRock Infrastructure Solutions business, based in New York City. As part of the Investor Relations & Solutions team, the candidate will support capital formation, product development, marketing, research, platform communications, and strategic projects for a global team, with a primary focus on the Americas region including Canada, the US, and South America.

Background

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 offers a range of solutions — from private markets offerings seeking to deliver uncorrelated returns, to 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 Infrastructure Solutions is a division within BlackRock’s infrastructure investment group. Since its establishment in 2011, BlackRock’s infrastructure investment group has become one of the leading platforms in the industry, managing assets on behalf of institutional and retail investors across the world. BlackRock’s infrastructure investment group encompasses various strategies, including direct private equity, private debt, public securities, and multi-manager investing, executed through commingled funds and separately managed accounts.

BlackRock Infrastructure Solutions is the firm’s infrastructure private equity multi-manager solutions group with offices in New York City, London, Zurich, Budapest, Hong Kong, and Singapore. BlackRock Infrastructure Solutions is a fast-growing, entrepreneurial business that builds and implements outcome-oriented infrastructure private equity portfolios for over 100 investors globally through investments into primary funds, secondaries, and direct co-investments. The team employs a diversified approach, investing across sectors – including transportation & logistics, energy midstream & downstream, power & utilities, telecommunications & digital, social, and environmental – as well as across geographies. With a track record of over 200 investments executed since 2008, BlackRock Infrastructure Solutions has one of the most experienced infrastructure multi-manager teams in the industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Development: Contribute to AUM growth of business by supporting project management for fundraises, client related initiatives, and product development, including coordinating closely with deal teams, sales channels, legal, operations, and other teams.

• Marketing: Play a key role in the ongoing development and maintenance of product marketing collateral and client content, including presentation materials, due diligence materials, RfPs, client communications, narrative creation, market trends, and competitor research.

• Investor Solutions: Support fundraising efforts of global team with a focus on the Americas (Canada, US, South America) across client channels in close partnership with sales and relationship management teams for commingled funds and customized separately managed accounts. Support creation of customized separate account solutions including investment strategy, governance / engagement model, legal structuring and documentation, pricing negotiations, etc.

• Client Engagement & Service: Prepare and present client investment pipeline and portfolio reviews including quantitative and qualitative portfolio analyses in partnership with portfolio managers and investor relations team. Develop varied analysis (industry / client related) and answer ongoing queries from clients and distribution colleagues in a timely manner.

Development Value

• Ability to work with and build relationships with a diverse range of clients across channels and geographies

• Opportunity to contribute to growth of a successful investment franchise

• Exposure to the infrastructure private equity universe

• Entrepreneurial team with strong values and a focus on career development

• Collaborative and dynamic work environment

• Strong brand in the asset management and infrastructure industry

• Ability to travel and work across different global office locations

Skills & Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in Product Strategy, Infrastructure Multi-Management, Investment Consulting, Fundraising, Investment Banking, or Portfolio Management

• Expert in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

• Superior ability to synthesize complex information and convey it in a clear, concise, and engaging manner

• Strong analytical skillset with high level of intellectual curiosity to drive differentiated insights

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

• Collaborative working style and strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to manage workload effectively and deliver quality work on schedule in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail

• Self-starter with interest in undertaking leadership responsibilities over time

• Ability to work with a cross-border team

• Strong interest in infrastructure and client facing / servicing roles

• Experience with product development, including drafting and review of business term sheets, fund legal documents is preferred

• Experience working in private markets and ideally infrastructure or private equity is preferred

• Undergraduate degree with demonstrated record of academic achievement and leadership; MBA and/or CFA is helpful

For New York City only: The salary range for this position is $180,000 - $245,000. 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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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.