Associate, Portfolio Management - Transitions

About this role

About Us

BlackRock is a world-class provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from meticulous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at increasing 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 Transition Management team helps institutional clients restructure their investment portfolios, acting as a bridge between their existing and desired allocations.

A transition can be anything from a manager change to a full scale plan merger. We deliver a modern approach to project management, portfolio risk management and trade execution to help clients reduce costs and minimize risk during periods of significant portfolio turnover. We deliver the best of BlackRock’s expertise in risk management, trading and technology directly to clients.

Our team runs more than 200 transitions a year from offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Tokyo and Hong Kong with a focus on large multi-asset portfolio restructures. We have over 50 transition professionals globally and offer one of the industry's most comprehensive transition management platforms. Our clients include central banks, sovereign wealth funds, public pension plans, corporate retirement plans and other institutional investors.

Role and Responsibilities

We are looking for a portfolio manager to join our US transition management team. The Transition Portfolio Manager is one of two functions that co-own successful implementation of a client transition. Specifically, they are responsible for the investment risk inherent in each transition. From crafting the trade strategy, directly managing each portfolio's exposures and positions, and serving as the client's go-to resource for understanding current market liquidity conditions, active portfolio exposures, and how these factors tie into the transition outcome.

You will partner closely with BlackRock’s equity, fixed income, and FX traders across all regions and develop expertise in these markets. We provide full service for clients, from account set up to trade execution and performance attribution. As such, this is an outstanding opportunity to gain exposure to every stage of the asset management business. Specifically, you will:

• Manage portfolio construction and positioning during live transition assignments. Preparing orders and sending them to our Global Trading team, partnering with them to oversee execution and exposure management. This includes equities, fixed income, currency and futures/forwards.

• Develop efficient trading and hedging strategies, with detailed execution plans.

• Prepare and present pre-trade analysis reports that clearly explain the proposed strategy and detail the expected transaction costs and risk.

• Engage with clients throughout the course of a transition to communicate market conditions, transition progress, and portfolio performance.

• Stay abreast and research the applicability of new sophisticated trading mechanisms, strategies, risk tools and liquidity sources to help evolve our product.

About You

Ideally to be successful in this role, you have:

• 2-4 years of experience in the Financial Services industry, in portfolio management, trading, transition management, or a related function.

• A passion for and strong understanding of: capital markets, financial instruments, portfolio hedging and optimization, and multi asset allocation strategies.

• Deep knowledge of transaction cost and portfolio risk analytics.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and a track record of teamwork and collaboration including a willingness to develop talent within the team with a mentorship approach.

• the ability to multi-task, prioritize contending demands in a fast-paced environment and are driven.

• High energy, curiosity, problem solving mentality, and attention to detail.

• A strong propensity to technology and an entrepreneurial eye towards innovation in processes and workflows.

• Familiarity with a programming language such as Python, or willingness and desire to learn.

• Series 7, 63 & 3 (can be obtained within 6 months of starting).

For California only the salary range for this position is $105,000 - $137,500. 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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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.

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