Systematic Active Equities - Associate, Emerging Market & China Product Strategist

Description

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.

We seek a Product and Investment Strategy Associate to join the Systematic Active Equity (SAE) Group. SAE is responsible for managing over US$160 billion of quantitative equity strategies for institutions and retail investors around the world. SAE's products include long-only, partial long-short, and market neutral long short strategies.

This investment professional will join an established team responsible for developing new products, building and maintaining current and prospective client relationships, and ensuring superior client experience across a global suite of systematic products, with specific focus on Emerging Markets, China, and Asia investment strategies. The Strategy Associate plays a leading role in developing and delivering investment and market communications, responding to client enquiries, driving the sales process and formulating product strategy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with senior strategists, researchers, and portfolio managers within SAE to cultivate a deep understanding of our investment approach, portfolio characteristics and performance results in order to represent all facets of the products internally and externally.
• Develop and deliver investment, market and business communications to existing and prospective clients.
• Respond to and handle enquiries from clients and prospects.
• Educate and support internal distribution channels on our products.
• Engage and participate actively in the internal investment dialogue
• Assist in the formulation and execution of business and product strategy for key growth areas.

Qualifications

• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Passionate about investing, fundamentally curious and self-motivated.
• Clear ability to understand and articulate the drivers of global market returns across various financial instrument types.
• BA/BS, with strong quantitative skills. MBA/MS and/or CFA preferred.
• Experience with a programming language preferred - e.g. Python, VBA, etc.

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, disability, veteran status, and other statuses protected by law. Details of benefits package including health, pension, and flexible working environment are available upon request.

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 pilot

BlackRock's current hybrid work pilot is designed to help you experience the best of both worlds: the opportunity to connect with colleagues in person and the flexibility to work remotely, with greater time to focus on what's important to you. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are generally expected to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home (on average) each week. For some business groups, more time may be required in the office, while greater flexibility may be in place for others. Our "One BlackRock" culture means you'll be supported to collaborate with your new colleagues while bringing your full self to work - wherever you are.

The health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments.

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.

We recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person's appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. We interpret these protected statuses broadly to include both the actual status and also any perceptions and assumptions made regarding these statuses.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.