Fundamental Equity Research, Investments, Associate

**Job description**:
**About this role**

**Your Team**:
Fundamental Equities (FE) sits within BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (PMG), which encompasses Fundamental and Systematic investing across Fixed Income, Equities and Multi-Asset Strategies.

The FE business is a key division at BlackRock with over $260bn of assets under management, across 90+ strategies and over 200+ investment professionals. FE teams use traditional analytics to pick stocks and assemble coherent, deliberate and diversified portfolios. Through cutting edge technology, sophisticated models and embedded research, our investment management approach provides outstanding performance for our clients and is an important part of the BlackRock brand

**Your Role & Impact**:
BlackRock has an opportunity for a Core PM to join the firm’s FE business in Gurgaon. We are responsible for a wide array of tasks within the FE investment process including equity order implementation, cash management, hedging strategies and compliance monitoring across the FE book. The role will act as support both vertically into investment teams within EMEA while also servicing the broader platform by administering key start of day or end of day tasks and order implementation for investment teams outside of the region.

**Responsibilities**
- Implementation of equity, derivative & FX orders across a range of active strategies and partner with trading desks to target efficient execution of these strategies
- Manage cash flow activity and overall cash allocations through derivative equitization, basket orders, and single-stock transactions
- Execute FX hedging strategiesto manage foreign currency risk
- Monitor funds to ensure investment strategy is implemented effectively across applicable accounts and in accordance with client guidelines
- Produce daily, periodic and ad hoc reporting and analytics to support the investment teams’ processes using Aladdin tools (Explore, ATX/ATP, etc.) and vendor systems (Factset, Bloomberg)
- Be an Aladdin "super-user" and facilitate training and usage within the investment teams
- Manage enquiries on behalf of the various FE investment teams and resolve issues by escalating matters to relevant parties including operations, compliance and RQA in a timely fashion
- Ad hoc, platform related project tasks to assist business-unit executives (COO/CIO), business managers, heads of research, and other senior-level leaders
- Be a student of the markets and become an essential player in the investment teams’ generation of alpha

**Qualifications**
- 4-6 years of relevant experience in the same domain
- Advanced understanding of Aladdin tools & infrastructure
- Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills along with outstanding communication, sound judgment, integrity and discretion
- Understanding of and dedication to encouraging an inclusive, diverse, and equitable culture
- Flexible, responsive and self-starting personality. Proven experience working both independently and as part of a team in a highly collaborative, global, demanding and dynamic environment
- Thorough with an exceptional attention to detail. Ability to navigate a demanding and dynamic environment

**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 oppor