Associate, Multi Asset Strategies and Solutions

**Description**

**About this role**

Being a part of BlackRock means being a part of a community of experienced, ambitious people who are taking on some of the world’s most complex financial challenges. And our founder-led culture has maintained its entrepreneurial feel — we work hard, we work fast, and we work with purpose.

BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) business is the investment group at the heart of BlackRock's portfolio construction, asset allocation, and active management ecosystem. MASS draws on the full toolkit of index, factor, and alpha-seeking investment capabilities to deliver precise investment outcomes and innovative alpha insights. Our team of 300+ multi-asset investment professionals constructs active asset allocation strategies and whole portfolio solutions across a wide spectrum of commingled funds, separate accounts, model portfolios, and outsourcing solutions in the wealth and institutional channels. Currently, MASS manages over $1 trillion in assets and has a strong global presence.

**Team Overview**:
The Endowments, Foundations and Healthcare (EF&H) team within the MASS business constructs and manages active asset allocation strategies and whole portfolio solutions using Blackrock and third-party managers across public and private markets. The team manages approximately $10billion in client AUM for Endowments, Foundations and Healthcare clients across the U.S. Our investment decisions harness the collective insights of our +2,000 investors on the ground in virtually every established investable market. In addition, our team incorporates sustainability as an integral part of how we invest, integrating ESG within our capital market assumptions and throughout our investment process.

**Role Description, Responsibilities & Qualifications**:
The team is looking for a motivated individual that will play a key role in our investment mandates by owning and supporting many of the client servicing elements involved in new and existing business. You will be encouraged to contribute to portfolio management, research & analysis, and find ways to improve efficiency and timeliness of internal and client materials. This is a great opportunity for a self-starter and a resourceful problem-solver to be part of a dynamic team and get exposure to multi-asset investing by working closely with senior Client CIOs, research analysts, institutional account managers and end clients.

**Responsibilities**:

- Support inquiries for current and prospective clients, including the ability to develop/modify financial models to provide responses derived from analytical insights
- Knowledge of capital market investments (i.e., understanding of Fixed Income, Equities and alternatives); background in portfolio construction, asset allocation or multi-asset investing.
- Knowledge of statistics and econometric techniques applicable in investing
- Excellent communication skills in writing and speech especially the ability to articulate abstract and complex ideas in simple language, connecting with multiple audiences and adapting style of communication in real time.
- Contribute to business growth playing a prominent role in the RFP and new business development process
- Familiarity with the “OCIO” or Outsourced CIO business model, market and industry.
- Own internal processes (e.g. updating performance track records, on-going market commentary, supervising client reporting) and finding ways to improve efficiency and timeliness of output
- Engage with internal teams throughout BlackRock to create and implement scaled Aladdin-based technology solutions to address investment and reporting challenges
- Contribute to new product design, as well as the enhancement of existing product offerings and servicing
- Participate in the broader MASS investment research ecosystem
- Build and maintain an in-depth knowledge of the full suite of solutions offered by BlackRock and third-party managers across public and private markets
- Develop and maintain knowledge of the broader themes, trends, and competitive landscape within the US institutional client universe
- Develop and maintain strong partnership with the Institutional Client Business Group and the Global Consultant Relations teams who are primarily responsible for managing and developing BlackRock’s client and consulting relationships

**Qualifications**:

- Degree or higher-level qualification and demonstrated record of academic achievement.
- 3+ years of asset management experience, preferably across multiple asset classes and investment fields.
- Desire to help build a business and willingness to be involved in all aspects of business growth initiatives.
- Familiarity with a wide array of institutional investment products and strategies
- Experience preparing responses to complex RFIs and RFPs is beneficial.
- Excellent communication skills in writing and speech; capable of connecting with multiple audiences and adapting style of communication