Vice President - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Description

About this role

BlackRock is trusted to manage more money than any other investment manager in the world, helping millions of people and the world - s biggest institutions and governments reach their investing goals.

We challenge businesses to reach higher standards by leadingwith purpose and promoting policies and practices that support long-term value creation.

We use technology to think beyond what is possible and bring greater transparency to investing while democratizing access.

Our promise to our clients is to deliver products and services that provide clarity on the financial markets to help influence better investments decisions.

ETF and Index Investments (EII)
BlackRock - s ETF & Index Investments business develops and manages investment solutions involving multiple strategies and asset classes. This global team includes portfolio managers, product engineers, quantitative analysts, investment strategists and researchanalysts.

We partner with clients to solve their investment and liability challenges by understanding their objectives, advising on solutions, and designing and implementing strategies that meet or exceed goals.

EMEA Product Engineering - Product Integrity
The EMEA Product Engineering team rests on 3 key pillars - Architecture, Delivery and Integrity. The pillars are structured to deliver against EII - s and BlackRock - s strategic priorities.
This is an exciting new role on the Product Integrity team. You will be responsible for accelerating product evolution, promoting index innovation and managing regulatory risk across EMEA iShares ETFs.

Working closely with our Portfolio Manager Group (PMG),Product Innovation, Risk and Quantitative Analysis (RQA) and other functions, you will play a key role in ensuring that our products continue to improve in a dynamic market and regulatory landscape to drive client demand.

In this role, you will be:

Innovating Identifying opportunities for product enhancements and index evolution.
Defining and implementing innovative metrics to measure product and index quality across different product segments.
Driving and influencing decisions through close collaboration with internal partner groups and through engaging index providers.
Resolving operating incidents, market disruptions and other adhoc events to protect the product franchise.
Mitigating risk across the existing range through monitoring and ensuring that processes remain robust and regulatory deadlines are consistently adhered to.
Expanding the team s capacity by creating efficiencies through technology and implementing scaled solutions.
Developing deep expertise of our existing range and understanding regulatory change and its impact to our products.

Skills and experience:

Ability to learn quickly and simplify and communicate complex concepts
Independently problem solve, create solutions and drive forward strategic priorities
Ability to grasp technical content quickly and communicate it clearly to different audiences
Excellent quantitative skills and confidence working with data
High degree of organisation with the ability to prioritise between multiple initiatives to meet competing deadlines
Strong attention to detail in the preparation of quantitative outputs and written materials/presentations
Selfmotivation and ability to working effectively, both, independently and as part of a team

A plus, but not a must have:

Knowledge of European regulations relating to the asset management industry and in particular the UCITS and SFDR framework
Deep understanding of collective investment schemes, and how different client types use them in their portfolios
Understanding of different asset classes, including equity, fixed income and commodities
Knowledge of a programming language and the ability to code a strong advantage

Qualifications:

IMC, CFA or MBA a plus

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources tosupport your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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 current hybrid work model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while supporting increased flexibility for all employees.

In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are requiredto work at least 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week.

Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities.

The health, safety and well-being of our people willalways 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 opportunitiesto help them thrive.

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.