Vice President, Manager Research

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

**BlackRock Manager Research**:

- Public Markets**

BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) team 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 detailed investment outcomes and innovative alpha insights. Our team of 525+ multi-asset investment professionals construct 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 handles over $1 trillion in assets and has a strong presence in the Americas, EMEA and throughout Asia Pacific including Australasia.

Within MASS, Manager Research evaluates investment strategies for multi-manager client portfolios, working closely with portfolio managers across client segments and asset managers globally.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Source, underwrite, select and monitor investment managers focused on public market strategies on behalf of the BlackRock Whole Portfolio Solutions business.
- Make well-researched, thoughtful recommendations on asset class opportunities and identify investment managers best positioned to capture these opportunities
- This role is a combination of global and local responsibilities.
- Global responsibilities include working as part of the BlackRock Manager Research team performing due diligence on Asia-based investment strategies for the global platform and clients
- Local responsibilities include supporting the Whole Portfolio Solutions business and key clients in Australasia including:

- Lead due diligence efforts in local investment management capabilities, ensuring alignment with the unique needs of our Australasian clients
- Support the Client CIO team with asset class reviews including insights on the utilization of active/factor/index approaches
- Application of manager recommendations within asset classes to optimize portfolio construction and performance (in partnership with the Client CIO)
- Represent Manager Research in client engagements by providing critical analysis on managers & insight into the manager research process
- Play a pivotal role in expanding our client base by providing recommended manager strategies during the RFP stage
- Active ownership of recommended investment strategies and ongoing monitoring
- Participate in the design and ongoing management of portfolios with well-researched proposals for strategic investments
- Document research findings from initial due diligence and ongoing monitoring with well-prepared reports summarizing manager performance and portfolio positioning
- Stay up to date about products and trends in the investment management industry
- Contribute to the ongoing evolution of our Manager Research processes by proactively suggesting and developing new research techniques using our advanced technology tools

**About you**:

- Has 6-10 years’ of experience and demonstrated success in conducting investment research on asset managers that provide public market strategies
- Outstanding analytical capabilities, which form an important part of our research process
- Experience in engaging with clients
- Strong cross team and firm relationship building skills, capable of adapting style of communication to the audience
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Demonstrable interest in investments and research
- Ability to travel if required, to destinations globally
- Ability to work and learn independently, while also acting collaboratively as a great team member in our global group
- Experience working in a global environment, necessitating flexible hours at times
- Preference to have deep experience with equity or fixed income assets classes
- Preference to have relevant professional qualification (e.g. MBA/CFA/IFA) or is willing to study towards one

**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.

**About BlackRock**:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability

**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**

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