Portfolio Manager, Core - Associate

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. BlackRock’s mission is to create a better financial future for our clients. We have a responsibility to be the voice of the investor, and we represent each client fairly and equally. Constant communication with a diverse team of partners strengthens us and delivers better results for our clients. Continuous innovation helps us bring the best of BlackRock to our clients. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.   Fundamental Equities                Fundamental Equities (FE) sits within BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (PMG). The business provides a global investment platform offering BlackRock clients a comprehensive range of actively managed, high conviction equity strategies. FE’s global hybrid research model emphasizes the strength of an independent team approach with the benefits of platform-wide collaboration and connectivity. Company-level engagement and rigorous research underpin our investment teams’ deep domain expertise and lead to high conviction portfolios that aim to generate alpha for our clients. Fundamental Equity Core Portfolio Manager This is an Associate Core Portfolio Manager role directly supporting the US team within BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity business. Based in New York, we’re seeking an energetic, high-performing candidate with a strong focus on investment workflows and control aspects of the investment process. The ideal candidate will thrive in a demanding environment, adeptly handling both daily market-sensitive tasks and broader project goals.

Develop a deep understanding of various team’s Investment processes, vehicles and markets. Implementation of equity, derivative & FX orders across a range of active strategies partnering with global trading desks to target efficient execution. Proactively monitor funds to ensure effective investment strategy implementation and optimize team governance and controls. Leverage strong financial market, Aladdin applications/APIs and technical skills to evolve processes and implement robust and efficient solutions. Interact daily with key BlackRock stakeholders including portfolio managers, product strategists, global trading, client businesses and operational support teams. Skills/Competencies    Ability to communicate well and work both independently, and collaboratively as part of a global team across multiple time zones. Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills. Must be able to manage and prioritize a wide variety of concurrent and competing projects. Presence, maturity and credibility to effectively represent the view of portfolio managers with wider stakeholders. Solutions-oriented mindset with a high level of self-motivation, ownership, & initiative. Knowledge/Experience 2-4 years’ experience in a finance or technology role, with a degree in business/finance/computing/financial engineering a strong advantage. Passion for and strong knowledge of global equity markets Proficient in Python (data analysis, automation, API integration), including experience with version control systems like ADO/GitHub. Knowledge of data structures and databases, including SQL, with ability to design and manage efficient data pipelines. Familiarity with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI) to