BlackRock Employment – Alternative Advisors

Job Description:

This presents a multitude of complexities related to product structuring, portfolio implementation, trading & financing infrastructure, operating models, portfolio compliance, internal support teams & technology systems, and external counterparties & service providers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with the execution of portfolio manager investment decisions by managing trade orders with BlackRock trading desks
• Assist with project management related to the structural and operational components of product launches and ongoing product management
• Develop and maintain relationships with key BlackRock operational professionals (e.g., legal, tax, trading operations, portfolio compliance, pricing, cash reconciliations, bank loans, derivative operations and fund administration)
• Partner with investment team deal leads and internal support teams to manage execution-related aspects of co-investment transactions; manage completion of pre-trade checklists
• Serve as an escalation point for operational teams to provide direction during investment execution
• Partner with BAA’s Portfolio Managers on investment implementation & execution including limited capacity allocation, cash management, and interfund transfers.
• Anticipate and resolve operational issues (e.g., trade execution, settlement, portfolio compliance, hedging, etc.) arising during the investment evaluation process
• Develop an understanding of the beginning-to-end of various investment management functions, particularly the requirements & implications for upstream & downstream stakeholders
• Assist with establishing trading & financing infrastructure for new and existing products through coordination with internal teams, external hedge fund managers, and financing counterparties
• Partner with BAA’s Research, Risk, Operational Due Diligence, Product Specialist, and Business Management teams on a variety of business initiatives.

Job Requirements:

• Knowledge of security instruments and capital markets
• Outstanding academic credentials
• Attention to detail
• Demonstrated aptitude for proactive rather than reactive thinking
• Experience and understanding of the trade execution and settlement process across multiple security types
• Outstanding project management and organizational skills
• High energy level with a sense of urgency and action-oriented approach
• Exceptional communication skills, with the appropriate level of confidence and assertiveness

Job Details:

Company: Blackrock

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: New York, NY, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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