About this role

The BlackRock Multi-Alternatives solutions business is growing its Product Strategy team to play a key role in driving the growth of our private market solutions capabilities.

BlackRock Alternatives

BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, providing global investment management services with AUM of over $10 trillion. BlackRock’s Private Markets and Alternatives platform is a major growth engine for the firm. It represents over $300 billion of AUM across various investment capabilities including private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure, private credit, and hedge fund strategies.

BlackRock's Multi-Alternatives (Multi-Alts) team sits at the heart of BlackRock’s Alternative platform, collaborating across investment teams and capabilities. The mission of Multi-Alts is to craft commingled and customized vehicles that take advantage of changing market opportunities by leveraging the full breadth of the firm’s capabilities.

With over $41B in AUM, the Multi-Alternatives business includes three key areas of alternative investment expertise:

Alternative Portfolio Solutions (APS): manages portfolios of primarily private market alternatives via internal BlackRock investment teams, as well as external managers.

Direct Private Opportunities (DPO): constructs portfolios of direct, private market investments in specialty and emerging assets.

Hedge Fund Solutions (HFS): builds portfolios of liquid alternatives via external hedge fund managers.

About this Role

Join our Multi-Alts Product Strategy team as a VP or Director. You will be responsible for identifying, growing, and maintaining client investments in our private markets solutions.

Drive growth strategy and execution for private markets solutions alongside Multi-Alts leadership. This involves proactively identifying and meeting with prospective investors to grow the platform.

Work with collaborators from APS portfolio management and product structuring to create tailored portfolios and products that meet client needs and target fundraising markets.

Influence key partners and decision makers to drive progress, commit resources and achieve buy-in for new launches.

Coordinate client experience by collaborating with BlackRock client business teams, portfolio managers, and operational teams. Responsibilities include leading all aspects of relationship management, such as investment update meetings and customized reporting.

Development of marketing materials and content associated with new business opportunities, existing client accounts and regional/platform wide initiatives.

Engage in substantive conversations related to portfolio investments across Multi-Alts with prospective and existing clients.

Title and compensation will be commensurate with the relevancy of past experience and qualifications to the Product Strategy role.

Qualifications

Extensive knowledge across private markets, including private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate and liquid alternatives.

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in the investment industry, with a primary emphasis on the private market space.

Background in designing private market products and portfolios highly preferred.

Ability to proactively and creatively raise capital and manage client relationships. Knowledge of alternative investor buying behavior and regulatory regimes a plus.

Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with experience presenting and driving discussions with sophisticated investors on various private markets-related themes, including market backdrop and portfolio construction.

Strong research and writing skills to clearly articulate sophisticated and complex concepts, ideas, and processes.

Strong organizational and project management skills; able to handle multiple objectives, meet deadlines, and collaborate with senior leadership and diverse teams around the world.

Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and ability to develop familiarity and skill using proprietary technology.

Ambitious work ethic and professional disposition.

Unimpeachable integrity with an uncompromised reputation and drive for quality.

Proficient Spanish skills additive.

Currently holding or eligible to hold Series 7, 63, or 66.

CFA designation additive or equivalent experience.

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$137,500.00 - USD$194,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

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 opportunities to help them thrive.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.