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Associate, Institutional FOHFE
Here's a brief summary of the job: The Associate, Institutional FOHFE supports BlackRock's institutional sales team in developing sales strategies, maintaining client relationships and providing administrative services. The ideal candidate will have investment management experience, strong networking and excellent analytical and communication skills.
Job Description
About this role
The Americas Institutional Business (AIB) helps investors achieve their financial goals and meet their needs through investment management and the maintenance of long-term relationships with pension funds, endowments, foundations and other institutional investors. AIB delivers investment management solutions with a focus on:- Distribution
- Customer service
- Product development and management
Tasks
The duties of the Associate, Institutional FOHFE:- Participate as a key team segment and perform a range of general administrative tasks in support of the Institutional FOHFE sales team
- Administrative support for the Institutional FOHFE sales team
- Assistance in the development of sales tools
- Development and maintenance of databases with customer information
- Assist in cross-functional collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure investment strategies align with sales objectives
- Proactive maintenance and development of a list of interested parties
- Developing asset class expertise across BlackRock's product range, including fixed income, equities, hedge funds, real assets and alternatives
- Cultivate positive relationships with customers to become the "go-to person" for account-specific information
- Assistance with investment strategies in the following areas:
- Fixed-interest securities
- Shares
- Alternatives
- Executing tasks on Bloomberg, FactSet and other applications
- Collaborate with portfolio managers, investment product specialists, compliance officers, advisor relations, operations and portfolio management to ensure a strong presentation of BlackRock's investment capabilities
- Gather critical data to quickly respond to customer inquiries verbally and in writing
- Writing and publishing summary notes for client meetings in firm-wide information systems
- Assistance with the onboarding process for new clients
Requirements
- An established track record in investment management and the financial markets
- In-depth industry and investment knowledge
- Strong working knowledge of our company and our products
- An established network of relationships with:
- Institutional investors
- Consultants
- BA/BS degree in a related field (economics, finance or accounting)
- Holds or is willing to acquire the CFA, Series 7, 63 and 3 licenses
Competencies
The ideal candidate will have the following skills/qualities:- A dedication to BlackRock's fiduciary culture: able to approach client interactions in a consultative manner
- Self-starting mentality: highly motivated by a strong desire to deliver results; relationship management and revenue generation
- Dedication to customer service; high responsiveness
- Analytical interest and skills - Passion for portfolio building and investment analysis
- Ability to influence and build long-term relationships through customer interactions
- Creativity in investment ideas; strategic thinking process
- Confirmed intellectual ability and interpersonal skills: able to establish credibility with and influence the institutional investment community
- Significant international experience; strong interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build quality relationships with internal and external business partners
- Passionate about inclusivity and embracing diversity; seeks BlackRock's culture and embraces a meritocratic environment
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