Vice President, Researcher

**Job description**:**About this role**BlackRock is the largest asset-manager in the world and its mission is to help investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most meaningful goals in life. BlackRock helps clients around the world meet their goals with products that include separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares® (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers risk management, advisory and enterprise investment-system services to a broad base of Institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions®.**Business Overview**:BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) group provides investment strategies and solutions that employ sophisticated asset allocation, rigorous risk management, and extensive research to deliver specific outcomes tailored to client needs. Through our comprehensive portfolio approach, diversified return drivers, end-to end partnership and technology, our multi-asset platform is crafted to deliver outcomes with more precision. MASS includes specialized capabilities in areas of tactical asset allocation, income funds, target date and target risk strategies, as well as customized solutions through state-of-the-art portfolio construction and asset allocation methodologies.**Role Description**:**Key Responsibilities**:- Actively engage in multi-asset investment research with a deep focus on portfolio construction topics that have broad applicability across the MASS book of business.- Help implement portfolio construction research into client portfolios, with the aim of delivering investment performance that meets or exceeds client expectations.- Produce investment insights for global markets and actively participate in relevant regional and global research meetings.- Assist with the management of client portfolios in the Outsourced CIO and Wealth Solutions businesses.- Collaborate on the development of new products and solutions for global investors.- Build partnerships and strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.**Skills and Qualifications**:- Bachelor’s degree required; post-graduate degree/CFA holder preferred.- Proven experience in investment research, with good knowledge of quantitative finance theory and investment processes.- Familiar with US financial markets including equity, bond, and derivative markets. Good understanding of UCITS investment universe & regulations. Broader knowledge of global financial markets a plus.- Knowledge of Aladdin, iShares and portfolio management is a plus.- Creativity and capability to move ideas to implementable investment insights.- Good communication and presentation skills in English and Spanish languages.- Technical expertise including good programming skills and experience, Python language required, additional languages a plus.- Must possess a strong work ethic and must be a great teammate with the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment, often to time-specific deadlines.**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.BlackRock is proud to be an Equal