Associate, Portfolio Manager

About the Team

BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for unique tax, values-alignment, or investment exposures across direct indexing, fixed income, active equity, and multi-asset. We deliver world-class service to a diverse range of clients, from wealth advisors and family offices to endowments and foundations.

About the Role

We are seeking a personable Portfolio Manager to join our Portfolio Management team. In this role, you will be responsible for portfolio construction and rebalancing, as well as investment strategy analysis. You will work with leading-edge portfolio risk and optimization technologies to manage direct indexing equity portfolios.

The position requires you to collaborate directly with clients on complicated tax- and risk-modeling problems, ensuring their specific mandates and preferences are met. You will partner with internal Operations teams to facilitate account management and work alongside other portfolio managers to analyze and implement strategies. Success in this role demands excellent problem-solving capabilities, a high degree of attention to detail, and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a time-sensitive environment.

Hiring Process

Candidates will be evaluated on their analytical competencies, quantitative intuition, and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. The selection process focuses on identifying individuals who demonstrate initiative, creativity, and strong communication skills.

Our Culture and Mission

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Whether our clients are saving for retirement, paying for education, buying homes, or starting businesses, their investments help strengthen the global economy. This mission is only possible through our smartest investment: our employees. We are dedicated to creating an environment where colleagues feel welcomed, valued, and supported with networks, benefits, and development opportunities to help them thrive.

Our Hybrid Work Model

BlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the employee experience while supporting flexibility. Employees are 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. As a new joiner, this model is designed to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, evaluating qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We interpret these protected statuses broadly to include both the actual status and also any perceptions and assumptions made regarding these statuses. 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.

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