Description
About this role

Business Unit Overview:

iShares & Wealth (iSW) is a key client business within BlackRock in EMEA, responsible for the strategy and distribution of the breadth and depth of BlackRock’s platform and products. The iSW team is dedicated to representing our active and index capabilities to EMEA clients and our full investment offering to Wealth clients.
The iSW COO team is responsible for driving commercial impact through the ongoing enhancement of business metrics, delivery of technology solutions across the client businesses & accelerating business alignment across partner groups.

Job Purpose/Background:

We are seeking a strong junior talent to join the Budapest-based Sales Support pillar of iSW COO, to deliver highly efficient and value-added support to Sales to help them achieve firmwide growth targets and commercial success. Our new German speaking team member will help our Swiss iSW Sales team in the management of their daily activities and in ensuring an excellent client experience.

The Sales Support team focuses on customized client analysis and reports, tailored client specific materials, organization of webinars, managing follow-ups, and working in close co-operation with Relationship Managers to understand the needs of our clients and the sales teams that serve them. The position requires strong communication and internal-team work qualities, as it will be dependent on sourcing in a fast and complete manner information from sales and specialist teams. Precision, attention to detail and a good understanding of the asset management industry are a requirement in order to provide accurate and meaningful material to internal stakeholders and ensure effective business analysis. This position will give you immense exposure and will afford the chance to learn about the financial industry across the Index and Active product suites, with significant growth potential and scope to make an impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct interactions with clients to answer queries and work with functional teams within BlackRock to provide best-in-class service to the sales teams and indirectly to clients
• Part of a team responsible for managing the country mailbox and hotline responding to individual and institutional queries covering our alpha and index offerings
• Assist the team in producing client intelligence and updates, and aiding the team’s response to ad hoc queries in a timely and professional manner
• Support regarding client due diligence requests in collaboration with the other Sales Support teams
• Involvement in any projects which support the business development of the team, including the creation and formatting of custom reports
• Liaising with product specialist teams to help the Sales Support team in answering client queries, perform analysis and provide additional information
• Assisting relationship managers by coordinating post meeting follow ups e.g. working with business partners to provide additional information on funds, running analysis
• Creating content and presentations for relationship managers to use in client meetings and obtaining compliance and business approval
• Liaising with automation & reporting team to improve processes, build efciencies and increase quality standards for tailor-made reporting
• Responsible to ensure that all regulatory and legal requirements and standards are met, including achieving MIFID II Information Provider status

Skills/Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, previous experience in Financial Services is a plus
• Interest in financial markets and eagerness to learn and broaden understanding
• Superior written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills in English
• Fluency in German to the Swiss team
• Advanced Windows-based software skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Word)
• Must be comfortable interacting with clients and stakeholders across the firm
• Passion for excellence, significant initiative and attention to detail Strongly outcome oriented and flexible to stay ahead of client needs
• Strongly outcome oriented and flexible to stay ahead of client needs

Development Value:

• Acquire a broad knowledge of the asset management industry by interacting across the BlackRock business
• Gain exposure to an extremely nuanced range of investment products and the services that support them
• Potential to work towards a relevant professional qualification Join the world’s leading asset management firm

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 pilot

BlackRock’s current hybrid work pilot is designed to help you experience the best of both worlds: the opportunity to connect with colleagues in person and the flexibility to work remotely, with greater time to focus on what’s important to you. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are generally expected to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home (on average) each week. For some business groups, more time may be required in the office, while greater flexibility may be in place for others. Our “One BlackRock” culture means you’ll be supported to collaborate with your new colleagues while bringing your full self to work – wherever you are.

The health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments.

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.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.

Apply easily: denes.nagy@blackrock.com

Job requisition #

R223788