About this role

Black Rock ETF Servicing Team – Associate, Boston or San Francisco

About Black Rock

Elevate your career by joining the world's largest asset manager! Would you thrive in an environment that fosters positive relationships and recognizes outstanding performance? We value and recognize your contributions daily. At Black Rock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively engage your involvement in our success. As a leading Asset Manager, we have an outstanding responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being.

Black Rock is the #1 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) provider globally. With more than two decades of ETF innovation and expertise behind us, we serve investors of all sorts, all around the world. We offer clients a comprehensive range of products that provide transparent and cost-efficient access to a full range of asset classes and global markets.

Role Description and Responsibilities

ETF Platform Innovation and Change (EPIC) is a team within Black Rock's Technology & Operations division. We develop strategy, execute initiatives, and have daily operational responsibilities that are central to firm-wide growth aspirations and priorities. Our team combines operations professionals with Mutual Fund/ETF backgrounds and change specialists to drive scale and innovation to support Black Rock’s ETFs globally.

This role sits in our ETF Servicing Team which is responsible for working with our Portfolio Managers to shape, validate, and distribute our ETF baskets to the market and to support our Capital Markets and Trading colleagues to monitor and respond to the impact our data has across the primary and secondary market trading activities of our products. You will regularly work with stakeholders in Portfolio Management, Trading and Capital Markets, Technology, Risk, Fund Accounting, Custodians, and Authorized Participants.

In this role, you will be primarily focused on our daily operational processes and will be responsible for executing core daily workflow oversight, data exception monitoring, inquiry management for specific ETF Servicing-owned tasks as part of the ETF order lifecycle, amongst other duties. Our key stakeholders and partners include Portfolio Management, Capital Markets, Product Engineering, Aladdin Engineering, Aladdin Product Management, and back-office service providers. There will also be opportunities to put your analytical abilities, problem solving skills and attention to detail to test during the project phases of the engagement.

If you are the type of person who loves to be challenged and work outside your comfort-zone, then this unique opportunity may be for you.

You Have…

To be successful in this role you should have solid understanding of one or more of the following areas:

• 2+ years of industry experience with an ETF Asset Manager or at a Custody and Fund Accounting organization

• An understanding of ETFs and the broader market ecosystem in which they exist

• Strong knowledge of Fund Accounting principles and the calculation of daily Net Asset Values

• A track record of identifying and delivering process improvement

• A client service mentality and a history of successful relationship-building examples

• Process driven approach to problem solving and a high level of attention to detail

• An ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines

• Risk management mentality, able to identify downstream implications and proactively call out vulnerabilities.

• Strong oral and written communication skills—the ability to clearly and accurately communicate information to a wide group of internal and external stakeholders

• FINRA Series 99 and SIE licenses are required for this role and must be obtained within 90 days of hire.

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

For San Francisco, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD**$125,000.00** - USD**$155,000.00** . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. Black Rock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

For Boston, MA Only the salary range for this position is USD**$112,000.00** - USD**$140,000.00** . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. Black Rock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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

Black Rock’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 Black Rock.

About Black Rock

At Black Rock, 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 Black Rock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

Black Rock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate 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. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

Black Rock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.

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Black Rock 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.