About this role

BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) team is the investment group at the heart of BlackRock's portfolio construction, asset allocation, and active management ecosystem. MASS draws on the full toolkit of index, factor, and alpha-seeking investment capabilities to deliver precise investment outcomes and innovative alpha insights. Our team of 350+ multi-asset investment professionals construct active asset allocation strategies and whole portfolio solutions across a wide spectrum of commingled funds, separate accounts, model portfolios, and outsourcing solutions in the wealth and institutional channels. Currently, MASS manages over $900B in assets and has a strong presence in San Francisco, New York, London and throughout Asia Pacific.

BlackRock is seeking a portfolio manager to join the MASS Core Portfolio Management team as an Associate in Sydney, where they will join a team operating across the Australia and New Zealand region and be responsible for a wide array of portfolio management activities. The portfolio manager will assist in managing a diverse range of multi-asset pooled funds, client mandates and model portfolios. Responsibilities include portfolio construction and implementation; contributing to investment research and commercial efforts; and driving technology and process improvements across the PM platform to deliver investment performance, consistency, and scale. Our Portfolio Managers are encouraged to contribute to and influence investment decision making, and exercise critical judgement across asset and sector allocation, instrument selection, implementation methods, and trading decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as atrustworthy fiduciary, ensuring thesafe and error-free managementof our clients' funds.
• Safe and efficient management of client portfolios, comprising physical and synthetic equities, fixed income, FX and other derivatives, ETFs, funds, private markets, and commodity exposures.
• Perform portfolio management tasks including handling cash flow allocations, portfolio rebalancing, and monitoring of positions, performance, and risk.
• Develop and improve our processes for portfolio and risk management in a scalable and risk-controlled manner.
• Leveragetechnology, automation, and analytical toolsto refine processes and increase efficiency.
• Work on projects to develop and onboard new portfolios for our clients and improve opportunities to do collaborative work with our colleagues across APAC and globally.
• Engage inresearch on multi-asset portfoliosand other investment-related topics, and activelyparticipate in investment meetingsto exchange views with peers.
• Evaluate performance attribution and communicate market/portfolio performance.
• Collaborate with operations, risk, data, and other platform teams todrive operational improvementsand take part in the enhancement of overall systems, investment, and trading processes.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the financial services or related industry and passion for financial markets.
• Tertiary qualificationin a field such as Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Science, Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics.
• Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to remain passionate about different portfolio types and activities.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, preferably developed within a mathematics, econometrics, or statistics environment.
• A good grasp ofportfolio management theory, asset, and market pricing models; an understanding of both macro- and micro-economic concepts would be beneficial.
• Ability to rapidly acquire a comprehensive knowledge of BlackRock's investment capabilities and solutions, spanning multiple asset classes and product lines on a global scale.
• Capacity to work effectivelyin a demanding environment, often meeting specific deadlines with a degree of independence.
• Technical and coding proficiency, particularly in Python. Experience with market data tools like Bloomberg and a strong command of MS Office applications.
• Aflexible, adaptable, and proactive approach, with a track record of working both autonomously and as part of a collaborative team.
• Knowledge or experience with a variety of instruments and markets, including ETFs, other fund vehicles, derivatives (such as options), FX, rates, equities, and credit markets.

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.

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