Vice President, Quantitative Portfolio Management

About this role

Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Job Title: Vice President, Quantitative Portfolio Management

Location: 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Job Duties: Perform portfolio management tasks including raising orders, handling cash flows, and monitoring positions, performance, and risk. Enhance portfolio management processes. Contribute to development and implementation of portfolio construction and reporting tools. Provide quantitative analytics and research across a wide array of sectors, including rates, derivatives, FX, asset backed securities, financing, credit, and/or equities. Conduct research projects that develop potential sources of alpha generation, investment and execution strategies, portfolio construction, and risk management. Maintain and utilize data sets used for implementation of investment strategies and market analysis. Collaborate with analytics, risk, data and technology teams to drive improvements in systems, investment and trading processes, especially in a research context. Conduct quantitative research and analysis to create trading signals or enhance existing strategies and to expand into new markets. Hybrid Work Available - 4 Days In-Office, 1 Day Remote - Must be able to report to local office.

Qualifications: Master's degree in Financial Engineering, Finance, or a related field, and four (4) years of experience as a Vice President, Associate, Investment Intern, Consultant, or a related role. Employer will also accept a Bachelor's degree in Financial Engineering, Finance, or a related field, and six (6) years of experience as a Vice President, Associate, Investment Intern, Consultant, or a related role. Four (4) years of experience with: Coding to conduct data analytics and research using SQL, Matlab, R, and Python; Building automation tools and workflows to scale up business processes, mitigate investment risk, and reduce operation risks; Alpha signal research process, including methodology selection, data collection and analysis, creating statistical and machine learning models, back testing, implementation, and performance monitoring; Acquiring alternative datasets and participating in data value and vetting exercise using cloud computing solutions (AWS, Google Cloud, Snowflake); Trading experience and knowledge of all below markets including securities lending, rates, credit, and global equity markets; Build data visualization from structured and unstructured data sources in Tableau and Power BI, and; Experience in fund level portfolio operation, portfolio compliance, portfolio construction, trade sizing and risk management.

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For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$193,600.00 - USD$210,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

 

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 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.

 

BlackRock 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.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

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.