Associate

BlackRock is a company dedicated to helping people experience financial well-being. The Associate will develop portfolio surveillance tools, serve as an internal expert on sustainable datasets, and perform quality-control for optimized benchmarks among other responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop portfolio surveillance tools to capture changes in third party datasets
• Serve as the internal expert on sustainable datasets, liaising with third party providers, portfolio managers, and data teams to ensure accuracy and desired outcomes for our clients
• Leverage the team’s optimization platform to produce optimized reference benchmarks and conduct back-testing for dual-objective product development
• Systematically perform daily and monthly quality-control for optimized and screened benchmarks
• Partner with Aladdin Data teams to onboard new datasets for new products
• Utilize Aladdin, vendor technology, and other analytical tools to enhance and scale processes
• Monitor both market and operational risk at scale and ensure adherence to regulatory compliance
• Produce daily, periodic, and ad hoc analysis and reporting required by the PM team
• Contribute to and take ownership of continuous process improvement, strategic projects, and ad hoc analysis related to our platform
• Facilitate the expansion of the optimization platform to new applications (basket shaping, scoring metrics)

Skills

• Master's Degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field, and 12 months of experience in job offered, or closely related role
• ALTERNATIVE REQS: Bachelor's Degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field, and 36 months of experience in job offered, or closely related role
• Position requires one year of experience in the following: Programming for financial modeling using Python, Pandas C++, SAS, and SQL; ESG; Process Automation; Portfolio Management and optimization; Fixed income risk metrics; ETF Capital markets; Data analytics; Back testing; Third party data implementation and monitoring; Using APIs, quantlib, git and unit testing; Bond math, probability theory, and applied portfolio theory; Bloomberg terminal; Fixed income portfolio optimization; Big data analysis; Sustainable research; and Using Aladdin Software

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• Healthcare
• Leave benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Strong retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Support for working parents
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

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