ETF Operations Associate

About this role

Associate – ETF Operations – London

About BlackRock

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 BlackRock, 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.

BlackRock 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 BlackRock\’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 BlackRock’s ETFs globally.

This role sits in our ETF Operations 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 a member of our ETF Operations team responsible for ensuring the integrity and suitability of the platform attributes and configurations which drive our operations daily. You will participate in new product design, testing, and implementation and will be expected to display a focus on process improvement, risk mitigation, and the expansion of platform capabilities. You will face off with our Portfolio Managers, ETF Capital Markets, Investment Operations, and Technology teams to ensure the platform is configured in a manner suitable to investment objectives as well as market conditions and conventions.

You Have…

• 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 and Custody mechanics

• 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

• The desire to work towards industry qualifications such as the IMC

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.