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About this role

Your Team

Are you ready to join the world’s largest asset manager and lead the way in index investing?

BlackRock’s ETFs and Index Investments team (EII) safeguard over $5 trillion in global index equity assets across Global Developed Markets, Emerging Markets, Commodities and Real Estate Investment Trusts. We offer investors one of the industry's biggest choices of index investments.

Our investment teams include professionals who have deep experience within their respective markets, looking after the assets of institutional and individual investors alike. Our clients benefit from our portfolio management expertise and our culture of performance and risk management.

Our purpose is to help more and more people achieve greater financial wellbeing and it’s something we feel passionately about!

Your Role and Impact

We have a superb opportunity for a Portfolio Manager to join our Japan ETF and Index Investments team. You’ll be responsible for all aspects of index equity portfolio management of global equity exposures, including the day to day management, risk and performance analysis and business process reengineering. We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about making a difference and have the know-how to make it happen - both as Students of the Market as well as Students of Technology!

Your Responsibilities

• Perform daily portfolio management tasks; daily liquidity management, portfolio re-balancing, corporate action analysis, client activity, risk and performance monitoring

• Performance and risk management

• Work with our Global Trading teams to navigate rebalances and other large-scale investment events

• Help establish portfolio management best practices that can be shared globally

• Build our next generation investment platform

• Identify and drive operational improvements that lower risk and increase efficiency across the global teams

• Engage with business partners to provide thought leadership and advice to promote high quality client solutions

• Support client-facing groups in client reporting and analysis on ad-hoc requests.

• Contributing positively to our culture and supporting diversity, equity and inclusion

You Have

We’re looking for individuals, from a variety of backgrounds, who have:

• A passion for financial markets and technology

• Knowledge of both equities and the indexing ecosystem

• High levels of self-motivation and a strong work-ethic

• The desire to make an impact

• A passion to be constantly learning and developing new skills every single day

Skills/Qualifications:

The aptitudes we look for in our PMs include:

• High attention to detail and accountability, organizational and project management skills

• The ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment

• A desire to work collaboratively and great relationship-building skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Japanese language - daily conversation level (read/write)

• Knowledge of programming language (Python) and/or financial instruments/derivatives are a plus

• Local licensing requirements are expected to be fulfilled upon a grace period

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.