About This Role
Company: BlackRock Index Services, LLC
Job Title: Associate
Location: 400 Howard St San Francisco, CA 94105
Job Duties: Perform financial investment analytics duties by facilitating new financial index (fixed income, multi-asset and equity) onboarding and integration into the Aladdin production environment. Investigate and resolve complex issues relating to financial index construction, rebalancing, security data attributes and client inquiries on indices. Perform ad-hoc analysis of large financial data sets, pertaining to index construction and operations production analysis, specifically number of exceptions, types of exceptions, root cause of exceptions and gaps in data pipeline. Facilitate quality-control and publish daily index returns and risk analytics through BlackRock’s proprietary Aladdin platform. Ensure high quality data is delivered in a timely manner to our clients to use in investment management decisions. Investigate and resolve complex issues and perform ad-hoc analysis of large datasets, while meeting tight deadlines for client deliverables. Provide high-quality client service and address inquiries in a timely manner. Remain current with BlackRock Aladdin tools and processes to ensure BIS business processes remain at the cutting edge. Understand investment analytics across fixed-income, equity, and multi-asset indices to help clients understand and interpret index exposures, and sources of risk and returns. Ability to effectively explain and summarize index behavior and performance. Initiate and guide improvements to BIS internal index platform to support new business needs, minimize risk and enhance the quality and scale of the business. Facilitate project management for new index projects with responsibility for execution of index deliverables and coordination with colleagues across engineering, business management, market data, research, and production teams.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Management Science, Economics, Financial Engineering or a related field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or as a Senior Analyst, Analyst, or related. Must have two (2) years of experience with the following: SQL and database design and ETL; Agile software development environment (JIRA); Asset-backed securities (ABS); Microsoft Office Suite and Detail-oriented data analysis. Must have any amount of experience with: Mortgage-backed securities (MBS).
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For San Francisco, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD$145,000.00 - USD$162,000.00 . 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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