Associate, Financial Institutions Group Relationship Manager

BlackRock • New York, NY

2d • $116,000 - $155,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Within the Client Businesses Group, we pride ourselves on creating, communicating, and delivering investment solutions for clients worldwide. We have teams of professionals with expertise in the many functions that make this effort successful and sustainable, including relationship management, marketing, sales, client service, and product development and management. The Financial Institutions Group (FIG) is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with sophisticated taxable institutional investors worldwide. The group is the industry's largest manager of insurance company assets, and our insurance practice is a strategic focus of the firm.

Requirements

• 2 – 5 yrs experience working in the financial services industry, preferably with insurance companies in a client coverage capacity
• Proven analytical and critical thinking skills
• Extremely detailed oriented
• Ability to think proactively and anticipate needs, issues from an external and internal perspective
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Experience in contributing to high quality client service, particularly with insurers or institutional clients.
• Knowledge of fixed income markets and instruments
• Proven understanding of the core tenets of insurance investing
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Nice To Haves

• CFA Level I or more a plus

Responsibilities

• Coordinating day-to-day delivery of BlackRock's asset management and associated services, including: Accurate and timely client reporting Preparation for and participation in client market and portfolio reviews Design, ownership, and delivery of complex and/or ad hoc client requests Managing portfolio compliance to client guidelines Engaging BlackRock’s capabilities and organization on behalf of our clients
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with insurance and other taxable senior client counterparts, including: Anticipating client needs and prompt responses to client inquiries Cultivating an awareness of client specific investment and operational priorities and sensitivities Developing expertise in our client’s industry dynamics and trend as well as their specific positioning Learning fundamentals of insurance financial statements, regulatory and accounting trends
• Supporting new business and product development, including: Supporting account plan development and execution for current clients to expand relationships Developing knowledge of BlackRock products and services Initiating and designing client specific solutions Supporting implementation, including account set up, guideline development and establishing service needs

Benefits

• employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits.
• strong retirement plan
• tuition reimbursement
• comprehensive healthcare
• support for working parents
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed