Vice President, FX Trading

BlackRock•New York, NY

1d•$155,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Trading business executes trades on behalf of all portfolio management teams at the firm. The team is organized along regions and asset classes, providing the best service to our investment teams and achieving optimal outcomes for our clients. As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock traded approximately $27 trillion in notional volume in 2025. We believe BlackRock’s size and scale serves as a distinct advantage, uniquely positioning us to access liquidity and deliver consistently strong execution. The Foreign Exchange market trades over $5 trillion notional per day and can impact all major asset classes in the investment arena. BlackRock manages various mandates that will facilitate currency transactions including: Covering asset transactions and repatriation of income, hedging, currency overlay and active currency management. The FX Trading team within Trading is seeking an FX trader to support investment activities in New York. The successful candidate will have a strong technical skills and the ability to interact effectively with other traders and portfolio managers, multiple internal groups, and the sell-side, in order to provide best execution, maintenance, and market flow information for investment activities in FX markets.

Requirements

Degree(s) in relevant subject such as economics, mathematics, or finance desired
5+ years experience with proven interest in global capital markets, specifically with reference to Foreign Exchange markets
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, attention to detail, and a sense of urgency are vital
Robust technical skills
Effective communication skills and proven ability to work with multiple partners and stakeholders
High computer literacy, with advanced spreadsheet-based skills
Strong work ethic with a high level of self-motivation

Nice To Haves

experience in trading non-linear FX products will be a plus
programming knowledge a benefit

Responsibilities

Working closely with other FX traders to provide best execution across a range of FX instruments, including spot, forwards, options, and cross currency swaps for all BlackRock internal businesses
Providing insight into market activity and disseminating market intelligence and flow information to portfolio management teams
Representing the FX team on various internal forums within the investment platform
Working both independently and with other BlackRock teams to develop technology to improve workflow and analysis across the trading platform
Dealing with day-to-day administrative issues in support of trading activities and liaison with trading operations
Pro-actively contributing to the investment process to reduce transaction costs