Prior experience (minimum 5 years) in the asset management industry with exposure to operational and client service functions is an advantage
Experience in dealing with clients and associated operational risk matters
Skilled in developing collaborative working relationships with key business and operations partners
Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with high self-assurance, energy and drive
Time management skills to consistently meet the needs of the business and our clients
In depth product knowledge, especially investment guidelines and their impact to performance and operational complexity
Attention to detail, strong comprehension skills, lateral thinking and problem solving capabilities
Ability to analyze, synthesize and present data in a concise and easy to understand style
Language ability, both written and verbal, in both Japanese (Native level) and English (Fluent)
Responsibilities
Providing outstanding, timely and accurate “front line” telephone and email response to clients regarding all services and products offered by BlackRock
Provide high quality client service externally and internally, answering inquiries and resolving problems from clients as well as internal BlackRock groups
Partner with business partners to develop solutions for our clients, exploring our service capabilities and continually looking for ways to innovate and provide clients with improved and better service outcomes throughout the client lifecycle - i.e. administrative compliance issues such as Post AIJ coordination for non-professional investors
Provide an extension of the Client Business and the local, regional and global operational teams to improve the quality of the client experience and engage the operational resources of the firm to meet clients’ needs
Identify and handle operational risk effectively, including identification, communication and remediation of risks to the relevant forums
Identify and challenge non-standard/exception-based processes and/or requests, raising accordingly
Seek operational improvements wherever possible, to facilitate take-on of additional activities through the automation of existing activities
Experience in project / initiative implementations, with the required skills to take on business analysis and test planning
Leadership qualities within the Japan CEM team and cross-support colleagues across APAC CEM locations to deliver best in class client service