Portfolio Solutions Specialist, Associate at BlackRock

Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Asset Management, Finance, Investment ManagementIndustries

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years’ proven experience within financial services or asset management, preferably across multiple asset classes and investment subject areas
Solid understanding of financial markets, investments (i.e. Fixed Income, Equities, Alternatives) and key financial concepts (such as asset allocation, risk analytics, performance, attribution etc.)
A genuine inclination for quantitative analysis and the ability to work through sophisticated problems and challenges to provide innovative insights. Coding skills and/or knowledge of Aladdin, Morningstar, Bloomberg, Tableau, VBA, SQL, and/or Python is a strong plus
CFA and/or CAIA encouraged but not required
Consistent track record of academic achievement, work ethic, and leadership
Fluent in English with excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

Perform analyses, give opinions, and generate new ideas to support investment decision making across all stages of the investment process, including strategic asset allocation, tactical asset allocation, management style selection/blending/sizing, manager selection, risk budgeting, implementation, performance measurement/attribution, and risk management
Support the design, implementation, and ongoing management of portfolio solutions for existing and prospective clients to understand and meet their unique objectives and constraints
Keep up to date with client trends, industry news, events, research, and regulations and ensure these are reflected in solution design
Understand how the principles of portfolio construction can be adapted to support the varying investment requirements for each segment within EMEA Solutions
Investigate and adapt to most recent technology, innovate on tools and analytics to drive scale and consistency across portfolio construction processes
Collaborate with a range of internal partner teams to deliver the best possible client investment outcomes, including portfolio construction researchers, implementation specialists, manager researchers, risk managers, and asset class specialist investment teams
Drive the continuous evolution of the investment process by constantly seeking performance improvements, challenging the status quo, and proactively bringing new investment ideas
Actively participate in cross-team research initiatives to generate and explore new investment ideas
Collaborate with multiple team members across multiple priorities to see ideas through to completion and implementation in client portfolios
Support commercial growth targets by supplying investment content to RFP responses, pitch materials, marketing materials and other external client communications