Associate/Vice President - Portfolio Manager (Multi-Asset)

5w1 month ago

BlackRock

London, GB · Full-time · £140,000 – £250,000

About this role

BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) business sits at the heart of portfolio construction, asset allocation, and active management. It draws on index, factor, and alpha-seeking capabilities to deliver precise investment outcomes. The team of 600+ professionals manages over $2.5 trillion across funds, separate accounts, and outsourcing solutions.

As a Portfolio Manager, manage portfolios with physical and synthetic fixed income, equity, FX, funds, private markets, and commodities. Lead daily tasks like implementing strategies, handling client flows, FX hedging, rebalancing, and risk decomposition. Ensure mandates conform to performance, guidelines, risk, and regulations.

The MASS Portfolio Management team of around 100 globally partners with CIOs, model managers, and researchers on construction and design. It handles implementation, contributes to research, and drives PM platform enhancements. Strong regional alignment reflects investing centers of expertise.

Apply technology and analytics to improve processes and decision-making. Participate in research on portfolio construction, asset allocation, and security selection. Thrive in a founder-led culture working hard, fast, and with purpose.

Requirements

Consistently put clients first and maintain integrity in every aspect of performance (Fiduciaries)
Like to learn new things and challenge the status quo (Curious)
Excited about growing skillset through solving problems (Intellectual)
Feel personal ownership and passion for the work with aspiration to be better (Accountable)
Drive things to completion (Finishers)
"Good enough" is simply not good enough (Exacting)
Value and respect input from others (Open)

Responsibilities

Manage portfolios comprised of physical and synthetic fixed income, equity, FX, funds, private markets and commodity exposures
Lead daily portfolio management tasks including implementing multiple investment strategies, handling client flows, FX hedging, rebalancing and monitoring positioning, and risk/performance decomposition
Ensure all mandates conform to performance expectations, investment guidelines, risk parameters, and regulatory requirements
Apply technology and analytical tools to improve processes, build scale and enhance investment decision-making
Work with analytics, risk, data, and other platform teams to drive operational improvements and contribute to systems/investment and trading process design
Participate in research related to portfolio construction, asset allocation, security selection, and other investment topics