Associate, Project Management – BlackRock Transformation Office (BTO) in London, United Kingdom

About this role

Associate, Project Management – BlackRock Transformation Office (BTO)

BlackRock Transformation Office (BTO) is a global group of change professionals that deliver strategic transformation to help make BlackRock greater than the sum of its parts. We drive 1BLK outcomes by continuously connecting, and being students of, the firm’s people, processes, and technology.

We are a versatile team made up of individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds motivated by the challenge of finding solutions which benefit BlackRock and our clients.

In BTO, we pride ourselves on developing our people, improving leadership and delivery skills, and broadening firm and industry knowledge. Projects and roles are assigned not just based on successful delivery, but also on individual development objectives and career aspirations.

Your role and impact

We will teach you how the firm works and combined with your financial markets / investment management industry knowledge and technical skills, you will play a key role partnering with business, technology, and BTO leaders in delivering some of the firm’s most strategic, complex, and high-valued projects.

This is not a traditional generic project management role where you are responsible only for project coordination / facilitation. We are looking for world-class problem solvers who thrive in understanding the details and are heavily involved (i.e., get your hands dirty) in the design and implementation of scalable solutions that typically integrate process, technology, and organizational change. You can look forward to an impactful, multi-faceted role that will help BlackRock’s businesses have the necessary capabilities to support an aggressive growth agenda.

At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and actively engage you in our success. We have an extraordinary responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to do things such as save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. Join our team and experience what it feels like to be part of an organization that makes a difference.

Your responsibilities

• Partner with business leads to drive strategic projects / project workstreams, including commercial opportunities as well as sophisticated client and technology mandates, to completion

• Develop project objectives with measurable goals, drive consensus, and communicate plans and results to partners

• Quickly learn relevant content and contribute to current state analysis and future state design

• Simplify complex topics and build innovative solutions / ideas to solve problems

• Advise business partners on workflow improvements to get the most out of our technology / identify areas for improvement in business processes and technology tools

• Partner closely with subject matter experts and engineers on prioritization and day-to-day execution

• Engage and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the firm to effectively navigate our global organization

• Help manage communication to stakeholders / management across levels

• Stay current on global finance and technology trends impacting BlackRock

Your experience

• 3-5 years of work experience, ideally within financial services or similar industry

• Ability to clearly articulate objectives and influence outcomes

• Excellent communication skills: ability to clearly articulate objectives and influence outcomes

• Experience in business process analysis, design, and implementation

• Ambitious and proactive: able to show initiative and come up with ideas without prompting

• Technical proficiency, understanding technology in a business context

• Ambitious and proactive: able to show initiative and come up with ideas without prompting

• Ability to think on your feet: be able to suggest solutions as issues come to light

• Sense of curiosity and the courage to ask tough questions

• Strongly believes in BlackRock’s purpose

• Experience with AI (artificial intelligence) /ML (machine learning), including large language models, OpenAI and Azure AI solutions a plus

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.