Vice President/Director, Digital Assets Product Strategist

About this role

BlackRock is the #1 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) provider with $3 trillion in assets under management in its iShares line of ETFs and #1 market share. We serve investors of all sizes, including advisors, personal investors, wealth managers, banks, asset managers, pensions, and insurers.

Job Purpose / Background:

The Global Product Solutions team is seeking a mission-oriented teammate excited about accelerating the growth of our iShares digital assets ETP suite. Reporting to the US head of thematic & active ETFs, the ideal candidate will display strategic vision, domain expertise in digital assets, an entrepreneurial mindset, as well as superb client-facing and written communication skills. The role will work across partner functions to drive distribution priorities across the product lifecycle – from initial development to range management and ongoing client support and commercialization. The focus of the role is to partner across product, marketing, and sales to drive key initiatives including scaling new products, training our sales partners, developing educational collateral for clients, and supporting new product launches.

This product suite is a top strategic priority for iShares. It is one of iShares’ newest product initiatives and sits at the center of the Firm’s innovative ambitions.  We are passionate about expanding investor choice by providing high quality products that can help investors gain access to crypto.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help build the iShares’ Digital Assets ETP offering, establishing the firm’s leadership in the space

• Serve as a subject matter expert for Institutional and Wealth clients, developing and communicating key features of the product structure, market outlook for the category, and portfolio and practice insights

• Conduct internal trainings and develop educational materials to support the sales organization’s fluency in digital assets

• Serve as a spokesperson for the digital assets ETP segment at client events, conferences, and select media opportunities

• Support the development of educational materials and research across scaled marketing mediums, including written, video, audio, and webinars

• Help drive & define the thought leadership agenda and messaging, further establishing BlackRock as a leader in the space

• Work with Product Innovation to identify and build potential next gen products with strong commercial appeal

• Partner globally with across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC to support potential product launches and/or sales efforts in each of these regions

Knowledge / Experience:

• 8+ years’ experience

• 5+ years direct experience in digital assets / crypto

General:

• Excellent communicator, experienced in presenting to senior leaders and clients

• Strategic thinker able to lead initiatives across functions (Product, Marketing, Sales)

• Strong equity analysis, writing and/or editorial skills

• Relationship builder with experience operating in a highly matrixed environment

• Must have or acquire Series 7 & 63 licenses within 3 months of employment

For San Francisco, CA and New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$194,000.00 - USD$270,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents 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 BlackR