Business Strategy & Innovation, Associate, - BTO

About this role

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 complex client and technology mandates, to completion  

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

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

• Simplify complex topics and create 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 aptitude, 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 (machi