Vice President, Private Markets Strategy & Finance

About this role

Team Overview

The Private Markets Finance & Strategy team partners with Investment Businesses and Enterprise Leaders across BlackRock to drive long-term, margin-accretive growth in our rapidly expanding Private Markets Platform. The team sits at the intersection of Corporate Strategy & Development and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), blending strategy, finance and execution skillsets. We collaborate closely with leadership of our Infrastructure, Private Credit, Private Equity and Real Estate businesses to translate the enterprise-level vision and strategy into business-level execution plans, short- and long-term budgets, forecasts, insightful metrics and financial analysis that drive business decisions.

We are looking to further strengthen the team with a Vice President, Private Markets Strategy & Finance who will operate at a platform level, working on initiatives and financials across all businesses and asset classes. The VP will contribute to some of the firm’s highest and most dynamic growth priorities. The ideal candidate has an affinity for both enterprise-level strategy projects and deep financial analysis. Paired up with project management and senior stakeholder management skillsets, the VP will drive FP&A and strategy initiatives from ideation through execution.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of Private Markets growth strategies, business plans, budgets and financials both on an enterprise and individual business level

• Partner with senior management and work ‘hand in hand’ with investment business leaders and COO teams to translate strategy (e.g., channel strategies, product development) into business goals, execution plans, financials and identify milestones, investment needs and measures of success

• Be a ‘quarterback’ between strategy and finance to ensure that business and financial goals are fully in synch across budgeting and strategic planning processes

• Work closely with FP&A partners to develop and leverage financials, forecasts and insights that underpin strategy, initiatives and drive decision making (e.g., business cases, reporting dashboards)

• Act as a program and transformation manager to lead and support the execution of FP&A and strategy initiatives, (e.g., developing new strategies, transforming finance processes, conducting benchmarking based on competitive insights)

• Gather, synthesize, analyze and present market and financial data in support of projects and initiatives

• Act as strategic and trusted advisor to investment business leaders by being a ‘student of the markets and leveraging deep Private Markets expertise, insights on the latest trends and competitive intelligence

• Communicate strategic priorities as well as financials to senior to stakeholder groups across the firm via presentations, meetings and written communications and connect dots across the organization through strong relationships

Development Value:

• Unique exposure to BlackRock’s Private Markets leadership at the global, regional and business unit level

• Opportunity to build a brand and drive career development in one of the firm’s talent engines

• A collaborative, inquisitive, and high-performing team culture across the global Finance & Strategy team

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree with strong record of academic achievement; MBA desirable

• 5-7+ years of relevant work experience in Consulting, Finance, Banking or similar 

• Asset management industry and Private Markets expertise strongly preferred

• Experience with financial processes, e.g. financial modelling, planning, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliation, reporting and valuation

• Track record of developing and implementing strategies and driving change through creativity, relationship building, and focused execution

• Student of the markets; fascinated by how privates markets businesses serve their clients and innovate across all assets classes

• Commercial and pragmatic leader with high standards and ability to balance speed of execution and high quality of their work product

• Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills; organized with strong follow through and execution

• Ability to clearly articulate and present ideas both in written presentations and orally to senior management

• Experience in navigating complex stakeholder environments and working in cross-functional project teams

• Relationship-builder with professional, positive demeanor and collaborative orientation

• Proven expertise in Excel and PowerPoint; ex