BlackRock
Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions - Physical Equity (Vice President/Director)
About this role
Being part of BlackRock means joining a community of experienced, ambitious professionals working on some of the world’s most complex financial challenges. Our founder-led culture continues to feel entrepreneurial — we work with pace, purpose, and a strong commitment to delivering for our clients.
BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) business is the investment group at the heart of the firm’s portfolio construction, asset allocation, and active management ecosystem. MASS draws on BlackRock’s full toolkit of index, factor, and alpha-seeking capabilities to deliver precise investment outcomes and differentiated alpha insights. With more than 600 investment professionals, MASS combines sophisticated asset allocation expertise, thorough risk management, extensive market insights, and industrial scale implementation capabilities to develop whole portfolio solutions for wealth and institutional clients. MASS currently manages over $2.5 trillion in assets and has a strong presence in London, New York, San Francisco, and Asia Pacific.
Team Overview
The MASS Portfolio Management team is responsible for a broad range of portfolio management activities across multi-asset and sustainable equity mandates and solutions. The team includes approximately 100 portfolio managers globally, with strong regional alignment reflecting key investing centres of expertise. In close partnership with colleagues across the platform, the team designs, manages, and analyses global multi-asset portfolios for institutional and retail clients. The team also works closely with CIOs, model managers, and researchers on portfolio construction and new business design, contributes to investment research, oversees implementation, and drives the enhancement of the portfolio management operating platform.
Position Overview
We are looking for an experienced portfolio manager to join the MASS Portfolio Management team with a specialist focus on managing direct physical equity holdings held within broader multi-asset/ OCIO mandates or wrapped as bespoke fund offerings and active ETFs.
The role involves working as part of a global team responsible for USDc.55bn invested across a range of equity strategies spanning active systematic investment through to discretionary thematic baskets and Sharia investing. The team works closely with researchers from the BlackRock Sustainable Investing (BSI) research team to construct custom systematic equity portfolios using proprietary sustainable investing signal sets, as well as with researchers from across the wider MASS Alpha Strategies platform to implement both systematic and discretionary views on equity markets through discretionary thematic / completion baskets as well as systematic signal sets.
This role offers meaningful scope to shape the future of our physical equity investment platform within MASS. We welcome applicants who are intellectually curious, thoughtful in their approach, and motivated to improve how work gets done. The ideal candidate will bring strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to build effective relationships across teams, while thriving in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
Responsibilities:
Serve as a senior PM for the MASS Physical Equity book - designing, constructing, and managing physical equity portfolios and sleeves; supporting new business opportunities; and helping to develop the platform, technology, and processes needed to operate effectively at scale across a global team.
Lead day-to-day portfolio management activities, including implementing investment strategies, managing client flows, overseeing FX hedging and rebalancing, and monitoring portfolio positioning, performance, and risk.
Ensure mandates are managed in line with performance objectives, investment guidelines, risk parameters, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Drive innovation in the use of Aladdin portfolio management tools and related automation capabilities, including citizen coding, to improve and scale investment processes and portfolio management decision-making.
Collaborate with researchers, strategists, and investors across MASS and BlackRock to develop investment capabilities and processes that support consistent alpha generation.
Establish strong governance and shared methodologies for portfolio construction and implementation across multiple investment processes and products within MASS.
Experience / Qualifications
7+ years experience in global active systematic portfolio management or a closely related role, with a strong interest in single-name equity investing. Deep understanding of portfolio construction and optimisation under a range of constraints is important. Familiarity with ESG signals and regulations would be beneficial.
Experience managing equity instruments and equity derivatives preferred, as well as FX hedges for global mandates with developed and emerging market exposure. Knowledge of corporate actions processing and equity trading conventions, such as round lots and stamp taxes, is valuable.
Ability to manage workflows and projects across a team of portfolio managers, set a clear direction for evolving tools and processes, and represent team priorities with internal partners. A proactive approach to building team capabilities, sharing knowledge and adapting to changing business needs will be important.
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify investment and operational challenges and develop practical solutions.
Strong analytical and risk-management skills, supported by a systems-oriented mindset. Technical skills such as Python, Tableau, and SQL are strongly preferred.
Careful attention to detail, with the ability to stay focused across a broad range of portfolio types and activities.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
Comfortable working independently and as part of a highly collaborative global team.
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.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
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.
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