FMA Graduate Associate NYC

About this role

Overview of BlackRock’s Financial Markets Advisory Business

BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory group (“FMA”) provides counsel to financial institutions, sovereigns and official institutions across a range of strategic, capital, balance sheet, risk and regulatory matters.  At the heart of “BlackRock as a platform” FMA strives to build and deepen BlackRock’s relationships with our clients’ senior management, serving them on their most critical and sophisticated needs.

The group unites extensive capital markets expertise, complex engagement management capabilities, data and analytics proficiency, and strategic client advisory insights.  With approximately 200 team members worldwide, FMA maintains a tailored and specialized approach to drive BlackRock’s key commercial priorities, working where the firm has unique perspective and capabilities.

We distinguish ourselves by combining deep practitioner expertise with a vast market presence, underpinned by a fully fiduciary mentality – including the ability to operate behind strict information barriers where circumstances require.

FMA operates as regional businesses that share a core mission and set of objectives. We partner closely on global opportunities while retaining a focus on regional clients.  The Americas FMA team has considerable experience serving US-based banks, spanning G-SIBs to regionals, as well as market infrastructure providers, governmental entities, insurance companies and other financial institutions.

Role Overview

Are you ready to help financial institutions, sovereigns, and other market participants achieve their most important goals? Join our team to help clients by contributing as part of cross-functional teams. Responsibilities span the entire client engagement lifecycle from pitches to daily execution to delivery of analyses.

You will identify and address client objectives through the delivery of meaningful work, while also contributing to the growth of commercial and strategic client opportunities. FMA is the delivery mechanism for many of BlackRock’s most complex cross-firm initiatives, and you will collaborate closely with business divisions across the firm globally to leverage BlackRock’s platform for our clients.

This position offers the opportunity to develop skills in engagement management, critical thinking, analytics, leadership, and relationship building. You will gain exposure to financial institutions' priorities, capital markets, risk and regulation, and other topics.

We are looking for candidates who are adept at collaborating within a team environment, while also being capable in working independently with reasonable oversight and escalation. You will work closely together with project team members to effectively present analyses and connect with senior leaders within clients and across BlackRock. Team members receive training and mentorship from colleagues, empowering them to drive workstreams within a broader project context.

We stay abreast of capital market and broader financial institutions trends to understand their impact on client opportunities. Our team drives the expansion of firm capabilities and deepens the firm’s connectivity with clients.

Qualifications and Key Skills

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant consulting and / or financial services experience
• Intellectually curious and initiative taker
• Comfort working alongside a broader team across seniority levels as well as operating with sufficient independence; exhibit excellent leadership and organizational capabilities
• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities; able to synthesize complex concepts to bolster findings and recommendations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving proficiency
• Comfort with a fast-paced and dynamic environment

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$116,000.00 - USD$155,000.00 . 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 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.

To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

 

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.