US iShares Institutional Business Management and Strategy Analyst
The iShares brand was launched in 2000 and has since become the leading ETF provider with over $720 Billion in assets under management globally and just under 40% global ETF market share as of November 2012. iShares runs almost 600 ETFs globally, holding securities in various asset classes ranging from US domestic equity to fixed income, to emerging and frontier markets. The target audience for iShares includes intermediaries (financial advisors) and institutional investors.
iShares ETFs are built around indices by virtually every leading index provider: Barclay's Capital, Cohen Steers, Dow Jones, FTSE, FSTE/Xinhua, iBoxx, JP Morgan, Morningstar, MSCI, NASDAQ, NYSE, Russell and Standard Poor's. They are diversified like typical index funds, but trade like an exchange listed security, with the advantages of transparency, cost- and tax- efficiency, and index exposure. The iShares business believes its competitive advantages lie in the depth and breadth of its products, the unique expertise and service of its client relationship teams, and its brand strength.
The business management and strategy analyst will work as part of the iShares COO team with a focus on the US iShares Institutional business. We are seeking an analyst to support the COO team with the execution of various strategic initiatives and business planning and management projects. We are seeking a high-energy, self-motivated individual excited to work in a fluid, fast-paced environment that will be the future growth engine for the world's largest asset manager. Given the broad range of projects and initiatives, relatively small group size, and collegial business culture, the analyst will gain significant exposure across the business.
Primary responsibilities will include:
- Providing day to day support to the Director of Business Management with ongoing business management activities
- Working closely with the Director of Business Management in the development and delivery of internal communications content and plans and ensure execution of these plans in an integrated fashion
- As necessary, supporting the COO team in other areas including preparation of strategic plans, metrics and reporting, cross-business initiatives and process redesign
- Participating in and supporting the project-management of strategic initiatives, including the enhancement of the overall sales management process
- Building and presenting sophisticated, insightful analytics on strategic initiatives and internal business operations
- Drafting executive-level presentations and talking points for Senior iShares Leaders to use with internal colleagues and clients
Qualifications:
- BA or BS required; Advanced degree preferred
- Operates as a "self-starter" with high energy and demonstrates a hard-working, "roll-up-your-sleeves" approach
- Dynamic, engaging style with excellent written and oral communication skills across different audiences and levels
- Strong Microsoft office skills (fluencies in Excel, Powerpoint) a must
- Strong contributor with project management experience, and ability to multi-task in a high-pressure environment with tight deadlines
- High degree of professional discretion, integrity and judgment
- Demonstrates flexibility when confronted with change and is able to adapt in a seamless fashion
- Effective team player, with demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of an organization
- Experience working in a management consulting or investment banking environment and/or familiarity with the asset management industry preferred
- 1-3 years of experience
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BlackRock is one of the world's preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions -- from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world's capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.
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