Associate / Vice President Equity Product Strategy - Factors, Income, and Systematic Active
About this role
The iShares Equity Product Strategy Team within BlackRock's Global Product Solutions (GPS) business is responsible for driving ETF adoption, product innovation, and commercialization of the iShares UCITS range. This team is seeking an Associate / Vice President to help drive the commercialization of the Factors, Income, and Systematic Active ETF segments, covering numerous funds and approximately $45 billion in assets under management.
This role will support investment insights, education, analysis, and content creation to aid and expand our distribution efforts, continuing to position us as the market leader and a strong partner to our clients. You will work closely with the firm's global Systematic Active Equity and Factor-based investment strategies platform, as well as partners across Sales, Marketing, and the overall ETF and GPS business.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Drive distribution initiatives through data analysis and client-ready insights covering factor and income trends, fundamental data, competitor positioning, and ETF industry developments.
Key Responsibilities:
* Product Knowledge: Develop a strong understanding of the product range, from fund structures to index methodologies, investment theses, and client use cases.
* Content Production: Oversee the maintenance and updating of existing content pieces and help produce new insights for end-clients.
* Analysis and Insights: Leverage external research, market trends, fundamental data, and other tools and analytics to develop timely content that supports commercial opportunities.
* Collaboration: Work efficiently across the equity product strategy team and within a cross-functional team (Product Distribution, Sales, Research, Marketing, Portfolio Management) to drive initiatives and provide product expertise.
* Engagement: Conceive and activate initiatives with salespeople to target key asset-gathering opportunities, and present to end-clients representing the product segment.
* Segment Strategy: Assist in the development and execution of a strategy for Factors, Income, and Systematic Active ETFs across product development, sales, marketing, communications, and analytics initiatives.
Skills & Experience Required:
* 5+ years' relevant industry experience for Vice President and 3+ for Associate, specifically investment management knowledge and ideally factor investing.
* Applicable experience with Factor Investing topics and experience in a client-facing role preferable.
* Strong technical and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and communicate technical concepts effectively.
* Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task, prioritize and collaborate in a fast-paced environment.
* Proficiency in a European language preferred, especially German.
* Ability to travel regionally ~20%.
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