Associate, Market Risk Manager (Fixed Income) – New York

New York, New York
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About this role
Elevate your career by joining the world’s largest asset manager! Thrive in an environment that fosters positive relationships and recognizes outstanding performance! We know you want to feel valued every single day and be recognized for your contribution. At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively engage your involvement in our success.

What we do
BlackRock’s business is investing on behalf of our clients, from large institutions to parents and grandparents, doctors and teachers who entrust their savings to us. We are committed to our clients-period. Our promise is to offer them the clearest thinking about what to do with their money and the products and services they need to secure a better financial future.

That’s why investors of all kinds have made us the world’s largest asset manager, entrusting us with trillions of dollars, and its why companies, institutions and global governments come to us for help meeting their biggest financial challenges.

Business Overview
BlackRock’s Risk & Quantitative Analysis (RQA) group provides independent oversight of BlackRock’s fiduciary and enterprise risks. RQA Investment Risk’s principal responsibility is to ensure that the risks in BlackRock’s portfolios are fully understood by our portfolio managers and senior management and are consistent with clients’ objectives. We also help build “state-of-the-practice” quantitative models and analytics that help inform risk taking and portfolio construction across the firm. RQA team members tackle real-world problems, using quantitative analysis and a multi-disciplinary skillset to provide tangible solutions in the investment management process.

What the RQA group at BlackRock has:

• The opportunity to provide real world solutions that help preserve and protect the hopes and dreams of (truly) billions of people around the world
• A team of world-class risk managers and quants partnering with portfolio management teams to oversee our clients’ portfolios
• Global colleagues with subject matter expertise in investing, macroeconomics, financial modeling and strategy

What you have:

• A degree in a quantitative field, e.g., mathematics, quantitative finance, computer science, economics, statistics, engineering or similar fields
• An ability to explain complex ideas in simple but impactful terms
• A passion for applying quantitative techniques to real-world problems including analyzing portfolio risk taking and understanding financial markets
• The view that risk management is a partnership between investment managers and risk managers
• A love of models, an understanding of their limitations and a desire to improve them

You might also have:

• A track record of analyzing Fixed Income markets, portfolios and investments, particularly securitized assets
• An industry certification from GARP or similar organization (or are working on it)
• Proven coding skills in R, Python, etc.

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.

About BlackRock

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable.
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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.
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.