Associate - Sustainability & Transition Solutions - Platform team

About this role

Business Unit Overview: BlackRock’s Global Product Solutions (GPS)

BlackRock’s Global Product Solution (GPS) strives to catalyze firm growth by creating an effective and efficient product and solutions platform for our clients, managing a transparent and disciplined product development process from ideation through implementation, and accelerating our business across vehicle types, including our $1.3T Sustainable and Transition product platform.

The GPS Sustainable & Transition (S&T) Platform Strategy & Governance team is responsible for shaping and executing the product platform strategy across BlackRock’s active and index S&T offering as well as partnering with the business and investment teams to deliver market-leading products for our clients. The team reports to the Global Head of Sustainable & Transition Solutions (STS) with accountability to the Head of Product Development and Governance in GPS EMEA. We partner with GPS product teams, PMG, Sales, L&C, RQA, and GAPP to monitor evolving client preferences, competitor moves, and regulatory requirements, and ensure that BlackRock stays ahead of the industry in sustainable and transition investing.

Overview

The S&T Platform Strategy & Governance team is seeking an Associate in EMEA to support sustainability strategy, S&T product ideation, market intelligence, and governance activities across the S&T platform. The role sits at the intersection of sustainable product strategy, competitor and industry monitoring, platform analytics, and regulatory‑driven initiatives, with exposure to multiple stakeholders and cross‑functional strategic projects within GPS and BlackRock more broadly.

The successful candidate will be intellectually curious and drawn to the complexity and nuance that come with sustainable products. They will combine a hands‑on mindset with strong analytical and organisational skills and care deeply about the quality and integrity of their work.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic projects looking at how we can effectively commercialise and position our S&T Platform to our clients.
• Maintain core S&T product and sustainability trackers, including sustainable characteristics, product changes and selected platform financial analytics, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely updates.
• Support market and competitor intelligence for the S&T platform, including monitoring product developments, regulatory updates, industry flows, and maintaining comparative analyses and league tables.
• Deliver research and commentary to support platform positioning and product outcomes.
• Contribute to ad hoc strategic platform initiatives related to product development, governance, and regulation (e.g. baseline screen reviews, SFDR‑related work).
• Prepare materials, data summaries, and presentations for internal stakeholders and senior leadership.

Key Requirements

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in product strategy, investment strategy, market research, product governance, or a related function within an asset management environment.
• Understanding of the sustainable investment landscape and its evolution in Europe, and strong knowledge of the European regulatory environment, including UCITS and related fund governance frameworks.
• Strong analytical and critical‑thinking skills, with the ability to translate data and research into clear, well‑structured insights and presentations.
• Ability to work with large datasets, including maintaining trackers, validating inputs, and supporting quantitative analysis; advanced Excel skills required.
• Comfortable supporting senior stakeholders through high‑quality analysis and materials and ability to deliver under pressure.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail; able to manage multiple workstreams, meet deadlines, and support recurring and ad hoc business processes in a fast‑paced environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; content creation skills and additional European languages (e.g. German or French) are a plus.
• Proactive, quick to learn, and takes ownership of tasks and processes, with pride in delivering high‑quality work.
• IMC, CFA, or progress toward CFA preferred.

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.

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.