Asset Allocation Research, Private Markets (Vice President)

Role Overview:

BlackRock is a global asset manager and technology provider dedicated to helping more people experience financial well-being. Continuous innovation helps us bring the best of BlackRock to our clients, particularly as we expand and deepen our leadership in private markets, supported by Aladdin — BlackRock’s end-to-end investment, risk and data platform. Asset allocation is a key area for the firm and for Preqin specifically, Aladdin’s private markets data business. Against this backdrop, the Preqin Research Insights team is looking for a VP, Asset Allocation, to join the team in New York.  

The PMR team serves as Preqin’s authoritative voice in the market and comprises more than 15 analysts across alternative asset classes, based in London, New York, Dallas, Singapore and Hong Kong. The team produces research publications that are available to subscribers in the institutional and wealth space through Preqin’s commercial platform (Preqin PRO) and have seen strong growth over the last few years. The team also presents industry forums and delivers hundreds of strategic BlackRock client engagements each year. 

The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of the private markets industry and will be an excellent communicator in public settings, comfortable discussing industry trends with senior stakeholders across the industry. The ideal candidate would demonstrate strong horizontal leadership skills to connect with teams across the BlackRock ecosystem internally. 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Lead Asset Allocation research: execute the research agenda with the guidance of senior stakeholders to position Preqin as a thought-leader on allocating private markets in the context of the whole portfolio and address some of the key questions posed by LPs and investment committees. This includes helping clients assess the impact of introducing private market asset classes to traditional portfolios, and how to think about risk and return expectations. 

• Client and media engagement: represent Preqin at industry events, client roadshows and financial press engagements 

• Team development: mentor a wider team of researchers that work across private markets, helping to ensure the production of high-quality data driven content that resonates with clients 

• Stakeholder engagement: build strong relationships across BlackRock teams working on asset allocation topics, across investment, client, Aladdin and corporate functions 

• Product leadership: provide feedback on the overall research roadmap, grounded in the understanding of market developments and insights that clients need 

Required Skills: 

• Industry experience: 8+ years of experience preferred in private markets or related areas. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of asset allocation approaches.  

• Communication: exceptional presentation skills and ability to confidently and succinctly respond to questions 

• Writing and analytical skills: demonstrated ability to analyze complex datasets and crystallize meaningful insights 

• AI proficiency: hands-on comfort using AI tools in daily research work (e.g., prompt-based research, synthesis, data exploration – with awareness of AI limitations) and prompt engineering fundamentals (ability to create, test, iterate, and evaluate prompts/workflows to achieve consistent outputs)   

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• CFA or CAIA qualification preferred 

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and advanced degree preferred 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word. 

This job specification is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.