Associate - Hedge Fund Investor Relations

About this role

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’s mission is to create a better financial future for our clients. We have a responsibility to be the voice of the investor and we represent each client fairly and equally. Constant communication with a diverse team of partners strengthens us and delivers better results for our clients. Continuous innovation helps us bring the best of BlackRock to our clients. 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.

BlackRock is seeking a highly motivated Associate to join the Hedge Fund Investor Relations (HF IR) team based in New York or London. The team supports capital formation investor engagement and platform initiatives across BlackRock’s hedge fund strategies within the Portfolio Management Group (PMG).

This role will initially focus on internal coordination and execution across fundraising initiatives investor servicing and cross-functional platform activities. The position plays a key role in ensuring the seamless preparation and delivery of investor communications and capital-raising processes.

The successful candidate will partner closely with senior HF IR professionals the hedge fund strategy function portfolio managers and key internal stakeholders across the Client Businesses Global Product Solutions (GPS) Technology & Operations and Legal & Compliance.

The team engages with a diverse allocator base across both institutional and wealth channels including pensions endowments sovereign institutions family offices private banks and wealth management platforms.

Over time—typically within 12–24 months depending on performance and business needs—the role will evolve to include direct allocator engagement participation in roadshows and investor meetings and increasing client coverage responsibilities.

This position could be located in either New York or London and offers an opportunity to gain broad exposure to the hedge fund ecosystem while developing toward a client-facing investor relations role.

Key Responsibilities

Internal Coordination & Capital Formation Support

• Serve as a central coordination point across internal teams supporting fundraising initiatives investor onboarding and ongoing investor servicing.

• Manage the development review and customization of investor materials including marketing presentations fact sheets due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) and strategy updates.

• Maintain and optimize MSD CRM data ensuring accurate tracking of investor pipelines engagement activity allocations and feedback.

• Support management information (MI) reporting and analytics including pipeline tracking capital raising progress regional activity updates and investor engagement reporting for senior stakeholders.

• Coordinate internal workflows for capital formation initiatives including data requests document management and cross-functional alignment on deliverables and timelines.

• Conduct research and analysis on allocator trends competitor positioning strategy performance and broader hedge fund industry developments to support investor messaging.

• Support the planning and coordination of regional investor engagement activity including meeting scheduling investor targeting and alignment with client coverage teams.

• Coordinate preparation sessions and internal reviews ahead of investor meetings roadshows and allocator events.

Investor Engagement & Client Support (Progressive Responsibility)

• Assist in responding to investor and consultant requests including performance data strategy information and due diligence materials.

• Participate in investor calls and meetings supporting meeting preparation documentation and follow-up actions.

• Support the planning coordination and execution of roadshows including meeting logistics scheduling internal briefing materials and post-meeting follow-up.

• Assist in coordinating participation in allocator conferences and client events both virtual and in-person.

• Develop familiarity with the institutional and wealth allocator landscape including pensions endowments foundations family offices private banks and wealth platforms.

• Contribute to capturing and synthesizing allocator feedback and market insights to inform strategy positioning and investor communications.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance Economics Business or a related field.

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in hedge funds or asset management including roles in investor relations support operations client servicing fund administration or placement agent support.

• Understanding of hedge fund strategies performance evaluation and risk/return dynamics with familiarity across institutional and wealth investor segments.

• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders and manage competing priorities.

• Experience preparing management reporting pipeline analysis or internal business updates is advantageous.

• Excellent attention to detail and written communication skills particularly in the preparation of investor-facing materials.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience working with CRM systems (e.g. MSD) and structured data is preferred.

• Progress toward professional designations such as CFA or CAIA is a plus.

• Collaborative proactive mindset with strong intellectual curiosity about markets hedge fund strategies and allocator behavior.

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.

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 workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race creed color national origin sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression) sexual orientation age ancestry physical or mental disability marital status political affiliation religion citizenship status genetic information veteran status or any other basis protected under applicable federal state or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

What We Do

As the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals including firefighters nurses teachers and factory workers. BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven focused on clients and risk management and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today. At BlackRock we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions simplify complexity and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning wealth building or navigating market shifts we’re here to help clients invest more easily more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together. Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com

Why Work With Us

Without our people technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees clients shareholders and society alike.

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