The board
- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- New York, NY
- Apply by
- End Date: October 10, 2026
- Posted
- Sep 18
BlackRock’s Corporate Strategy and Development group is responsible for supporting the firm in positioning BlackRock to generate robust, long-term growth and shareholder value creation. Our Corporate Strategy team formulates and executes enterprise-level vision and strategy, informs business-level strategies, and drives large multi-functional, cross border assignments and initiatives for the firm. Our Corporate Development team is responsible for realizing enterprise- and business-level strategic priorities inorganically by sourcing, assessing, and executing acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, and partnerships.
As an Associate, you will help drive BlackRock’s inorganic strategy in support of the firm’s long-term growth priorities.
What you'd do
- Contribute to the evaluation of business opportunities globally including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, and partnerships based on BlackRock’s firm-wide strategic priorities
- Work with senior management and business unit leaders to determine strategic objectives and identify inorganic opportunities to meet these goals
- Evaluate and analyze transactions across the asset management and financial technology industries
- Drive the cross-functional due diligence process in partnership with business unit leaders, internal functional experts, and outside advisors to support execution of transactions
- Ability to own financial modeling and valuation analyses to assess synergy capture, returns on invested capital, pro forma impact to financial statements, and shareholder value creation analysis
- Synthesize data into high-quality presentations and written communications for senior leadership and executives
- Introduce and implement AI-enabled solutions to redesign processes and efficiencies
- Develop and maintain industry and competitive intelligence
- Foster a collaborative and supportive work environment, with involvement in recruiting, mentoring, and supporting team members
- A passionate interest in financial markets and the asset management industry
What they want
- Bachelor’s or equivalent degree with strong record of academic achievement; MBA desirable
- At least 2 and no more than 5 years relevant work experience; financial services M&A and capital markets background in investment banking and/or private equity
- Strong knowledge of financial institutions, including asset & wealth management, financial technology, insurance, capital markets, and banking industries
- Familiarity with the end-to-end transaction life cycle, including sourcing, deal structuring, due diligence, financial analysis, documentation, and integration
- Excellent problem-solving, quantitative, and analytical skills alongside strong familiarity with financial statement analysis, valuation, and financial modelling
- Experience contributing to cross-functional project teams
- Superior communication skills and ability to clearly articulate recommendations to internal and external audiences across all levels of seniority
- Starts
- 2026-09-18