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Description

About this role

Key Responsibilities

  • Seek out mandates and opportunities from new clients whilst
  • managing existing allocated client list
  • Drive
  • and execute the UK DC strategy and innovation within the UK DC and retirement market.
  • Build and develop your own relationships & networks with clients and internal teams, including marketing, sales and operational departments.
  • Be a DC expert and thought partner for clients and internal stakeholders
  • Lead strategic sales/account planning and development alongside other UK Sales teams.
  • Develop technical knowledge of clients proposition to assist in suggesting mandate opportunities, new propositions and solutions.
  • Understand regulatory changes and keep abreast of market trends.
  • Engage with internal teams such as the other UK Sales teams, SCBD, Consultant Relations, BlackRock Risk Solutions, Transitions Management, EII, Cash, Financial Institutions and International sales teams to deliver One BlackRock' to clients and consultants.

Development Value

Our clients distribute BlackRock product across multiple channels, including DC, Retail Advised and Direct to Consumer and have a significant focus on retirement. As such this role will deliver substantial value by offering

  • Exposure to a wide range of clients, both established market players and new entrants.
  • Participation at the cutting edge of one of the fasting growing investment sectors in the UK market.
  • Interaction with BlackRock's portfolio management teams in fundamental, scientific/model-based and index strategies.
  • Opportunity to build very broad product knowledge across multiple product ranges and vehicles.
  • Working with teams from across BlackRock to deliver bespoke solutions to some of the firms largest clients.
  • Access to EMEA training and development days for sales teams learning about new products and investment ideas.
  • Opportunity to work in a focus area for the firm.

Knowledge/Experience

  • DC pensions specialist is an absolute requirement
  • Experience in sales and proactively raising assets with new clients to develop business opportunities
  • Experience working with insurance companies and financial intermediaries
  • Strong knowledge of the client landscape in the UK DC ICB (Advised and Direct to Consumer) marketplace, in particular life companies and platforms.
  • Strong knowledge of the UK DC marketplace from both an investment and operational perspective global DC experience will be a plus.
  • Good understanding of investments, pooled funds and sub-advisory mandates.
  • Experience working directly with clients.

Skills/Qualifications

  • Ability to build relationships and influence people at all levels and functions can work through difficult problems and in conflict situations
  • The successful candidate will need to have strong analytical capabilities, excellent interpersonal skills, and an ability to drive both strategic vision and program execution
  • Proven track record with successfully managing multiple work streams within rapid timelines
  • Skilled at developing and translating strategic concepts/discussions into PowerPoint
  • Able to present and layout clear analysis alongside concise recommendations
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to use hypothesis-based problem solving to answer key business questions

Competencies

  • Proactive self-starter
  • DC Pension technical expert
  • Highly organised and self-motivated
  • Extremely strong team player

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.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit

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www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

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.

Job requisition #

R241827