BlackRock Manager Research (BMR) needs a Quantitative Due Diligence Analyst to evaluate, monitor, and construct portfolios of investment managers, using quantitative techniques and data analysis to identify best-in-class funds and contribute to alpha generation for client portfolios.
Requirements
- exposure to economic concepts, coding capabilities (Python), Statistics, or data handling (Excel).
- Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Engineering background.
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills with a high degree of attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and improve processes related to the ingestion of data and utilization of tools in manager and portfolio assessment.
- Assist in applying quantitative techniques to evaluate investment managers across a wide spectrum of asset classes.
- Translate data-driven insights into actionable investment recommendations, working closely with colleagues in BMR as well as broader MASS to integrate quantitative findings into manager selection and portfolio construction.
- Take initiative in refining analytical approaches and proposing improvements to existing processes.
- Help communicate market insights to internal partners and senior leadership, ultimately informing investment decisions.
- Participate in developing research frameworks that support manager evaluation at scale.
Other
- 1–2 years of experience is excellent but not crucial - we're more interested in your curiosity and passion for investments!
- you are a proactive self-starter with intellectual curiosity, eager to explore new challenges and drive continuous improvement.
- Strong sense of emotional ownership towards clients and team members by maintaining high levels of responsiveness and accountability
- you're articulate and ready to present your ideas to everyone from teammates to senior leadership.
- 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.
