Job Description

Job descriptionAbout this roleJob Purpose/Background:BlackRock’s Index Fixed Income (IFI) business is the leading index investment group in the world, with responsibility for managing the firm’s Index Fixed Income portfolios, including Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), mutual funds, and segregated mandates. The IFI team builds and utilizes the industry’s leading suite of index investment tools to manage $1.5 trillion in global index fixed income assets across Developed and Emerging Markets. Our clients include corporate and public pension plans, central banks, sovereign wealth funds and retail investors.The IFI Research team is a newly formed global unit, following a decision by BlackRock Global Markets (BGM) to invest in this capability. Partnering with colleagues across BGM, the team will work with IFI portfolio management, technology, and product teams globally to build proprietary quantitative research capabilities that will help our index platform deliver better investment outcomes for clients and capture future growth opportunities.A successful candidate will be familiar with constituent-level FI fund/benchmark data and have strong technology and quantitative research skills (e.g. signal construction and back testing). They will be a self-starter who excels at conducting empirical research with limited supervision, whilst also collaborating within a global team. They will also possess sound written and verbal communication skills and be able to discuss projects with both experts and non-experts alike.