Summer Internship Programme - Operations - Data Operations - 2025

The Summer Internship Programme is for candidates in their penultimate year of a bachelor’s or master’s degree, graduating in 2026.

This program is designed to provide students with a challenging, meaningful and supportive internship experience that replicates, as closely as possible, the experience of being a full-time BlackRock Analyst. The program begins with an orientation that offers a thorough overview of the firm and the opportunity to hear from a number of senior leaders.

Following orientation, interns receive on-the-job training and are given day-to-day responsibilities to contribute to their teams throughout the summer. Programming also features a speaker series, mentoring and various networking opportunities, including activities with our employee networks.

If you enjoy this program, you should explore our Full-Time Analyst Program, which you can consider applying to after your internship.

Important:

Candidates can apply for only one programme (e.g., Summer Internship Programme or Off-Cycle Internship Programme) and up to two functions within that programme (e.g., Investment Research and Analytics & Modeling). You must apply for both opportunities using the same programme application. If you withdraw your application, you cannot submit another application for this programme this year.

Data Operations

Our business has more than 3,000 employees across 40+ offices globally and is comprised of six different streams spanning from Data & Artificial Intelligence to Provider Strategy. We are responsible for processes required for the end-to-end investment management process, providing operational support to BlackRock’s portfolio management teams and client groups. We also own the day-to-day relationships with external service providers, such as banks and data/index suppliers, ensuring that we optimise BlackRock’s relationships.

This function is known for:

• Providing data services and solutions to support the entire firm
• Improving the client service experience in partnership with client businesses
• Managing the firm’s funds aligning to the Retail, Institutional and ETF client businesses
• Maintaining relationships with banks and market data/index providers
• Providing scalable and custom reports to clients
• Effectively onboarding new portfolios by working across numerous BlackRock teams
• Analysing trends to improve service and client deliverables
• Understanding the flow of client, market and fund information across BlackRock and external data providers
• Working alongside our systems engineers and UI developers to build the next generation of BlackRock's tools
• Proving out and productionalising scalable infrastructure
• Developing tech solutions and providing tech expertise to address business & industry challenges
• Leveraging existing tech solutions to enhance the employee experience

What will you do as an Analyst?

• Gain exposure to multiple business areas and investment products across the firm
• Be challenged to think innovatively and creatively in order to solve complex business and operational issues
• Analyse trends in queries to improve client deliverables
• Evaluate systems, processes and procedures for inefficiencies and make recommendations for improvement
• Be part of and develop within a truly global and innovative group

What capabilities are we looking for?

• Analytical approach
• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Project management
• Technical curiosity

Benefits

• Emotional well-being
• Financial well-being
• Healthcare benefits
• Life management
• Pay for performance
• Physical well-being

Please click here to see all of our rewards and benefits. 

Next steps:

Once you submit your application, you will receive an email to complete a pre-interview assessment. You have up to five days to submit your pre-interview assessment; if you fail to do so, your application will automatically be withdrawn.

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.

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