Spring Insight Event - Client & Product Functions - Research & Markets Advisory - 2025

Our Spring Insight is a week-long event taking place in our London and Edinburgh offices in April 2025 for students of all academic backgrounds who will graduate with an undergraduate or master’s degree in 2027.

Spring Insight is an immersive experience into one of our business areas where you’ll participate in work shadowing, a group project, networking and social events. By the end of the week, you’ll be well on your way to being a true student of the markets. We think it’s important to have an open mind about where you begin your career so you’ll be able to apply to experience up to two functions.

Important: 

Candidates can apply for 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.

Research & Markets Advisory

Product Strategy and Solutions at BlackRock focuses on driving the business strategy, innovation and commercialisation of the full investment platform. This includes unlocking new growth opportunities across Active, iShares and Private Markets. Their goal is to ensure that delivering performance for clients remains the highest priority, aligning product strategies with where clients and markets are going, and working with clients to create custom solutions that suit their needs.

Teams you may be considered for:

It is possible that you will be evaluated for opportunities with teams other than those listed below.

Financial Markets Advisory (FMA)

FMA delivers a range of advisory services including sustainability, capital markets, portfolio construction and data & analytics solutions to official sector and financial institution clients globally, including banks and insurance companies.

We support our clients on their most critical and complex financial issues – from managing the low carbon transition of the economy and financial sector, to unwinding portfolios of assets, to crafting and completing bond purchase programs to support the economy. 

BlackRock Investment Institute (BII)

BII leverages the firm’s expertise and generates proprietary research to help BlackRock’s portfolio managers and clients navigate financial markets. BII’s research focuses on macroeconomics, sustainable investing, geopolitics and portfolio construction. Its global strategist network and publications team bring these insights to clients and media.

Sustainable & Transition Solutions (STS)

STS leads BlackRock’s sustainability and low carbon transition strategy. We drive crossfunctional change and support client and external engagement. We power product ideation and embed sustainability expertise across the firm. This is a big deal; BlackRock managed $586 billion in sustainable assets as of end 2022.

Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS)

MASS is an investment team that delivers the scale and capabilities of BlackRock to clients across asset classes, products, services and solutions. We are the investment group at the heart of BlackRock’s portfolio construction, asset allocation and active management ecosystem.

Public Policy

BlackRock’s Global Public Policy Group (GPPG) supports the creation of regulatory regimes that increase financial market transparency, protect investors and facilitate responsible growth of capital markets while preserving consumer choice and balancing benefits versus implementation costs.

This function is known for:

• Market and investment expertise
• Challenging, fun learning environment
• A great place to work and build a career
• Culture of excellence with clear accountability

What will you do as an Analyst?

• Enforce BlackRock’s fiduciary culture of providing the highest quality service and work product to our clients
• Learn about financial institutions, markets and the key financial issues of the time
• Be afforded a diverse professional experience with broad reach across the public and private sectors, interacting with clients to present results, and address requests and questions
• Develop analytics and data management skills by using state of the art technology, modeling expertise and a global risk analytics platform
• Play a key role on multi-disciplinary project teams, including financial experts, market practitioners and technologists, assisting in leading project progress and implementing key action items
• Build and deploy subject matter expertise across a range of themes to help clients achieve their objectives, including sustainability, capital markets, data and analytics, etc.

What capabilities are we looking for?

• Excellent problem-solving abilities with intellectual curiosity and coding skills
• Self-motivated team player, versatile and ability to work independently
• Responsive with attention to detail
• Strong understanding of the use of computer technology in research
• Effective communication and presentation skills

Your learning & development will include:

• Contributing to the work of the team and meeting members across various sectors within BlackRock through team meetings and group training sessions
• Assisting in the preparation of speaking remarks, presentation materials and briefing memos for meetings with policymakers, clients and trade organisations
• Supporting business initiative projects, learning how to act as a project manager
• Working across our functions to achieve our firmwide sustainability objectives and team goals

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 immediately be invited to submit a Virtual Cover Letter and/or take a CodeVue assessment depending on the vacancy or vacancies you apply to. You must submit your Virtual Cover Letter and/or the CodeVue assessment within 5 calendar days, as failure to do so will result in your application being automatically withdrawn.

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