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香港 Hong Kong, 中国
Hybrid
About this role
Your Team
The APAC ETF Platform team plays a pivotal role in expanding and safeguarding BlackRock’s and iShares’ ETF product suite across the region.
We are committed to modernizing markets and building the industry’s most innovative, scalable, and resilient platform. This foundation enables us to deliver a comprehensive range of ETFs that provide clients with precise, transparent, and cost-efficient access to diverse asset classes and global markets.
Your Role and Impact
You will play a key role in advancing iShares and BlackRock’s ETF product development pipeline. This includes enhancing existing offerings and designing new creation and redemption processes that reflect evolving market dynamics. A critical aspect of the role is managing operational and investment risk while supporting the launch of sophisticated, innovative ETF products that deliver precise performance outcomes amid increasing complexity.
The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of securities markets, investment products, and portfolio construction. Success in this role requires leadership across cross-functional teams, including Portfolio Management, ETF Markets, Product Strategy, Risk & Quantitative Analysis, Legal, and Compliance. You will also collaborate externally with fund administrators, authorized participants and market makers, and index providers. Additionally, the position involves regular engagement with senior management and the preparation of committee proposals for new product initiatives.
Your Key Responsibilities
Drive Innovation: Identify opportunities for product enhancements, index evolution, and strategic structuring decisions to strengthen our ETF offering.
Simplify Complexity: Quickly absorb technical concepts and communicate them clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.
Primary Market Coverage: Perform and oversight primary market activities (creations/redemptions) between APs/MMs, Portfolio Management, Trading, Exchange & ETF Service Providers
Deliver with Precision: Maintain exceptional attention to detail in preparing quantitative analyses, written materials, and presentations.
Problem-Solve and Execute: Tackle challenges proactively, develop solutions, and advance strategic priorities with impact.
Organize and Prioritize: Manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery against competing deadlines.
Collaborate for Success: Partner closely with internal teams to guide decision-making on product structuring, investment processes, and operating model design trade-offs.
Deepen Expertise: Build a comprehensive understanding of our ETF product range and identify opportunities for growth and differentiation.
Authorized Participant & Market Maker Engagement: Develop relationships with authorized participants, market makers, broker dealers and other core counterparties within the ETF ecosystem to improve the product and market quality of our ETFs and to help promote distribution to existing and potential new clients.
You Have
Experience in financial services, with exposure to ETF product development, product structuring, portfolio management, risk management, or trading.
Strong understanding of multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income, commodities and digital.
Demonstrated ability to lead projects and build effective relationships with internal and external partners.
Comfort operating in ambiguous environments and delivering results under time pressure.
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
Sound business judgment and decision-making skills, underpinned by integrity and emotional intelligence.
Curiosity and a strong interest in financial markets, and the ability to learn quickly and apply new concepts effectively.
Why Join Us
Play a pivotal role in shaping ETF innovation across one of the fastest-growing regions globally.
Thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment with exposure to global-best practices and cutting-edge market developments.
Join a team committed to driving operational excellence and establishing market leadership in ETFs.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents 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.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
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.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.