FMA Graduate Associate NYC

About this role Overview of BlackRock’s Financial Markets Advisory Business BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory group (“FMA”) provides counsel to financial institutions, sovereigns and official institutions across a range of strategic, capital, balance sheet, risk and regulatory matters.  At the heart of “BlackRock as a platform” FMA strives to build and deepen BlackRock’s relationships with our clients’ senior management, serving them on their most critical and sophisticated needs. The group unites extensive capital markets expertise, complex engagement management capabilities, data and analytics proficiency, and strategic client advisory insights.  With approximately 200 team members worldwide, FMA maintains a tailored and specialized approach to drive BlackRock’s key commercial priorities, working where the firm has unique perspective and capabilities. We distinguish ourselves by combining deep practitioner expertise with a vast market presence, underpinned by a fully fiduciary mentality – including the ability to operate behind strict information barriers where circumstances require. FMA operates as regional businesses that share a core mission and set of objectives. We partner closely on global opportunities while retaining a focus on regional clients.  The Americas FMA team has considerable experience serving US-based banks, spanning G-SIBs to regionals, as well as market infrastructure providers, governmental entities, insurance companies and other financial institutions.

Overview Are you ready to help financial institutions, sovereigns, and other market participants achieve their most important goals? Join our team to help clients by contributing as part of cross-functional teams. Responsibilities span the entire client engagement lifecycle from pitches to daily execution to delivery of analyses. You will identify and address client objectives through the delivery of meaningful work, while also contributing to the growth of commercial and strategic client opportunities. FMA is the delivery mechanism for many of BlackRock’s most complex cross-firm initiatives, and you will collaborate closely with business divisions across the firm globally to leverage BlackRock’s platform for our clients. This position offers the opportunity to develop skills in engagement management, critical thinking, analytics, leadership, and relationship building. You will gain exposure to financial institutions' priorities, capital markets, risk and regulation, and other topics. We are looking for candidates who are adept at collaborating within a team environment, while also being capable in working independently with reasonable oversight and escalation. You will work closely together with project team members to effectively present analyses and connect with senior leaders within clients and across BlackRock. Team members receive training and mentorship from colleagues, empowering them to drive workstreams within a broader project context. We stay abreast of capital market and broader financial institutions trends to understand their impact on client opportunities. Our team drives the expansion of firm capabilities and deepens the firm’s connectivity with clients. Qualifications and Key Skills Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant consulting and / or financial services experience Intellectually curious and initiative taker Comfort working alongside a broader team across seniority levels as well as operating with sufficient independence; exhibit excellent leadership and organizational capabilities Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities; able to synthesize complex concepts to bolster findings and recommendations Strong analytical and problem-solving proficiency Comfort with a fast-paced and dynamic environment 
For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$116,000.00 - USD$155,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and