VP / Director - Business Strategy - Global Product Solutions

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VP / Director - Business Strategy - Global Product Solutions

About this role

About GPS

Global Product Solutions ("GPS") was formed in 2024 with the mission to innovate, curate and commercialise the full breadth of our investment platform for what our clients need, wherever they are. The function is responsible for driving commercial investment priorities across the platform, innovating the next wave of products and solutions, and helping clients build better portfolios via actionable market and portfolio insights.

Within the GPS organisation, the Business Strategy team plays a pivotal role in shaping BlackRock's strategic direction and driving initiatives that enhance our competitive position and growth. This role is a Director or VP-level hire for the GPS EMEA Business Strategy team, based in London. The role involves partnering with other teams across GPS and the broader organisation to anticipate where our clients, and the people they serve, are going and how BlackRock can best deliver on their needs. With an emphasis on critical thinking, problem-solving and a core strategy mindset, members on the team work closely with the GPS EMEA leadership to set the long-term direction as well as the short-medium term priorities for the business.

The role offers an excellent platform for impact by working on our most pressing questions at the heart of the GPS business, providing you the opportunity to challenge the business and help us set its direction. You'll be part of a high-performing and deeply collaborative team, and it will provide you significant exposure to senior leadership. This role is both highly strategic and fast-paced, making it an excellent opportunity for someone with a dynamic and enterprising mindset.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

Define Strategic Direction: Lead with vision and insight, leveraging a deep understanding of market dynamics and strategy techniques to define priorities for the product business at BlackRock.

• Work together with the business strategy team members, the Head of Strategy for GPS EMEA and other senior leaders across the business to set strategic direction including driving clear actions and commercial outcomes.

• Lead the development of GPS EMEA's strategic projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and market opportunities.

• Identify and evaluate new business opportunities, use rigorous analytical skills and strong conceptual problem-solving ability to deconstruct problems and ideas into actionable pieces of analysis.

• Use exceptional communication skills to translate these strategic priorities and execution plans across GPS and the wider firm via written and verbal communications.

Project leadership and management: Have high emotional ownership and be a results-driven team player.

• Have a complete ownership mindset: be a self-starter and have a natural bias towards action, 'rolling up her/his sleeves' to drive impact. Deliver strategy projects end-to-end, delivering effective and impactful recommendations with thorough supporting analysis.

• Deploy strong project management skills and manage their own and others' time to deliver insights at pace.

• Be a coach and mentor for junior team members, supporting and growing a high-performing strategy team by fostering a culture of feedback, learning and excellence.

• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders to ensure strategic initiatives are well-communicated and supported. Support senior management and partner across GPS, the Client business and other functions to provide periodic updates on regional business performance and strategy.

Markets intelligence & insights: Be able to navigate quantitative and qualitative data including market, competitor and company performance data to deliver meaningful action-oriented insights.

• Conduct comprehensive market analysis to identify trends and opportunities.

• Develop and maintain industry and competitive intelligence to leverage throughout projects, curating views and sharing with senior leadership.

• Successfully navigate large and complex datasets to extract insights to support strategic analysis.

Required Skills / Knowledge / Experience

The candidate should have:

• A Bachelor's or equivalent degree with strong record of academic achievement; an MBA is desirable but not a prerequisite.

• Extensive relevant work experience (typically 5-15 years) either in a corporate strategy role or in a top-tier management consulting firm. The role can be tailored to ideal candidate and, depending on their level of expertise, will be at VP or Director level.

• Experience in asset management or the financial services sector is strongly preferred (either in-house roles or covered as a sector in advisory/consulting roles).

• A broad strategy toolkit and a passion for driving strategic impact. A track record of identifying opportunities, building strategies, and driving change.

• A strong project management skillset with experience leading and / or contributing to cross-functional project teams.

• Demonstrated track record of excellent problem-solving skills, both conceptual and analytical.

• Proven ability to translate complex data into strategic insights and actionable plans; a familiarity with financial statements, valuation and financial modelling.

• Be a student of the markets: fascinated by how innovative firms can help their clients invest in their financial futures.

• The role will suit someone who thrives on collaboration and has both exceptional interpersonal skills and strong communications.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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.

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.