Associate, Project Management – BlackRock Transformation Office (BTO) New York, NY ID-5713

January 3, 2025

Your team

BlackRock Transformation Office (BTO) is a global group of change professionals that deliver strategic transformation to help make BlackRock greater than the sum of its parts. We drive 1BLK outcomes by continuously connecting, and being students of, the firm’s people, processes, and technology.

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We are a versatile team made up of individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds motivated by the challenge of finding solutions which benefit BlackRock and our clients.

In BTO, we pride ourselves on developing our people, improving leadership and delivery skills, and broadening firm and industry knowledge. Projects and roles are assigned not just based on successful delivery, but also on individual development objectives and career aspirations.

Your role and impact

We will teach you how the firm works and combined with your financial markets / investment management industry knowledge and technical skills, you will play a key role partnering with business, technology, and BTO leaders in delivering some of the firm’s most strategic, complex, and high-valued projects.

This is not a traditional generic project management role where you are responsible only for project coordination / facilitation. We are looking for world-class problem solvers who thrive in understanding the details and are heavily involved (i.e., get your hands dirty) in the design and implementation of scalable solutions that typically integrate process, technology, and organizational change. You can look forward to an impactful, multi-faceted role that will help BlackRock’s businesses have the necessary capabilities to support an aggressive growth agenda.

At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and actively engage you in our success. We have an extraordinary responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to do things such as save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. Join our team and experience what it feels like to be part of an organization that makes a difference.

Your responsibilities

Partner with business leads to drive strategic projects / project workstreams, including commercial opportunities as well as complex client and technology mandates, to completion
Develop project objectives with measurable goals, drive consensus, and communicate plans and results to stakeholders
Quickly learn relevant content and contribute to current state analysis and future state design
Simplify complex topics and create innovative solutions / ideas to solve problems
Advise business partners on workflow improvements to get the most out of our technology / identify areas for improvement in business processes and technology tools
Partner closely with subject matter experts and engineers on prioritization and day-to-day execution
Engage and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the firm to effectively navigate our global organization
Help manage communication to stakeholders / management across levels
Stay current on global finance and technology trends impacting BlackRock

Your experience

3-5 years of work experience, ideally within financial services or similar industry
Ability to clearly articulate objectives and influence outcomes
Excellent communication skills: ability to clearly articulate objectives and influence outcomes
Experience in business process analysis, design, and implementation
Ambitious and proactive: able to show initiative and come up with ideas without prompting
Technical aptitude, understanding technology in a business context
Ambitious and proactive: able to show initiative and come up with ideas without prompting
Ability to think on your feet: be able to suggest solutions as issues come to light
Sense of curiosity and the courage to ask tough questions
Strongly believes in BlackRock’s purpose
Experience with AI (artificial intelligence) /ML (machine learning), including large language models, OpenAI and Azure AI solutions a plus

Associate, Project Management – BlackRock Transformation Office (BTO) New York, NY ID-5713

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

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When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

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5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

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6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

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Associate, Project Management – BlackRock Transformation Office (BTO) New York, NY ID-5713

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

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