Analyst, Investment Product – Cash

About this role BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs. Business Unit Overview: The International Cash Management Group manages a suite of products that includes Prime and Government Money Market and Ultra-Short Duration Mutual funds and Separate Accounts. BlackRock’s cash management style is designed to meet each client’s objectives of capital preservation, liquidity and yield – in that order.  This philosophy is built on a risk-controlled framework, featuring careful analysis of credit, interest rate trends, and relative value opportunities which ultimately produce investment returns on a risk adjusted basis. Our disciplined approach to investing originated in 1973 when we pioneered the first constant-dollar money market fund dedicated to institutional investors. Job Purpose/Background/Responsibilities: The International Cash Management Group is seeking an enthusiastic and driven individual to support the Sales and Platform teams to shape the function, and design and implement best practice processes and procedures for the business. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing analytical, operational and solutioning support to the client and product lifecycle in this this growing, fast-paced business. The role will afford the successful candidate the opportunity to execute across multiple facets of the business, supporting a positive client experience and improving controls & efficiencies. The role will bring the individual into regular contact with senior stakeholders across the business and being comfortable in these circles, while providing subject matter detail, is crucial. Close interaction with all business functions (Sales, Product, Marketing and Portfolio Management) will be expected, as well as with clients and other key businesses within BlackRock. Primary responsibilities include: Sales support: Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships. Support the broad sales function (for example account opening incl AML/KYC client query management, client reporting, record keeping and ongoing regulatory obligations) across Corporates, Non-Bank Financials and Bank sectors. Escalate and resolve areas of concern as raised by clients. Maintain CRM systems, sales pipeline and ensure best practice record management across the sales function. Support the sales team with development of sector / geographical strategy decks. Platform support: Maintain product and platform oversight to ensure business stability and support growth. Support Cash Leadership in providing operational, analytical and platform management support to this growing, fast-paced business. Support product lifecycle events. Ensure compliance with all industry and regulatory requirements related to, for example, European MMF Reform and UCITs regulations. Coordinate and lead key technology, operational and strategic initiatives across the global business. Support sales enablement through answering product and platform queries, reporting, coordinating and crafting responses to RFI/ RFPs/ DDQs, AML/ KYC oversight, record keeping and reporting obligations etc. Drive a robust investments platform through end-to-end excellence in tech and processing.  Partner the portfolio management desk to expand balance sheet through new instruments an ... (truncated, view full listing at source)