Client Service Management, Analyst/Associate

The Client Experience (CX) organization at BlackRock aims to simplify client interactions, making service a source of alpha. The Client Experience Management (CEM) team, part of CX Delivery, oversees client servicing in partnership with Client Businesses, focusing on service solutions and enhancing the client experience. This role is within the EMEA Intermediaries Team, centralizing servicing for intermediary clients across the region, involving onboarding for investment in BlackRock mutual funds and managing client queries.

Must Have

• Build relationships, foster connectivity & manage expectations with clients
• Navigate BLK to develop solutions to service challenges
• Drive the agenda on client experience ensuring transparency and execution
• Participate in regulatory, platform, and client related projects
• Own client service experience and tackle responsibilities relating to implementation impact
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of client deliverables
• Address new operational requests and provide completion notification
• Identify, remediate, and perform root cause analysis of Operating Events
• Develop long-term process failure mitigation approach
• 5+ years of experience in financial services field
• BA/BS equivalent
• Strong grasp of Microsoft Office applications
• Efficiently handle deadlines and work independently
• Good oral and written communication skills in English

Good to Have

• Fluency in French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Arabic
• An interest in the financial services/investment industry and a desire to learn
• A self-starter who knows when to raise issues as appropriate
• Ability to work as part of a collaborative team and assume additional responsibilities
• Ability to evaluate processes inefficiencies, identify and implement business operational improvements
• Innovative problem-solving capabilities and ability to think and act quickly and creativity

Perks & Benefits

• Retirement investment and tools
• Access to education reimbursement
• Comprehensive resources to support physical health and emotional well-being
• Family support programs
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Hybrid work model (at least 4 days in office, 1 day from home)

About this role

About Client Experience

Our mission within the Client Experience (CX) organization is to make it easier for clients to do business with BlackRock, making service so simple it becomes a source of alpha. We are organized across 4 key pillars:

1. Client Experience Delivery, client-facing teams orchestrating all aspects of service delivery, and onboarding teams bringing new business onto our platform,

2. Wealth, differentiated capability for both Whole Portfolio and Wealth clients & products, respectively,

3. Client Experience Operations, core client operations teams driving reporting, billing, and onboarding due diligence across the globe, and

4. Client Experience Transformation, accelerating progress towards our CX mission via research and competitive insights, analytics, marketing, business and change management

Team Overview

The Client Experience Management (CEM) team sits within CX Delivery and in partnership with the Client Businesses, is responsible for, the oversight of the servicing of the firm's clients. This includes service delivery, developing service solutions, and the enhancement of the client experience.

Role Responsibility

This role is part of the EMEA Intermediaries Team, an expanding group focused on centralizing servicing for intermediary clients across the region. You will work closely with clients to onboard them for investment in BlackRock mutual funds domiciled in the UK, Luxembourg, and Ireland. The team manages a wide range of responsibilities, including operational and contractual setup, resolving client queries, and escalating complex issues to internal partners. Starting with foundational tasks such as Transfer Agent account openings, you’ll quickly progress to owning end-to-end contractual onboarding and driving change initiatives across EMEA. Strong English communication skills are essential, along with fluency in at least one additional language—French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Arabic preferred.

Client Service Officer Role:

• Build relationships, foster connectivity & manage expectations with clients
• Navigate BLK to develop solutions to service challenges, making the firm feel small to clients
• Drive the agenda on client experience ensuring transparency and execution in any client communication requirements
• Participate in regulatory, platform, and client related projects
• Own client service experience and tackle any responsibilities that the CEM team have relating to implementation impact on our client arrangements
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of client deliverables (invoices, reporting, price files, data etc.) by working cross functionally and establishing relationships with internal teams
• Address new operational requests (e.g., changes to client report) and provide summary of completion notification to broad partners
• Identify, remediate, and perform root cause analysis of any Operating Events that may impact the client experience; develop long-term process failure mitigation approach

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in financial services field preferred
• BA/BS equivalent
• Strong grasp of Microsoft Office applications is important, with technical skills that allows you to multitask many programs at once
• Efficiently handle deadlines and pose ability to work independently for routine client projects
• An interest in the financial services/investment industry and a desire to learn, both independently and in group settings
• A self-starter knows when to raise issues as appropriate. Must be able to work as part of a collaborative team and assume additional responsibilities as the need arises
• Ability to evaluate processes inefficiencies, identify and implement business operational improvements and resolve issues. Innovative problem-solving capabilities and ability to think and act quickly and creativity
• Good oral and written communication skills in English as well as another language —French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Arabic preferred.

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.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.