Vice President Transition Operations

**Description**

**About this role**

**Overview**:
The Transition Services function provides operational support for BlackRock’s Transition Investment Management Team (TRIM) who manage revenue generating client portfolio restructuring events in the US, EMEA & APAC regions. The team also supports a wide array of free-of-payment activities across the business beyond the TRIM group including BlackRock product driven and strategic projects.

**Job Purpose/Background**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Liaison with custodians and other fund management houses to ensure BlackRock has accurate information for client portfolios, as quickly as possible, during the transition process to enable a smooth and timely event completion.
- Update of BlackRock internal systems to reflect security and cash transfers.
- Provision of instructions to custodians where required.
- Provision of information, and assistance, to Transition Managers and other Portfolio Managers to enable them to manage client investments in a risk controlled and efficient manner.
- Supervising the settlement of free-of-payment trades and cash movements on client and Collective Trust Fund accounts.
- Ensuring the accurate tracking of corporate actions taking place during transition activities.
- Liaison with Portfolio Compliance to ensure that BlackRock is not in breach of company or client guidelines.
- Attendance at client, consultant, custodian, internal meetings, conference calls and where required the initiation and lead thereof.
- Accurate recording and information retention for MIS, audit and regulatory purposes.
- Management and upkeep of BlackRock counterparty and provider relationships.
- Review and challenge of existing procedures to improve and rationalize where possible in response to a frequently changing environment and requirements.

**Knowledge/Experience**:

- Transition Management business and associated processes
- Collective Trust Funds and in-kind activities
- Free-of-Payment (FOP) trades and FOP SWIFT messaging
- Stamp Duty markets, Stamp Flags, Financial Transaction Taxes, in-kind fees and the collection thereof on FOP trades
- Cash & stock reconciliation processes and their importance during transition events
- Corporate actions and their possible impact upon the transfer of assets

**Skills/Qualifications**:

- Meaningful proven experience and/or BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field
- Excel - Intermediate level
- Self starter who enjoys operating in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment, who is capable of working as part of a distributed team.
- Creative individual, who possess a passion for problem solving, is numerically proficient, has outstanding analytical skills and can think creatively
- Possess a results-oriented drive and technical insight to identify control gaps and drive operational improvement initiatives.

**Proficiencies**:

- An ability to work in collaboration with the distributed team
- Strong interpersonal skills, both written and oral
- Thorough attention to detail
- The ability to multi-task, work to challenging deadlines and prioritize while staying focused on risk mitigation
- Must have strong time management to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment

**Ongoing Development**:

- Extensive training opportunities within the BlackRock framework.
- Exposure to a full array of asset types (equity, fixed income, derivatives, pooled funds, ETFs, cash) and BlackRock products providing product knowledge opportunities.
- Extensive interaction with multiple internal and external partners including On-Boarding, Corporate Actions, Portfolio Compliance, Trade Operations, Cash & Stock Reconciliations, TRIM Restructure PM’s, TRIM Facilitation PM’s, other PM groups, Strategic Product Group, Performance and Accounting Functions, Custodians, Transfer Agents and on some occasions Clients.
- Proven internal mobility track record.

**Our benefits**

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

**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 t