Transfer Agency Services, Vice President/Associate

About this role

Empower Your Career at BlackRock – The World's Largest Asset Manager

Are you ready to thrive in a dynamic environment that values your contributions and fosters meaningful relationships? At BlackRock, we recognize the importance of feeling appreciated every day and being celebrated for your impact.

With over $12 trillion in assets under management, our technology and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, invest in education, buy homes, and improve their financial well-being. Join us in shaping the future of financial services.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Associate or Vice President to join our Transfer Agency Oversight team (TAS) in Singapore, part of the Global Accounting and Product Services (GAAPS) group. This team manages and oversees outsourced operations performed by appointed Transfer Agencies for BlackRock's onshore APAC funds and acts as a key contact for Luxembourg and Dublin funds.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work across internal teams and external partners, driving operational excellence and innovation in a risk-controlled and compliant environment.

Responsibilities include :

• Offer oversight and solutions in Transfer Agency across specified locations, serving as a key expert on function and process needs.

• Manage providers' service development to meet global product needs, ensuring a cohesive transfer agency model for BlackRock.

• Lead the way with our third-party service providers and BlackRock business areas. Manage transfer agency and related operating model aspects, prioritizing work needed, and represent the function at project meetings.

• Ensure new products are aligned with all relevant BlackRock policies and with relevant regulatory requirements.

• Foster positive connections with Transfer Agency Services teams worldwide to address issues and oversee delivery to APAC clients, including identifying and managing necessary service changes to meet APAC client requirements.

• Work with team and providers to meet BlackRock global oversight standards, implement controls, reports, metrics, and management info.

• Apply transfer agency and operating model knowledge to develop product features, solving operational challenges and risks, advancing concerns to upper management.

• Seek out any chances to enhance business procedures necessary for supervision and operational structure resulting from new product characteristics.

• Engage and maintain relationships with key partners across the firm to effectively navigate the global organization.

Skills / Experience :

• Must have 5-10 years of experience in transfer agency within APAC mutual funds.

• Show deep technical knowledge in business model, products, investments, and fund management processes.

• Demonstrate a risk focus and possess knowledge of the risk inherent in the business and appropriate control framework required taking account of the relevant regulatory environment.

• Excellent attention to detail and a strong work ethic.

• Maintain high delivery standards for self, team, providers, and foster a consistent standard-setting environment.

• Prepared to take initiative, work flexibly to help the team achieve its goals, and respond positively to change.

• Ability to identify and raise issues, work proactively with other business units and our providers to resolve them appropriately.

• Good experience contributing to cross-functional projects passionate about crafting digital strategy and improving operational excellence will be a strong advantage.

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.

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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