About BlackRock in Canada:
Our goal is simple – we want to help more and more people experience financial well-being.
We’ve operated in Canada since 1992 and employ over 125 people in Toronto and Montreal.
We manage over $275B in assets in Canada and serve Canadians in every province and territory via a full range of investment solutions for institutions, financial professionals, and individuals.
We leverage BlackRock’s global scale and expertise for Canadians, by providing whole portfolio solutions. We offer a range of investment solutions to our clients from alternatives to index to technology and more.
BlackRock is one of the world’s leading providers of investment, advisory and risk management solutions. We are a fiduciary to our clients. We’re investing for the future on behalf of our clients, inspiring our employees, and supporting our local communities.
Program Description:
The Summer Internship Program is for candidates in their penultimate year of study (graduating August 2023 - July 2024) and obtaining their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
Our Summer Internship Program is designed to provide students a challenging, meaningful and supportive internship experience that replicates as closely as possible the experience of being a full-time BlackRock Analyst.
The program begins with a Summer Intern orientation which offers a thorough overview of the firm and the opportunity to hear from a number of senior leaders.
Following orientation, interns receive on-the-job training and are given day-to-day responsibilities to contribute to their teams throughout the summer. The program also
includes a speaker series, mentoring program, and various networking opportunities.
The campus recruiting team also partners very closely with the firm Employee Networks to ensure the summer analysts can learn and interact with our employee networks and learn about our Inclusion & Diversity initiatives.
The firm is highly committed to the Summer Internship Program and it is the main pipeline into our Analyst Program.
Important: Candidates can apply for only one program (e.g. Summer Internship Program) and up to two opportunities within that program (e.g. Sales & Relationship Management, and ETF & Index investing). If you withdraw your application, you will not be able to submit an application for a different role.
Once you submit your application you will immediately be invited to submit a Virtual Cover Letter depending on the vacancy or vacancies you apply to. You must submit your Virtual Cover Letter within 5 days, as failure to do so will result in your application being automatically withdrawn.
If you are interested in the iShares business, select “ETF & Index Investing” as the business area of interest and “Toronto” as the location of interest.
If you are interested in the Institutional Client Business, select “Sales & Relationship Management” as the business area of interest and “Toronto” as the location of interest.
If you are interested in the Canada COO, Strategy and Analytics business, select “Sales & Relationship Management” as the business area of interest and “Toronto” as the location of interest.
Meet the Teams:
Institutional Client Business, Summer Analyst
About our team:
- Client Focus: Delivering a consistent and outstanding client experience tailored to each client’s situation, needs and concerns
- Strategic Execution: Capitalizing on market opportunities through strategic client segmentation and effective time and budget management
- Project Management: Overseeing the implementation of client requests from onboarding to maintaining client accounts
- Strategic Product Partnership: Client-centric product development, connecting investment teams and client businesses across asset classes
What will you do as a summer analyst?
- Support Institutional Client team through project-based research, utilizing
- BlackRock’s proprietary systems and external sources.
- Develop an understanding of BlackRock, including the firm’s market views, product range, capabilities, and how we deliver for clients.
- Interact with portfolio managers, investment product specialists, compliance officers, consultant relations staff, operations and portfolio administration personnel, to organize client meetings and coordinate presentation material content.
- Support Institutional Client team with on-going business development, client service and communication with clients and prospects.
What capabilities are we looking for?
- Initiative and can-do attitude
- Client service
- Critical thinking
- Presentation skills
- Responsiveness
Your learning & development will include:
- A deep understanding of the investment landscape informed by the perspective of savvy market experts
- Develop a global perspective on the trends driving investment decisions, which provides unique client insights
- An opportunity to drive internal projects, coordinating across multiple teams with unique expertise
Canada COO, Strategy and Analytics Summer Analyst
About our team:
- Based in Toronto, our team supports the Canadian business through strategy development, research, project management, executive communication, and data analysis
- We work with the Canada Executive Committee and other senior members at the firm to deliver the best of BlackRock to Canada
What will you do as a summer analyst?
- Conduct market landscape and client segment data gathering, analysis, and insights-generation
- Support the development and roll out of strategic growth opportunities in Canada as they arise
- Partner with global stakeholders on regional initiatives such as tracking financial results and regulatory
- reporting
- Generate reports from external and proprietary databases using a variety of platforms and applications
- Support the team in writing market and business talking points and PowerPoint slides for executive team
- Draft briefing notes and other high impact communication for senior executive use
- Partner on client and industry initiatives, meetings, and events Develop an understanding of BlackRock, including the firm’s market views, product range, capabilities, and how we deliver for clients
What capabilities are we looking for?
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong PowerPoint skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize information, summarize issues, and think creatively
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the business and at all levels of management
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, run multiple tasks, adapt to change, and work well under tight time constraints and ambiguity
- Basic coding skills considered an asset (i.e., SQL, VBA, Python, etc.)
iShares Canada, Data & Sales Enablement Summer Analyst
About our team:
- The iShares Canada Sales Enablement and Business Management team is responsible for leveraging our platform, tools and data to enhance engagements with our clients, as well as expanding connectivity with our strategic partners to empower our ETF sales distribution strategy and drive the effective operation of the sales business
- In this role you will not only have strong communication skills, but you will also possess an aptitude for research and data analysis
- You will have high emotional intelligence; grasping the importance of strong working relationships and collaboration
- You will be comfortable with iteration and embracing an intellectually stimulating environment to come up with creative solutions to business opportunities.
What will you do as a summer analyst?
- Support and work with iShares distribution teams to enable client segment data gathering, analysis, and insights-generation
- Support special projects initiated by the iShares Canada Business Manager in areas focusing on ETF client reporting data by vetting sources, validating mappings and ensuring information is reflected properly in reporting
- Analyze and work efficiently with large data sets; extract relevant business insights and present them in coherent reports (written, oral and visual)
- Through process improvement and innovation, identify and improve data & reporting processes
- Ongoing operational ad-hoc support of various sales efforts, partnerships, and data reporting
- Collaborate with various stakeholders on priorities for the team to ensure delivery from the team as a whole
What capabilities are we looking for?
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong PowerPoint skills
- Basic coding skills considered an asset (i.e., SQL, VBA, Python, etc.)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize information, summarize issues and think creatively
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the business and at all levels of management
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, run multiple tasks, adapt to change, and work well under tight time restraints
Application Link: https://blackrock.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/brand-3/xf-3d1d0a4adcb4/wid-1/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/1/opp/6075-Summer-Internship-Program-Americas/en-GB
We look forward to reviewing your application!
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