About this role

Vice President, Client Contracting

About BlackRock

BlackRock's purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most important goals.

About Client Experience

The Client Experience Delivery (CXD) organization sits within Technology & Operations and is comprised of 4 key functions: Client Onboarding, Client Contracting, Client Experience Management and Service Innovation. CXD touches all aspects of the client journey and is committed to making service so simple it becomes a source of alpha for BlackRock.

• People management experience and ability to manage multiple individuals, provide oversight and be a point of escalation.
• Act as primary support for a defined business area, managing business workload and drive training and oversight of team members.
• Accurate drafting, negotiation and coordination of contractual documentation for BlackRock's Clients including standard agreements of the business, non-disclosure agreements, distribution agreements and investment management agreements.
• Facilitation and coordination of all internal SME stakeholders across different regions involved in the contracting process ensuring their comments flow through to the contract and requisite approvals are obtained.
• Partnering with various teams across BlackRock to ensure contractual terms and minimize risk.
• Ensuring that the appropriate contracting process is followed and that all completed contractual documentation is properly filed, stored and retrievable to mitigate risk to BlackRock.
• Negotiating client documentation within the remit of the Client Contracting team, escalating appropriate risk where necessary.
• Supporting the sales team with contractual documentation queries.
• Communicating any contractual documentation changes to a client mandate to applicable internal stakeholders.
• Capturing and recording relevant non-standard contractual clauses on an ongoing basis and maintaining the contractual documentation database.
• Participating in research initiatives or projects that are requested by the sales, product or legal teams.
• Proactively identify and implement opportunities for process and client experience improvements.

• A legal background or qualification with experience of drafting and negotiating investment management agreements for clients; or
• Excellent knowledge and proven track record in drafting and negotiating sophisticated legal contracts and the ability to perform and deliver high quality legal contracts in a fast-paced environment.

• Relevant legal qualification - 5-8 years PQE (Post-Qualified Experience) or relevant contractual management experience.
• Practicing certificate (Preferred)
• Experienced contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of the asset management industry (fund types, client base and strategies, operational set up and products) and applicable law and regulations (Preferred).
• Strongly proficient on standard software (e.g., Microsoft Office) and interested in new technologies.

• Strong awareness of process efficiency and the need to mitigate risk through team processes.
• Exemplary analytical, communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with both internal and external clients at all levels and regions.
• Team player both regarding your direct team as well as those with whom you support.
• Flexible and open to accepting new challenges; able to work effectively and efficiently on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, demanding, and ever-changing environment while maintaining the highest standard and attention to detail.
• Proven skills in successfully managing competing internal and external demands within compressed timeframes and ability to priortise to ensure deadlines are met.
• Demonstrated ability to balance client needs with BlackRock policies and operational procedures; possess excellent regulatory and technical awareness in order to understand associated risks and provided innovative, risk-free and compliance friendly solutions.
• Dependability and a high degree of professional motivation and genuine interest in financial services, asset management and the related regulatory environment.