Vice President, Product Strategy - Digital Assets & Commodities

The role will collaborate across partner functions to drive distribution priorities across the product lifecycle - from initial development, to range management and ongoing client support and commercialization.

The focus of the role is to partner across product, marketing, and sales to drive key initiatives including scaling new products, training our sales partners, developing educational collateral for clients, and supporting new product launches.

The ideal candidate will display strategic vision, domain expertise in digital assets, an entrepreneurial mindset, as well as superb client-facing and written communication skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

Drive client engagement and increased adoption of Digital Assets & Commodities ETPs in EMEA through insights, content, and client engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product knowledge: Have a strong understanding of the product range, from fund structures, to index methodologies, investment theses and client use cases
• Analysis and Insights: Leverage external research, macro data, and industry trends to form investment theses and conclusions.
• Content production: Create and maintain content pieces, and help produce new insights for end-clients.
• Collaboration: Work horizontally with partner teams from investment strategy, portfolio consulting, asset allocation, research and marketing.
• Engagement: Conceive and activate initiatives with salespeople to target key asset-gathering opportunities, and present to end-clients.

Skills & Experience Required:

• 5-10 years financial industry experience, specifically in investment management.
• Crypto & commodity knowledge: Strong understanding of drivers of demand, from both the underlying asset and investor perspectives.
• Strategic thinker able to lead initiatives across functions (Product, Marketing, Sales). Entrepreneurial mindset. Technologist preferred.
• Excellent communicator, both written and oral, experienced in presenting to senior leaders and clients
• Familiarity with Bloomberg and MS Dynamics advantageous.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task, prioritize and collaborate in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in a Continental European language preferred, e.g. German.

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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

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