Core Enterprise Risk Management, RQA, Associate

About this role

Business Overview

The Risk & Quantitative Analysis (RQA) group provides independent oversight of BlackRocks fiduciary and enterprise risks. RQAs mission is to advance the firms risk management practices deliver independent challenge and strengthen business and investment outcomes through deep risk expertise and datadriven insights.

We are committed to investing in our people and fostering a culture of inclusion collaboration innovation and continuous learning. We actively engage with team members to support career development and help connect individual passions and strengths to our purpose.

Core ERM Enterprise Risk Governance & Solutions Team (ERGOS Team)

Within RQA the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function oversees risks that directly impact the firmincluding operational technology model vendor and market riskswhile coordinating stress testing and capital adequacy programs. ERM partners across the organization to ensure risk frameworks data processes and reporting capabilities remain robust resilient and aligned with global regulatory and internal governance expectations.

The ERGOS team sits at the center of Core ERMs reporting and operational ecosystem. The team designs optimizes and maintains technologyenabled processes that support risk governance and oversight across the enterprise. The team operates at the intersection of risk data and technology ensuring that reporting pipelines workflows controls and supporting tools are scalable standardized and operationally sound.

Our mandate includes process redesign workflow standardization automation data quality enhancements and operational support for key ERM programs.

The Role

We are seeking a Business Solutions Associate to help shape Core ERMs evolving operating and technology this role you will connect business needs with technology capabilities helping create processes and solutions that are simpler scalable and more transparent. You will play a meaningful part in strengthening how data and workflows run across ERM supporting our shift toward a modern technologypowered ecosystem. This includes contributing to workflow modernization improving reporting reliability and bringing a forwardlooking mindset to lowcode development and AIenabled solutioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with stakeholders to understand business challenges bring structure to ambiguous problems and design clear endtoend workflows user journeys and edgecase scenarios.

• Translate business needs into actionable solution designs including workflow diagrams user stories acceptance criteria and functional specifications that guide technical development.

• Drive the full delivery lifecycle from initial scoping and requirement discovery to design execution support testing rollout and adoption ensuring process coherence and solution quality throughout.

• Collaborate with Python and Power Platform developers to build scalable automation and reporting solutions that improve efficiency and operational control.

• Take up lowcode/nocode development independently and contribute to the teams AIenabled solution strategy by using AI tools for design analysis and workflow optimization.

• Build strong working relationships across RQA business partners and technology teams to enable smoother coordination faster decisionmaking and crossteam alignment.

• Manage timelines priorities and dependencies across workstreams; negotiate realistic delivery commitments with stakeholders and ensure transparent communication of risks and progress.

• Monitor SLAs operational metrics and workflow health; coordinate issue tracking remediation actions and produce materials for committee and leadership reporting.

• Maintain governance artifacts such as procedures RACIs workflow inventories and playbooksensuring alignment with policy and audit control expectations

Qualifications

• Bachelors or masters degree in business Engineering Mathematics or a related discipline.

• 3-5 years of experience in solution design business analysis or technologyenabled process improvement within financial services or similar environments.

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to break down complex business needs into structured actionable solution requirements.

• Clear and structured communicator with the ability to articulate reasoning ask probing questions and drive highquality discussions with business stakeholders.

• Experience designing process flows journey maps or workflow diagrams using tools such as Visio Miro or equivalent diagramming platforms.

• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 tools and comfort working with automation or workflowbased platforms; handson lowcode/nocode exposure is a plus.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams prioritize effectively and maintain structured ownership in a fastpaced multistakeholder environment.

• Experience preparing process documentation conducting functional validations defining edge cases and performing quality checks on data reports or automated workflows.

• Proactive adaptable mindset with a willingness to learn and adopt emerging technologies especially AIenabled tools that enhance analysis workflow design and solutioning.

• Strong collaboration and relationshipbuilding skills with the ability to work effectively across business and technology teams and contribute to a cohesive delivery environment.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience with enterprise risk management or financial services.

• Understanding of Six Sigma and Agile practices

• Experience with JIRA Confluence Miro or similar project and requirementstracking tools.

• Exposure to Python SQL or foundational programming concepts.

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

BlackRocks 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 childrens 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. Its why were dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed valued and supported with networks benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

For additional information on BlackRock please visit @blackrock Twitter: @blackrock LinkedIn: is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age disability family status gender identity race religion sex sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.