Associate, HR Business Partner

About this role

About Aladdin:

At the heart of BlackRock is Aladdin, our proprietary technology platform that unifies the investment management process through a common data language. With a view of the whole portfolio—across public & private markets—Aladdin enables scale, provides insights, and supports business transformation.

Since its inception, Aladdin has fueled the firm’s commercial success. The question that we are asking ourselves today is: how do we continue to revolutionize Aladdin through to the next wave of innovation? Join us and play a critical role in shaping the future of FinTech.

About the Role:

In this role, you will be supporting the Aladdin HR Business Partner team, providing them with data and analytics on a regular basis enabling them to provide strategic HR partnership to our client groups and drive outstanding performance.  You will also be joining a community of Junior HRBPs to share best practices and collaborate across businesses.

The ideal candidate has a passion for solving complex challenges, generates innovative approaches to problems, and gets excited about leveraging data and analytics to address talent priorities. You will also have an opportunity to work on key initiatives and projects in areas such as talent development, employee relations, culture, and diversity, in addition to supporting annual talent processes.

We’ll expect you to:

• Establish routines and provide materials to help the team run as effectively as possible

• Draft agendas, communications, and relevant meeting materials to ensure effective execution of internal HR and client-facing meetings

• Identify and surface trends in qualitative and quantitative data to assist in decision-making, tie analyses back into business priorities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on tools, processes, policies and liaise across HR teams on projects – e.g. Talent Acquisition, Talent Management

• Play a role in the design and execution of talent projects in support of our talent strategy and operational priorities

• Work on high-impact engagement activities, with an emphasis on employee experience and DEI-related initiatives

Your colleagues will depend on you to:

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of BlackRock HR annual talent processes

• Help inform decision-making by using data to identify trends, determine the root causes of issues, and develop effective solutions.

• Partner with HR functional teams such as Employee Relations, Compensation Talent Acquisition, etc.  to execute on business priorities and identify solutions

You need to have:

• 3-4 years of HR Business Partner experience, ideally in a high-volume environment

• A highly motivated, energizing attitude

• Ability to use data analytics in generating insights and presenting findings back to the HR team, as well as tracking and disseminating data

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with Workday is preferred

• Strong communication skills, including both written and verbal

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$100,000.00 - USD$130,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.