Good culture, but big firm quaities - Vice President BlackRock Employee Review

3.0
Dec 17, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

People are really smart and friendly. Opportunity to work among top talent and learn from some of the best people in the industry. Depending on the team, work life balance can be good but expect fast pace and demanding work.

Cons

Politics can be exhausting. Constant re-orgs also poorly affect culture and create anxiety. Can be very demanding at times. Very underpaid relative to other industry leaders.

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5.0
Jun 7, 2026
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Pros

Surrounded by top talent, Lots of opportunities for career growth

Cons

Large organization, so decision-making and processes can sometimes move more slowly than in smaller firms.

2.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Branding branding branding!!! an incredible brand, and having it on your resume opens some doors but not all.

Cons

The Preqin acquisition never really found its identity after becoming part of BlackRock. It felt like the focus shifted from listening to clients to fitting Preqin into a broader BlackRock strategy. As AI changes how firms access and analyze private market data, simply being a data provider isn’t enough anymore. My impression was that Preqin’s long-term value is likely to come from being integrated into the broader Aladdin ecosystem and APIs, rather than remaining a standalone platform. Leadership would benefit from spending more time listening to customers and the teams on the front lines instead of assuming they already know what the market wants.

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