Amazing company but not without challenges - Director BlackRock Employee Review

4.0
Jul 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great leadership, able to attract best & brightest, fun to work for company where expenses are never an issue, colleagues are motivated, driven, smart and generally collaborative. Company is transparent and town halls are frequent, informative and delivered by super talented leaders. Salary and bonus are very generous.

Cons

Can be bureaucratic and political. Career opportunities are limited in non-NY locations. Company tolerates employees who behave badly and/or are terrible managers as long as they execute against objectives. Tech leadership is largely "home-grown" which means they lack perspective on how other world-class companies evolve technology and make technology decisions (e.g. build vs. buy decisions, breakdown silo mentality). Focus on talent mobility and stretch opportunities rings a little hollow. Size and scale make it hard to innovate.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Great diverse experience with working across teams

Cons

Might have to work long hours

4.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of opportunity to work on project teams. Lots of exposure to senior leaders in HR and the businesses. Great collaboration in the One BlackRock spirit. Benefits to support employees and their families are good.

Cons

Workload can be challenging at times. However, you are gaining a lot of new skills in a short prior of time and the ability to work with leaders is worth it.

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