Great Company - Vice President BlackRock Employee Review

4.0
Nov 8, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company, leading the industry in size and stature. Solid senior management. Competitive compensation and good benefits. Work/life balance encouraged. Stable work environment and everyone is full vetted regarding competency.

Cons

Professionals hired with experience vs recruited Analysts not treated the same regarding upward mobility and job growth. Recruited Analysts will be "fast tracked" for promotion (averaging a promotion every two years) where professionals hired as Associates/Vice Presidents will take 2x to 3x as long to be promoted.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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