Director - Director BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
Feb 25, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Smart people who aren't afraid to tell you how smart they are. Having BlackRock on a resume can look pretty good.

Cons

For a firm whose CEO writes letters to other Fortune 500 companies to think long term, there seems to be a lot of reactionary 'product focus' pushes throughout the year, largely designed around what's doing well at the firm. Many, many layers of management. Very insular senior leadership. Pay for performance is the mantra; pay just enough to keep people is more the reality.

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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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