Head of Bank Advisory, FMA, Americas

$260,000 - $350,000/Yr

BlackRock - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

Remote - New York, NY

101-250 employees

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

About the position

The Head of Bank Advisory for BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) group is a senior leadership role focused on enhancing relationships with US and Canadian banks. This position involves driving high-impact advisory work, collaborating with various business units to leverage commercial opportunities, and maintaining a deep understanding of the banking sector's strategic, regulatory, and operational trends. The role requires a strong client service mindset and the ability to lead and develop a team while advocating for innovative business initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Building relationships with senior bank decision-makers, including C-suite executives and Treasurers.
• Sourcing and securing new advisory engagements with bank leaders in partnership with FMA capital markets experts.
• Advocating new business initiatives and coordinating cross-business commercial opportunities with other BlackRock units.
• Maintaining deep knowledge of bank strategic, regulatory, operational, and policy trends to drive thought leadership.
• Designing and implementing a content and thought leadership plan to support advisory efforts.
• Overseeing client project execution in partnership with FMA capital markets experts.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of US and Canadian bank sectors, including balance sheet strategy and regulatory matters.
• Track record of commercial creativity and impact in originating and commercializing new ideas.
• Client service mindset with a fiduciary approach.
• Strong partnership skills and ability to engage clients effectively.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex topics simply and impactfully.
• Leadership experience in coaching and developing team members.
• Self-awareness regarding strengths and development opportunities.
• Eagerness to build a strong team culture and improve capital markets outcomes.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in strategic, transactional, and risk/regulatory advisory engagements.
• Familiarity with investment management and operational outsourcing.

Benefits

• Strong retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Support for working parents
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)