Investment Associate, Infrastructure Secondaries & Co-Investments - Global Infrastructure Partners

About this role

Description

BlackRock is seeking a qualified candidate to join the firm as an Associate-level investment professional in the Global Infrastructure Solutions business (we will also consider Analyst-level candidates). The candidate will support the underwriting, execution, and ongoing management of infrastructure multi-manager investments with a focus on co-investments and secondaries in North America. The role is based in New York with occasional domestic and international travel.

Background

BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from fundamental and systematic active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. 

Global Infrastructure Solutions (“GIS”) is a division within Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), a part of BlackRock. GIP is a leading infrastructure investor that specializes in investing in, owning, and operating some of the largest and most complex assets across the energy, transport, digital, water, and waste management sectors. GIP & BlackRock manage a combined $180 billion in assets under management across commingled funds and separate account solutions focused on infrastructure investments.

  

Global Infrastructure Solutions is the firm’s infrastructure private equity multi-manager solutions group with offices in New York City, London, Zurich, Budapest and Hong Kong. GIS is a fast-growing, entrepreneurial business that builds and implements outcome-oriented infrastructure private equity portfolios for institutional investors globally through investments into secondaries, co-investments, and primary funds. The team employs a diversified approach, investing across sectors – including transportation & logistics, energy & power, digital, environmental, and social – as well as across geographies. With a track record of over 250 investments executed since 2008, GIS has one of the most experienced infrastructure multi-manager teams in the industry. 

Key Responsibilities

• Deal Underwriting & Execution: Supporting the evaluation and execution of transactions, including: conducting market research; developing complex financial models and analyses; coordinating commercial, legal, and tax workstreams; collaborating with deal team members and cross-functional resources; creating investment memos; and, presenting investment recommendations to investment committees and clients

• Portfolio Monitoring & Management: Monitoring and managing investments; covering GP relationships; preparing materials in support of performance review meetings

Skills & Qualifications

• Relevant Experience: 2+ years of infrastructure and/or private equity investment experience in principal investment, secondaries, co-investment, and/or investment banking roles (we will consider candidates with 1 year of experience for Analyst-level)

• Education: Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record

• Tools: Expert in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Familiarity of AI tools

• Investment Capabilities: Proven quantitative capabilities and experience with building and analyzing financial models. Strong understanding of private equity, leveraged finance, project finance, and secondaries

• Infrastructure Expertise: Knowledge of and exposure to infrastructure subsectors. Familiarity with the infrastructure private equity manager universe and transactions

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as solid interpersonal skills

• Language: Fluency in English with professional competency in other language(s) desirable


For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$135,000.00 - USD$180,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.


Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

Guidance on AI use for candidates

At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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