Good for a short term stint or starting your career in finance - Director BlackRock Employee Review

3.0
Jun 13, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

-Strong executive leadership that makes consistent effort to foster a healthy culture focused on client service and innovation -Generally, most at BlackRock are intelligent, talented, committed, and work together to support clients and their coworkers -Support for charitable giving and volunteerism is strong

Cons

-Leadership skills at the division level (MD) are inconsistent and your direct manager defines your experience at BlackRock. -Pay lags the market so be cautious about staying too long. -Technology architecture behind Aladdin is antiquated and it is difficult to obtain support for change due to lack of programming resources -Lack of diversity beyond the VP level -Difficult and complex promotion process at the Director and MD level -Bureaucratic

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BlackRock Response
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We appreciate your feedback. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed your experience with leadership and co-workers who demonstrated their commitment to fostering and promoting a culture of collaboration and innovation at the office. We are disappointed you don’t feel that employees are receiving the compensation they deserve. We reward our employees for their contributions at all levels of the organization and strive to ensure our employees can develop their career and feel empowered to share new ideas.

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5.0
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Pros

Surrounded by top talent, Lots of opportunities for career growth

Cons

Large organization, so decision-making and processes can sometimes move more slowly than in smaller firms.

4.0
Jun 10, 2026
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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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