About this role
Elevate your career by joining the world's largest asset manager. Thrive in an environment that promotes positive relationships and recognises outstanding performance. We know you want to feel valued every single day and be recognised for your contribution. At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively engage your involvement in our success. With over USD $14 trillion of assets, we have an outstanding responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being.
BlackRock's paid six-month programme offers service leavers and professional athletes the opportunity to develop their professional skills, enhance their understanding of asset management and the world of financial services and prepare for future careers in the industry.
BlackRock are offering diverse roles and opportunities across the following divisions:
Legal and Compliance:
BlackRock’s Legal & Compliance (L&C) Department plays a critical role in protecting the firm's reputation while providing legal advice, regulatory guidance, and oversight across the business. The team works closely with business partners to ensure client interests remain at the center of decision-making, helping teams translate complex compliance requirements into practical actions and everyday processes. L&C is responsible for ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations, fostering and strengthening BlackRock’s culture of compliance, and providing thought leadership on the impact and implementation of regulatory developments. The department also focuses on building a high-performing Compliance function by promoting excellence within the team and actively investing in the development, knowledge, skills, and careers of its employees.
Aladdin Engineering:
Aladdin Engineering is the technology organization responsible for designing, building, and evolving the Aladdin platform, BlackRock’s industry-leading investment and risk management technology. Working at the intersection of financial markets and cutting-edge technology, Aladdin Engineering develops the scalable platforms, applications, data infrastructure, and tools that power investment decision-making, trading, operations, risk management, and client experiences for BlackRock and a growing community of external clients.
Client Services & Solutions:
Client Services & Solutions (CSS) is a client-facing organization within Technology & Operations that was formed by bringing together Client Experience and Operations capabilities under a unified model. Its objective is to create a more seamless client experience, improve collaboration across teams, and better align operational execution with BlackRock's commercial outcomes.
Aladdin Client Business:
Aladdin Client Business is BlackRock's global investment technology and transformation organization, partnering with many of the world's largest financial institutions to implement, operate and optimize the Aladdin platform. Combining financial markets expertise, technology innovation and strategic consulting, ACB helps clients transform how they invest, manage risk, operate and grow in an increasingly complex financial landscape.
Internal Audit:
Aladdin Client Business is BlackRock's global investment technology and transformation organization, partnering with many of the world's largest financial institutions to implement, operate and optimize the Aladdin platform. Combining financial markets expertise, technology innovation and strategic consulting, ACB helps clients transform how they invest, manage risk, operate and grow in an increasingly complex financial landscape.
Military Applicants: Service leaver must have served in the UK regular armed forces with a minimum of 3 years’ service. Have left regular service within the last 12 months.
Professional Athletes: Elite athletes, who have either represented a professional team for their sport, or who have represented their country at Senior international level.
Applicants for this programme must be legally able to work in the location applied for.
Application closing date: October 5th 2026
Start date: February 2027
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
