Vice President/Director - Product Strategist, Fundamental Equities - Global Emerging Markets Team

About this role

Business Unit Overview

Fundamental Equities

Fundamental Equities sits within BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (PMG), which encompasses Fundamental and Systematic investing across Fixed Income, Equities and Multi-Asset Strategies.

The Fundamental Equities business manages over $200bn in assets under management across 75+ strategies and more than 200 investment professionals globally. Our teams use traditional bottom-up analytics to identify high-conviction investment ideas and construct deliberate, diversified portfolios across regions, styles and market capitalizations.

Through rigorous research, disciplined portfolio construction and the integration of technology and data-driven insights, Fundamental Equities aims to deliver consistent long-term outcomes for clients. The platform serves a global client base across retail, institutional and intermediary channels and represents a core component of BlackRock’s active equity offering.

Product Strategy in Fundamental Equities - Global Emerging Markets

The Global Emerging Markets platform manages $12bn in assets under management, spanning 14 strategies across broad emerging markets, regional, and single country exposures. This includes both long-only and long-short solutions managed across Hong Kong and London.

Product Strategy is a critical component of the investment platform. Product Strategists partner closely with Portfolio Managers and act as the link between investment teams and distribution. They serve as specialized sources of product, portfolio, and market knowledge for both internal and external stakeholders.

Across the platform, Product Strategy encompasses multiple tracks, including client-facing Product Strategists, Core Product Strategy professionals focused on scalable servicing and content production, and Platform Strategists focused on building system leverage, workflow innovation and data infrastructure. Together, the function is responsible for investment communication, commercial enablement, client servicing excellence and the development of scalable processes and tools that support growth across the business.

Role Profile

Drive asset growth and retention for Global Emerging Markets strategies in APAC. Operate as a commercially accountable partner to the investment team in Hong Kong, shaping product positioning and narrative.

This role combines strong equity market fluency with measurable commercial impact. At this level, the Product Strategist is expected to operate with independence, credibility and discretion.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent GEM investment strategies across a broad range of internal and external client engagements, including institutional and wealth channels, and consultants
• Drive asset growth and retention through proactive client engagement and partnership with distribution teams
• Own and continuously refine product positioning, defense narratives, and competitive differentiation across the product lifecycle
• Translate portfolio construction, holdings and performance drivers into clear, compelling client messaging
• Identify and advance commercial opportunities, contributing directly to growth strategy and pipeline development
• Influence product evolution, including launches, structural changes and lifecycle decisions
• Partner with Core Product Strategy to ensure high-quality, scalable execution of client materials and reporting
• Lead global cross-platform initiatives that enhance consistency, scalability and commercial effectiveness
• Solve complex client requests by serving as the liaison between the investment team and all other areas of BlackRock
• Mentor junior Product Strategists and contribute to raising platform standards

Knowledge / Experience

• Minimum 8–12 years of experience in asset management, equity research, investment strategy, sales/account management, or related field
• Strong knowledge of equity markets, including key performance drivers, market cycles and competitive landscape
• Demonstrated experience in client-facing roles, investment communication or product strategy
• Proven track record of contributing to commercial outcomes (e.g. asset growth, client retention, mandate wins)
• Solid understanding of portfolio construction, performance attribution and risk positioning
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, CFA) preferred

Skills / Qualifications

• Investment fluency: Ability to engage credibly on portfolio positioning and market dynamics
• Commercial acumen: Strong instinct for identifying and advancing growth opportunities
• Communication excellence: Clear, persuasive and adaptable across client types and forums
• Strategic thinking: Connects short-term execution with medium-term product and business priorities
• Stakeholder influence: Effective partnership with Portfolio Managers, Sales, and cross-functional teams
• Execution ownership: Operates independently with accountability for outcomes
• Adaptability: Able to pivot across market env