Legal Contracting Officer

Drive the contracting process from initial drafting through negotiation and execution for your portfolio of business and meet client expectations

Own a client channel, supervise the book of work for that channel including complexity assessment and case assignment, and find opportunities for process and client experience improvements

Facilitate and coordinate with internal partners across functions involved in the contracting process, ensuring their comments flow through to the contract and requisite approvals are acquired

Manage client expectations throughout the negotiation process

Ensure that the appropriate contracting process is followed to mitigate risk to BlackRock

Identify potential issues that are disseminated to potentially impacted internal stakeholders for review, discussion, negotiation, and resolution

Capture and record relevant non-standard contractual clauses on an ongoing basis and maintain the contractual documentation database

Ensure that all completed contractual documentation is properly filed and circulated to relevant groups

Find opportunities for process and client experience improvements

Support the sales team with contractual documentation queries

Skills:

Proven track record of drafting and negotiating sophisticated legal contracts

Ability to perform and deliver high quality legal contracts in a fast-paced environment

3-7 years relevant investment management experience preferred

Relevant legal qualification

Proven skills in successfully managing competing internal and external demands within timeframe

Knowledge of the asset management industry (fund types, client base and strategies, operational set up and products) and applicable law and regulations

Comfort in working with multiple systems to supervise and handle the contract negotiation lifecycle

Ability to independently handle tasks and workload with some guidance and oversight

Ability to think out of the box, to navigate sophisticated internal processes and functions, and be able to offer practical solutions that will be mutually helpful to both the client and Blackrock

Demonstrated ability to balance client needs with BlackRock policies and operational procedures; possess regulatory and technical awareness in order to understand associated risks and provide innovative, risk-free and compliance friendly solutions

Ability to be a great teammate is crucial

Strongly proficient in standard software (e.g. Microsoft Office) and interested in new technologies