Empowering employees to drive performance and innovation
As a firm, we strive to make a positive impact in the communities in which we operate. Our employees around the globe talk about how BlackRock isn’t your typical asset manager. Our culture is incredibly entrepreneurial and built on collaboration across teams and time zones. With a relentless focus on innovation, we work in a fast-paced, sometimes intense, environment that encourages – and allows – us to challenge ourselves and one another.
We are building a culture where each employee contributes to driving performance for our firm and our clients – and where every person is empowered to thrive.
The guiding principles that drive our business and culture
BlackRock’s long-term success depends on our ability to fulfil our mission of creating better financial futures for our clients. As we pursue that mission, we are guided by our culture and a set of principles that ensure we never forget what we stand for – to help more and more people experience financial well-being. That is our ultimate purpose.
We seek to hire people who believe in this pursuit and our values, known as the BlackRock Principles:
1. We are a fiduciary to our clients
- Our clients' interests come first.
- The fiduciary mindset is the bedrock of our identity. It reflects our integrity and the unbiased advice we give our clients.
- And it's what inspires us to come to work every day and help people build better futures.
2. We are One BlackRock
- We work collaboratively, without silos and without turf, to create the best outcomes for our clients, our firm and the communities where we operate.
- A diverse workforce is indispensable to our creativity and success. It’s how we answer the biggest questions and solve the toughest problems.
- A connected and inclusive culture makes us thrive. It enables us to draw on expertise and unique experiences from across the firm and bring out the best in each other.
- Aladdin unifies us, creating a common language for us to interpret the world, the markets and our clients’ needs.
3. We are passionate about performance
- We are relentless about finding better ways to serve our clients and improve our firm. Since our founding, innovation has been at the center of how we deliver performance and stay ahead of our clients’ needs.
- We have continually reinvented our firm and our industry to help people achieve their goals.
- We are lifelong students - of markets, of technology and of the world.
4. We take emotional ownership
- The people we serve entrust us to help them prepare for the future. Our culture is defined by the deep sense of responsibility we feel to our clients and to each other.
- In everything we do – from the investment performance we deliver to the technology we develop – we are emotionally invested in our clients’ futures.
- We are equally invested in the success of our firm and our colleagues. We hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards of excellence.
5. We are committed to a better future
- We are long-term thinkers, focused on helping people build a better tomorrow. We are deeply invested in the success of all of our stakeholders – our clients, our employees, our shareholders and the communities where we operate – and we run our business sustainably and responsibly.
- At the companies we invest in for our clients, we advocate for sustainable and responsible business practices that drive long-term value.
- We always strive to serve more people, and to find new and innovative ways to help them achieve financial well-being.
A collective commitment toward giving back
As a firm, we strive to make a positive impact within the communities we operate. Through philanthropic efforts and social impact initiatives, we support and collaborate with non-profits to ensure we’re contributing to the betterment of our society. We also encourage our employees to be involved citizens and take part in this work because, together, we can amplify our efforts.
As a BlackRock employee, you’re encouraged to make a personal impact on the lives of others and contribute to society in purposeful ways.
