Our Spring Insight Event is a week-long event taking place in our London and Edinburgh offices in April 2027 for students of all academic backgrounds who will graduate with an undergraduate or Master’s degree in 2029.

Spring Insight is an immersive experience into one of our business areas where you’ll participate in work shadowing, a group project, networking and social events. By the end of the week, you’ll be well on your way to being a true student of the markets. We think it’s important to have an open mind about where you begin your career so you’ll be able to apply to experience up to two functions.

Teams you may be considered for:

It is possible that you may be evaluated for opportunities with teams other than those listed below.

• Data Operations - Responsible for processes required for the end-to-end investment management process, providing operational support to BlackRock’s portfolio management teams and client groups. The team owns the day-to-day relationships with external service providers, such as banks and data/index suppliers, ensuring that we optimise BlackRock’s relationships.
• Platform Engineering - Drives the resiliency and stability of BlackRock’s technology platforms. The team comprises engineers, developers, DevOps experts, business analysts and more, all working to drive innovation in the industry.
• Technology Operations - Supports technology businesses by working with cyber and information security, web tech engineering, innovation labs and technology enterprise services.

This function is known for:

• Fixing difficult problems: The most critical software and hardware issues come through and stop with us. We’re always looking for new solutions and projects to improve our platform's performance, security and resilience.
• Stability and Resiliency: Hurricanes, snowstorms, hardware failure and software bugs all pose a real threat when trillions of dollars are at stake.
• Collaboration: We work with all areas of BlackRock, from developers to relationship managers, to ensure we continue to provide outstanding service as we grow.
• More than just a team: It’s easy to picture us as a community rather than just a department. When we’re not solving some of the most complicated challenges in FinTech, we’re coordinating hackathons, team charity days, tech meetups, running groups, table tennis, jigsaw puzzles or video game tournaments and much, much more!
• Analysing trends to improve service and client deliverables
• Understanding the flow of client, market and fund information across BlackRock and external data providers
• Working alongside our systems engineers and UI developers to build the next generation of BlackRock’s tools
• Proving out and productionalising scalable infrastructure
• Developing tech solutions and providing tech expertise to address business and industry challenges
• Leveraging existing tech solutions to enhance the employee experience

What will you do as an Analyst?

• Gain exposure to multiple business areas and investment products across the firm
• Be challenged to think innovatively and creatively to solve complex business and operational issues
• Analyse trends in queries to improve client deliverables
• Evaluate systems, processes and procedures for inefficiencies and make recommendations for improvement
• Be part of and develop within a truly global and innovative group
• Take emotional ownership of projects and develop at scale in the enterprise environment used by thousands of users
• Drive process efficiency: Use tools, code and your creativity to evolve our platform.
• Collaborate with users and the product team to craft and implement new features
• Gain a broad understanding of the investment process and the capabilities of Aladdin and BlackRock’s enterprise technology stack

What capabilities are we looking for?

• Analytical approach
• Problem-solving
• Project management
• Technical curiosity
• Critical thinking
• Decision making
• Communicating optimally
• Distilling large amounts of data

Important:

Candidates can apply for only one programme (e.g., Spring Insight Programme or Placement Programme) and up to two functions within that programme (e.g., Investment Research and Analytics & Modelling). You must apply for both opportunities using the same programme application.
If you withdraw your application, you cannot submit another application for this programme this year.

Next steps:

Once you submit your application, you will receive an email to complete a pre-interview assessment. You have up to five days to submit your pre-interview assessment; if you fail to do so, your application will be automatically withdrawn.

Deadlines:

Friday 4th December 2026

We look forward to reviewing your application!

1e127ede32d8f816eacfb0aed73cee11