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      Good for a short term stint or starting your career in finance - Director BlackRock Employee Review

      3.0
      Jun 13, 2019
      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Strong executive leadership that makes consistent effort to foster a healthy culture focused on client service and innovation -Generally, most at BlackRock are intelligent, talented, committed, and work together to support clients and their coworkers -Support for charitable giving and volunteerism is strong

      Cons

      -Leadership skills at the division level (MD) are inconsistent and your direct manager defines your experience at BlackRock. -Pay lags the market so be cautious about staying too long. -Technology architecture behind Aladdin is antiquated and it is difficult to obtain support for change due to lack of programming resources -Lack of diversity beyond the VP level -Difficult and complex promotion process at the Director and MD level -Bureaucratic

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      BlackRock Response
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      We appreciate your feedback. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed your experience with leadership and co-workers who demonstrated their commitment to fostering and promoting a culture of collaboration and innovation at the office. We are disappointed you don’t feel that employees are receiving the compensation they deserve. We reward our employees for their contributions at all levels of the organization and strive to ensure our employees can develop their career and feel empowered to share new ideas.

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      5.0
      Jul 4, 2026
      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      very diverse and encourage learning and lateral move

      Cons

      start frequent layoffs after pandemic.

      2.0
      Jul 2, 2026
      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Branding branding branding!!! an incredible brand, and having it on your resume opens some doors but not all.

      Cons

      The Preqin acquisition never really found its identity after becoming part of BlackRock. It felt like the focus shifted from listening to clients to fitting Preqin into a broader BlackRock strategy. As AI changes how firms access and analyze private market data, simply being a data provider isn’t enough anymore. My impression was that Preqin’s long-term value is likely to come from being integrated into the broader Aladdin ecosystem and APIs, rather than remaining a standalone platform. Leadership would benefit from spending more time listening to customers and the teams on the front lines instead of assuming they already know what the market wants.

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