Associate, Employee Engagement

About this role

The BlackRock Human Resources team helps great people experience extraordinary careers. We strive to transform the human resources function in the same way we are transforming access to financial well-being. We are passionate about finding, growing and retaining the best talent to help deliver on the firm’s purpose to help more people build a strong financial future.

 

BlackRock’s Talent and Culture team is the heartbeat of our organization – the people. Our team is dedicated to shaping an inclusive, high-performing, and purpose-driven workplace where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to do their best work. We collaborate across HR and the business to attract, develop, and retain top talent while fostering a One BlackRock culture that reflects our values and drives engagement.

 

To be successful in this role, you will need to build relationships across HR and the firm, learn the business, and build long-term solutions to support our inclusion and culture efforts.  

 

Responsibilities:

• Owns end-to-end project management of key components of the employee listening framework, to include firmwide lifecycle survey programs

• Leads insights related to talent practices, early careers, and learning & development

• Supports firmwide sentiment analytics, partnering closely with the Sr. Insights Partner on global insights​

• Conducts ad-hoc analytics in response to business requests​

• Partners on measurement and reporting strategies – scales insights into leadership-ready materials and dashboards​

• Serves as an internal consultant to support employee engagement initiatives across the firm

• Discovers opportunities to implement new AI use cases or new approaches to data analytics, staying up to date with the latest cutting-edge methodologies

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of experience in data analytics - strong foundation in statistics, research design, and data interpretation

• Talent management or HR consulting experience is preferred with the proven ability to translate insights into practical business recommendations 

• Master’s degree in I-O Psychology (or similar) is preferred

• Experience with Perceptyx (or similar EX platform) and Workday is preferred

• Experience in either R or Python (or other statistical programming languages)

• Experience with data consolidation and visualization tools, including reporting dashboards

• Strong problem-solving skills; ability to proactively anticipate problems and confidence to take initiative to pursue solutions

• Strong project management skills with keen attention to detail

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Experience using generative AI tools

For NY7 - 50 Hudson Yards, New York Only the salary range for this position is USD$105,000.00 - USD$135,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

Guidance on AI use for candidates

At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

 

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.