State of the art powerhouse, but needs some fine tuning - Analyst BlackRock Employee Review

4.0
2 Mar 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Largest asset manager, attracts world class talent, growing businesses. Center of the buyside world and has relationships with all players and strong access to all markets. Great place to learn.

Cons

Very bureaucratic, large, hierarchical. Underinvested in young talent, too many marketing, strategy, sales, and operations positions. Middle level managers in these positions only slow things down.

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Cons

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2.0
2 Jul 2026
Recommend
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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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