Great culture overall but BlackRock Solutions is a sinking ship. - Anonymous employee BlackRock Employee Review

4.0
Jun 8, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Incredibly collaborative culture from a senior level all the way down. There are no fifes from what I have observed in my time there (just under two years). It is also quite cerebral and BRS (with the exception of the Financial Markets Advisory Group) is basically a technology company (if that's the culture you're looking for).

Cons

There isn't an aggressive commercially focused culture that you would typically find elsewhere on Wall Street. Knowledge management / dissemination is relatively poor. They do not treat lateral hires that well.

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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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