Advising the business (including client relationship, sales and investment teams) on the design and structuring of private markets products and solutions, including features such as domicile, wrapper, key fund terms and legal and regulatory structure.
Triaging and prioritising the most commercial opportunities, assessing feasibility and managing stakeholders.
Efficiently manage multiple complex structuring projects, regularly working with new wrappers and fund structuring innovations (e.g. feeders, local entry points, currency solutions, evergreen vehicles, structured notes).
Assume responsibility and ownership for the development of products, solutions and separate accounts - including running internal and client project calls.
Review documentation relating to a variety of fund structures.
Research legal and regulatory considerations relevant to specific clients, products and jurisdictions, serving as a thought-leader on the practical implications of new rules and guidance.
Partner with the legal team in engaging with external legal advisors and other service providers.
Work closely with tax, operational, compliance and risk management functions to design effective products and solutions.

Legal background a strong advantage, ideally a qualified lawyer with relevant work experience at a leading law firm or asset manager, but non-legal individuals with deep expertise and experience in private markets (e.g. product strategy, operations, tax, investments etc.), also highly valued in this role.
Experience working with different fund types (e.g., partnerships, corporates, contractual schemes, regulated and non-regulated vehicles), core jurisdictions (e.g., Luxembourg, Ireland, Delaware, Cayman), and ideally client segments (both wealth and institutional).
Broad knowledge of the European regulatory landscape, including AIFMD, SFDR.
Self-motivated and proactive individual with strong desire to learn and succeed.
Excellent analytical, interpersonal, presenting and project management skills to manage multiple projects at any one time.
Ability to effectively communicate complex topics with both internal and external parties.
Ability to review fund documentation and other collateral.
Broad understanding of private markets and industry trends.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Driven, dynamic and proven team player.
Whilst GPS and the Private Markets team operates principally in English, the ability to speak other European languages is an advantage in this role.
Strong work ethic.

BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager and a premier provider of global investment management services with AUM of over $13 trillion. BlackRock's Private Markets and Alternatives platform represents over $500bn of AUM across a broad range of investment capabilities including private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure, private credit, and hedge fund and liquid alternatives strategies. Our 2000+ dedicated professionals work across BlackRock's global teams, including 50+ offices with private markets capabilities., We are looking for an experienced private markets professional to join our Private Markets Structuring & Development team in Europe. This individual will help design, structure and develop BlackRock's private markets products and solutions, working across institutional flagships, evergreen products, client mandates, separate accounts, funds of one, and bespoke client solutions.

Unparalleled exposure to BlackRock's leading asset management business and industry-leading product team.
Experience in one of the firm's premier talent engines - with a strong track record of importing, developing, and exporting firm and business-unit leaders.
Experience in building out the private markets business as one of BlackRock's key growth engines.
A collaborative, inquisitive, and high-performing team culture across GPS.
Professional, international working environment.
Entrepreneurial culture offering the opportunity to learn the business from some of the world's leading professionals.
Collaborative environment, with on-the-job training and mentoring.
Competitive salary with performance-oriented compensation model.

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