Vice President, ETF Capital Markets

About the role

The BlackRock Global Markets - APAC ETF Capital Markets team grows and protects the trading of the iShares product suite, working with liquidity providers, exchanges and regulators to strengthen the ETF trading ecosystem. As Vice President, ETF Capital Markets, you will be the ETF markets specialist for funds domiciled in Japan, overseeing and developing the Japan ETF market ecosystem, including primary and secondary market trading, and managing relationships with market makers, authorized participants, brokers, exchanges and trading platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Primary market coverage: perform and oversee creation and redemption activities between authorized participants, portfolio management, trading, exchange and ETF service providers
• Secondary market ecosystem: monitor the secondary market trading landscape, gather market intelligence and identify opportunities to improve market quality, including new products, market structure and infrastructure improvements
• Engage authorized participants, market makers, broker-dealers and other core counterparties to improve ETF market quality and promote distribution to existing and potential clients
• Drive innovation projects with internal and external partners to reduce trading frictions, minimize operational risk and improve platforms
• Act as the markets expert for the Japan ETF ecosystem, providing market insights on new and existing products and leading the capital markets work needed to set up trading and liquidity ecosystems for new launches

Required profile

• 7+ years of relevant experience in financial markets (asset management or investment banking)
• Strong background in equity and/or fixed income markets, preferably gained through a trading or sales role
• Initiative, ability to work under pressure and take primary responsibility for deliverables
• Professional discretion, accountability and judgment, with adaptability and teamwork
• Deep understanding of ETFs and related products (futures, swaps, options, managed funds) from a structural and regulatory perspective
• Strong financial analysis skills and relationship management with internal and external partners
• Written and verbal communication in English and Japanese
• Local licensing requirements must be fulfilled

Required skills

• Desirable: background in fund accounting, NAV oversight and custodial services
• Preferred: Python, SQL, VBA or coding experience, and experience with AI

What we offer

• A retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare and support for working parents
• Flexible Time Off
• Hybrid work model: at least 4 days in the office per week, with 1 day from home, and a supportive onboarding for new joiners