Vice President, Japan Wealth (Wholesale)

About the role

The Japan Wealth team serves intermediary clients such as securities firms, banks and other wealth distribution partners, offering investment solutions across asset classes. This Tokyo-based Vice President role focuses on expanding BlackRock's presence across the branch networks of its distribution partners. Working closely with Relationship Managers, the role connects BlackRock's firm-wide investment capabilities and insights with frontline sales professionals, helping distribution partners engage their clients and grow their wealth businesses.

Key responsibilities

• Translate distributor-level strategy into execution across branch networks, building sustained engagement with frontline sales professionals through investment seminars, training, field sales activities and ongoing branch interaction.
• Develop and execute branch-level initiatives that increase the penetration and adoption of BlackRock's investment products across distributor networks.
• Plan and deliver investment seminars, study sessions, workshops and product training to strengthen the investment knowledge of distributor sales professionals.
• Turn BlackRock's investment views, market insights and product capabilities into clear, practical messages for sales professionals to use with end investors.
• Support distributor sales through joint visits, client seminars and other field-level initiatives.
• Partner with Relationship Managers to turn distributor priorities and product opportunities into effective branch-level execution.
• Work with investment, product, marketing, legal and compliance teams to develop sales content and investment education.
• Leverage BlackRock's global and Asia-Pacific resources to bring investment insights and capabilities to distributor sales networks in Japan.

Required profile

• Typically 7-10 years of relevant experience, preferably in asset management, securities, banking, wealth management or financial services.
• Bachelor's degree and any relevant securities qualifications or professional registrations required for the role.
• Strong wholesale client engagement and relationship-management skills, with the ability to build credibility with distributor sales professionals and execute commercial objectives.
• Strong understanding of investment products, financial markets and Japan's wealth-management and intermediary distribution landscape.
• Willingness to travel within Japan as needed to engage distributor branches, sales professionals and clients.

Required skills

• Strong Japanese communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Business-level English and the ability to collaborate with regional and global colleagues.
• Collaboration across relationship management, investment, product, marketing, legal and compliance teams.

What we offer

• A retirement plan, tuition reimbursement and comprehensive healthcare.
• Support for working parents and Flexible Time Off.
• A hybrid model of at least 4 days in the office per week, with 1 day of remote work, and a new-joiner onboarding experience.