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About the Role
Preqin, a part of BlackRock, provides private markets data and technology that complement Aladdin’s whole-portfolio solutions. The Research Associate combines alternatives research, investor-data stewardship, outreach and AI automation to deliver reliable intelligence across a growing universe of firms. As a Data Custodian operating under the designated Data Steward, the Associate is responsible for maintaining the coverage, quality and integrity of investor data across an assigned North American universe.
Responsibilities
- Research investors active in the alternative assets markets using approved public and proprietary sources; maintain investor profiles and interpret developments for clients.
- Help build, test and refine approved AI agents, agentic workflows and web-monitoring tools with technology and research colleagues; validate outputs with human oversight.
- Build investor relationships through targeted, approved outreach to verify information and capture intelligence on allocations, mandates and organizational changes.
- Review and correct data, reconcile conflicting evidence and resolve exceptions under Data Steward standards; document decisions and escalate unresolved risks.
- Maintain source provenance and audit-ready records; follow governance, privacy, security and AI-risk standards using approved tools and permitted data.
- Collaborate across research, data, product, engineering and client teams to improve workflows, share practices and measure coverage, accuracy, cycle time and rework.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
- 4+ years in alternatives, private markets or institutional-investor research, ideally at an LP, GP, private-markets data provider or alternatives-focused firm.
- Strong knowledge of the alternative investment market.
- Sound analytical judgment, data literacy and commitment to governance; able to reconcile evidence, manage competing priorities and document defensible decisions.
- Strong technical literacy with an interest in learning and applying new tools, technologies, and automation techniques to improve research quality, efficiency, and scale.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with curiosity and learning agility.
Skills
- AI automation
- Data stewardship
- Investor data
- Alternatives research
- AI agents
- Agentic workflows
- Web-monitoring tools
- Data quality systems
- Structured data tools
- Business intelligence
Location
- North America
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 4+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
Salary/Compensations
- USD$110,000.00 - USD$140,000.00
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Healthcare
- Leave benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Strong retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Support for working parents
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
About the Company
- Preqin, a part of BlackRock, provides private markets data and technology that complement Aladdin’s whole-portfolio solutions.
- At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.
- Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses.
- Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
- This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees.
- It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
- To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com.
- We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.
Equal Opportunity
- BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
- We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
- View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.
- BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities.
- If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com.
- All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.
- BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.