Black Rock Financial Management is hiring a Vice President (VP) Blockchain with extensive knowledge and experience in the technology and in cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
Black Rock Financial Management is the largest fund and asset management company in the world, with more than 7 trillion dollars under its management. For some time now, this fund management giant has been showing interest in the digital industry, that is, the cryptocurrencies, and technology blockchain. For this reason, it has now opened a hiring process for the position of VP Blockchain, with the aim of expanding its vision and financial strategies towards new finances. With this, they also seek to boost the demand that cryptoassets currently have.
The release The company's mission is to invest on behalf of all its clients, from companies and organizations to parents who trust their savings to this company to make them grow. Thus, and seeing the potential and profitability that digital markets can offer for investment, Black Rock is entering the new digital industry.
The new VP Blockchain's role is focused on developing innovative digital strategies that drive demand for the company's offerings and enhance the value proposition Black Rock offers its customers. In addition, the company also aims to enhance its technology offerings, increasing its appeal as a financial manager.
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The requirements of the new position
Black Rock offers an impressive package of attractive benefits to ensure motivation and energy in its employees, but also requires a wide range of requirements to obtain the most qualified candidates, who perform their functions with unparalleled excellence. Thus, for the new position of VP Blockchain, Black Rock requires a candidate with an academic level of Master's or equivalent, in the areas of Economics, Business Administration or another related field of study.
The new VP Blockchain position requires a minimum of 4 years of experience in the position offered, such as vice president, or related. In financial matters, the new VP Blockchain must have experience in the creation and due diligence of investment opportunities and be able to perform valuation analysis of companies from multiple sectors and business models; he or she must also present technological knowledge and strategic considerations to a broad audience, including clients, external partners and internal business units. In addition, he or she must be able to efficiently structure financial transactions using a combination of equity, debt and derivative securities; analyze commercial, operational and financial risks; and evaluate the impact of industry and market structures on business opportunities and competitive dynamics.
In terms of blockchain technology, the candidate must have a minimum of 1 year of experience working with this technology. The company is looking for a person capable of articulating the technological foundations of blockchain technology, including the hash functions cryptographic, the mechanisms of consent of distributed network and the asymmetric cryptography, public and private key. The VP Blockchain should also be able to design and articulate fundamental valuation methodologies for cryptoassets; evaluate the game theory and decentralized governance models associated with blockchain technology; and work with the key drivers of blockchain network design and their impact on the four key dimensions of blockchain performance, including speed, scalability, privacy, and security.
Black Rock and its journey through blockchain and cryptocurrencies
In November, Rick Rieder, BlackRock's fixed income CIO, noted that Bitcoin It is a cryptocurrency that is here to stay, and he even argued that the receptivity shown by the Millennial generation, regarding new technologies and cryptocurrencies, will make Bitcoin a much more functional asset than gold. Rieder also pointed out that digital payment systems are real, so they could actually take the place of gold. The executive made these statements during a Squawk Box conducted by CNBC in November.
Moreover, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, revealed at the beginning of December a rather optimistic position regarding Bitcoin, indicating that the cryptocurrency could become a global asset with great appeal. Likewise, in a participación Speaking to CNBC, Fink noted that Bitcoin has been gaining a lot of attention, and that as a digital asset class that is constantly growing and developing, the cryptocurrency could potentially “evolve” into a global market asset.
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