You will need to login before you can apply for a job. Director, Investment Funds Lawyer Private Markets Structuring View more categories View less categories Sector Banking and Financial Services Role Director Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time About this role About BlackRock BlackRock is the world''s largest asset manager and a premier provider of global investment management services, with AUM of over $10 trillion. BlackRock''s Private Markets and Alternatives platform represents over $300 billion of AUM across a broad range of investment capabilities including private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure, private credit, and hedge fund strategies. Our 1000+ dedicated professionals work across BlackRock''s global teams, including 50+ offices with private markets capabilities. About this role We are looking for an investment funds lawyer and structuring expert to join our Private Markets Structuring Team in EMEA. This individual will help lead the design and structuring of BlackRock''s private markets products, with a particular focus on client mandates, separate accounts, funds of one, and other bespoke client solutions. The Private Markets Structuring Team forms part of Global Product Solutions (GPS), BlackRock''s central global product function. GPS oversees enterprise product strategy, including pricing, development, structuring, and platform governance. The Private Markets Structuring Team is responsible for the design, structuring and development of innovative private markets investment fund structures and client mandates for institutional and wealth investors globally. Members of the team interact with stakeholders across the firm, including investment teams, distribution, strategy, operations, and risk and compliance functions. The team works closely with BlackRock''s in house Legal team to drive the negotiation, formation and documenting of our products and solutions, and regularly engages with external professionals, advisers, industry groups, policymakers and regulators. A key element of the team''s role is also interacting with clients partnering with sales teams on RFPs and engaging directly with existing and prospective clients on the design, structuring and development of custom solutions. Responsibilities Advise 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 (including pricing) and legal and regulatory structure. 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). Lead the design and negotiation of customized separate accounts for leading institutional investors. Lead structuring conversations with clients alongside client relationship and sales teams. Review documentation relating