Fund Board Governance, Vice President

About this role

As a Corporate Governance Authority, you will work closely with internal asset management teams and business partners to ensure communications operate effectively and to the highest standards. Working as part of the EMEA Board Governance Team, you will provide a global support function to the EBG teams servicing Black Rock's Alternatives and UCITS fund ranges, as well as Corporate Boards. EBG team members are fundamental to the preparation of board packs and follow‑ups post board meetings.

Excellent communication skills, organisational skills and attention to detail are required. Due to its global reach, EBG Budapest is in a prime position to align and ensure consistent practices for all processes. The successful candidate will actively look for differences in processes across the fund ranges, propose the most effective approach, and suggest standardisation. The ideal candidate will also have ideas on automatization, on how to make the transitioned processes more efficient by enhancing any kind of technological solutions.

We are now looking for a Vice President with team management responsibilities:

• Understand processes from A‑Z and show forward‑thinking by raising questions and seeking clarification when needed.
• Meet EBG standards in the timely delivery and presentation of standards to the CoSecs.
• Ensure high quality and accurate preparation of board meeting documentation.
• Liaise closely with EBG team members in Budapest and other locations.
• Act as the right hand of the lead CoSec to ensure efficient and effective flow of information and good communication pre‑ and post‑meetings.
• Manage Buda Associates and analysts’ time.
• Understand urgencies and priorities, and proactively reach out to stakeholders for updates if unclear.
• Ensure accurate and timely support is provided to the wider EBG team.
• Assume full responsibility for drafting and maintaining the Budapest Team calendar, ensuring it includes all key yearly tasks and deadlines, and provide regular updates to the EBG leads on adherence to deadlines.
• Proactive and timely communication to CoSec / Management on the status of work, any issues / barriers identified.
• Ownership of projects managed out of Budapest that require coordination of different Buda sub‑teams (e.g., Diligent access management, Board Evaluations Process, Master Spreadsheet – Stats reporting).
• Support the coordination of the daily work of Buda analysts and act as the first point of contact for stakeholders (work allocation, discussing priorities, coordinating teamwork, etc.).
• Discuss priorities, raise capacity issues, and provide solutions to issues on work allocation.

• Fluent/ high level of English
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in economics / finance, law or administration
• Experience at a multinational company, especially in the financial industry, is an advantage
• Excellent communication skills
• 3-6 years of people management / team management experience
• Ability to work under pressure with flexibility to adapt to shifting time expectations
• Highly organised and with excellent personal time management
• Attention to detail and proofing skills are essential
• Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills
• Strong Excel skills are an advantage for the automatization purposes
• KYC / Client onboarding experience is an advantage
• Familiarity and experience with Blueprint / Diligent Software is an advantage

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well‑being; family support programmes; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Black Rock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least four days in the office per week, with the…