Associate, Taiwan Risk Manager

About this role

Business Overview

The Risk & Quantitative Analysis (RQA) group provides independent oversight of BlackRock's fiduciary and enterprise risks. RQA's mission is to provide unbiased oversight of portfolio and enterprise risks and to deliver impactful risk expertise seeking to drive better business outcomes. Risk managers play a meaningful role in BlackRock's investment process, using quantitative analysis and a multi-disciplinary skillset to tackle real-world problems and provide tangible solutions in the investment management process.

RQA is committed to investing in our people to increase individual enablement and ultimately build a stronger team. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion which encourages collaboration, innovation, diversity and the development of our future leaders. We actively engage in discussions on career growth and work with team members to understand how personal passions and strength connect with our purpose.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated professional to serve as the primary representative of BlackRock's Risk & Quantitative Analysis function in Taiwan. This role serves as the independent risk partner to business leads in BlackRock Taiwan, acting as BlackRock's second line of defence and ensuring a robust and regulatory-aligned risk management framework. The successful candidate will also contribute meaningfully to the risk management processes across the broader Asia Pacific region.

Success in this role requires more than technical expertise. We are looking for someone with a proactive and self-driven mindset, and the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, balancing trust-building with constructive challenge.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive the implementation and enhancement of Taiwan's risk management framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and BlackRock's global standards.
• Oversee enterprise risk management for BlackRock Taiwan, covering operational, technology, and third-party risk, while contributing to regional and global enterprise risk programs.
• Partner with regional fiduciary risk teams to deliver rigorous investment risk management for Taiwan investment strategies and maintain robust oversight of counterparty and trading activities.
• Provide clear, analytically grounded risk insights and offer timely, constructive challenge across investment and enterprise-risk topics to senior Taiwan stakeholders
• Collaborate with regional and global RQA teams effectively, ensuring high-quality delivery of Taiwan's risk program while serving as a strong regional contributor to APAC-wide risk initiatives.

• Minimum 5 years' experience in risk or investment management.
• Solid understanding of financial markets, with familiarity in ETFs, equities, fixed income, and multi-asset portfolios.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Chinese are essential; strong English communication skills are preferred.
• Qualified applicants, including people with disabilities, are welcome to apply.

• Proactive and self-driven: Curious, observant, and able to identify and act on opportunities to strengthen risk oversight and add value.
• Collaborative with sound judgment: Builds trust while offering timely, constructive challenge to support disciplined risk-taking and high-quality decision-making.
• Clear communicator: Capable of distilling complex concepts into simple, actionable insights tailored to different audiences, including senior management.
• High degree of ownership, accountability, and adaptability: Takes initiative, follows through reliably, thrives in a collaborative environment, and remains steady through changing conditions.
• Innovative mindset: Proactively adopts and integrates new technologies-such as AI-enabled tools-to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.