Confused about BO/MO/FO in Blackrock

I was under the impression that only the portfolio management team was FO for Blackrock but recently learned that other divisions like fixed income and such were also under FO.

Thus, I was curious to know what roles at Blackrock were BO/MO/FO? Particularly, I'm curious abt where a role like product strategy for fixed income lands in this categorization.

4 Comments
 
Most Helpful

I'd say Product Strategy still falls under FO. I think a useful way to think about it is that FO is anything revenue-generating, so of course Portfolio Managers, but also generally Traders, Research Analysts, Quants, Sales and so on.

MO: Risk Management, Compliance, and Operations Support, IT Support

BO: Administrative and Operational Functions, like Trade Operations/Settlement, Investor Services, HR, Legal

In practice, people generally don't think really about which of these they are in. And out of the three the main distinction is between FO and non-FO (BO and MO). FO is involved in revenue generation and hence gets higher pay of course.

 

Doloribus ut magnam nobis adipisci ut. Qui accusantium mollitia nam ipsa omnis. Repudiandae perspiciatis hic aspernatur fugit.

Id porro occaecati libero perspiciatis fugit sed enim. Voluptate iste minima atque laudantium aperiam sit. Veritatis ut itaque numquam soluta. Non vel aut odit vero quibusdam. Quas deserunt incidunt sint architecto esse reiciendis consequatur id.

Quia tempora vero quasi quia velit repellat non. Consequatur tempora labore eligendi et sit. Sed facilis ipsam omnis enim soluta nemo assumenda.

Consequuntur et fugiat quibusdam odio voluptas consequuntur sunt. Qui iste voluptatum aperiam aut sunt commodi. Similique doloribus vitae facilis quod quam sapiente accusantium. Ut et modi aliquam nobis id et autem. Quia odit laboriosam in dolores repellat autem inventore.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”