Associate, Technology Project Manager

Business Overview

Ready to take your career to the next level with the world’s largest asset manager?With over $13 Trillion in assets under management, at BlackRock,we’renot just shapingmarkets,we’reshaping futures—andwe’relookingthe next Analyst/Associate to join our team. Here, your unique skills and passion will be embraced as you help deliver technology and services that empower millions of people to achieve life goals,saving forretirement,buyinga home, paying for college, and improving financial well-being. So, if you thrive in a dynamic environment, want to build strong relationships, and love solving complex challenges, then join a team that values your contributions, invests in your growth, and you will make a real impact every day.

Join the Strategic Transformation Platform team within Global Investment Operations(GIO)and help shape the future of operationalalphaat BlackRock. Our mission is to delivercutting-edgetechnology and reengineer processes that drive scalability, efficiency, and innovation across the globe. In this role,you’lldesign intelligent, exception-based workflows that empower operations teams worldwide, partnering closely with business users to create service-oriented solutions across key areas—Portfolio &DocumentationSolutions, Transaction Management, Corporate Actions, Cash & Asset Operations,Client Order Managementand Securities Lending. As a strategic enabler,you’llplay a pivotal role in aligning processes,optimizingscale, and fostering innovation across our platform ecosystem. This is your opportunity to make a global impact and transform how weoperate.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex problems in an ever-changing environment, with a focus on process optimization, data, & technology

• Providekey insights to Senior Management on business outcomes by creating transparency and providing insights through the development of data dashboards using tools such as Power BI

• Establish centralized governance for strategic initiatives with clear prioritization, complete and consistent business requirements aligned to GIO standards, and transparent decision-making on priorities and progress

• Work closely with users, designers, developers, and product managers to translate creative builds into working prototypes

• Partner withtheAladdinProduct team to prioritize initiatives across Aladdin to achieve product strategy and work with AladdinEngineeringteams to deliver againstthe technologyroadmap

• Support the prioritization of the backlog and work with the AladdinProduct team to mitigate development blockers

• Releasecoordination withAladdinEngineering to ensure smooth testing and release of all relevant technologies, including performing ad hoc testing as the situation arises

• Understand the business you support and collaborate with users to design and deliver innovative solutions, while gaining deep knowledge of end-to-end Aladdin processes toidentifyopportunities for product evolution

• Ensureevery decision and priority is in line with GIO vision of removing manual touch and is reviewed horizontally across GIO

• Operating in an agile environmentwithtransparency, diversity, and forward-thinking participation at every level

• Solve complex problems in an ever-changing environment, with a focus on process optimization, data, & technology

• Nurture positive connections with your colleagues and clients founded on a culture of teamwork and support

• Expand the commercial value of the platform by building broad, cross-functional integrated, intelligent workflow into the Aladdin operational platform

• Lead in the industry to create new operating models, disrupting legacy infrastructure & embracing emerging technologies to redefine post trade

• Deepen ecosystem integration by selectively partnering with strategic vendor technology to scale and commercialize the Aladdin platform in our investment operation

Experience andSkills

• BA/BS in from an accredited universitypreferred, or equivalent business experience

• Tech-literate, with experiencewith, orwillingness to learn programing languages such as PythonandSQL

• Experience in, or knowledge of Financial Services Post Trade lifecycle a plus

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels and functions

• Ability to translate complex business problems into practical, solution-oriented technical designs

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and methodical

• Ability to work under pressure and take ownership of the deliveriesin afast-pacedenvironment

• Ability to work independentlyas a self-starterwhile effectively collaborating with teams across geographies

• Be curious and flexible, pay keen attention to detail, use critical thinking and drive innovation

• Experience with business Data Analysis and knowledge of tools such as Power BI

• Deep knowledge ofBlackRock’sAladdinEnterprise Platformhighly desired

Personal Qualities

• Deep passion for complex problem solving

• Strong preference towards technology when solutioning

• Stand out work ethic and ability take ownership/accountability

• Strategic, creative thinker; solutions and service oriented

• Professional, positive, collegial deme