Aladdin Provider, Director

About this role

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. As of October 11th, 2024, the firm managed approximately $11.5 trillion in assets on behalf of investors worldwide!

In this role, you will support the Aladdin Provider network of partners, which consists of the largest global banking organizations in the world. As a relationship manager, you will leverage a deep understanding of your client’s business model, industry expertise and problem-solving skills to help our partners achieve their strategic objectives with our mutual clients.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Act as a trusted advisor to our Aladdin Provider clients, helping them navigate the Aladdin community and identify ways to improve their operating models across Custody, Fund Accounting, Middle Office and Data.

• Champion for your client internally, marrying their business objectives and to our product vision to achieve their strategic goals.

• Partner with cross-functional teams across the Aladdin business and BlackRock, to deliver optimal outcomes for your client base

  • Product Management to document and refine product feedback to incorporate into roadmap

  • Marketing to create impactful product campaigns aimed at maximizing usage of Aladdin across various users segment

  • Implementations to prioritize and establish scalable connectivity between your Providers and Aladdin clients

  • Sales and business development to provide industry / segment expertise to achieve positive commercial outcomes

  • Global Provider Strategy team to align on the BLK strategy with providers that support BLK

  • Global Investment Operations & Fund Services to develop a product strategy that creates value for BLK and Aladdin clients

Successful candidates are natural self-starters with a proven ability to work in a cross functional team:

• Provide impactful solutions, combining investment lifecycle expertise with your knowledge of financial markets and the asset servicing industry

• Influences without authority – ability to get things done in a matrix organization

• Exemplifies a fiduciary responsibility to their clients

• Effectively manages expectations of clients, and demonstrates a clear understanding of product and service limitations

• Develop a deep understanding of Aladdin’s post-trade and data capabilities across Middle and Back Office functions

• Be comfortable operating in the unknown, and not hesitate to create new processes where needful while identify opportunities to improve existing ones

• Support senior relationship managers in delivering content and value to clients, ranging from inquiry resolution to strategic program delivery to harvesting Aladdin by propelling the product to Asset Servicers across public and private markets.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’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 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.