Associate, Technology Product Manager, Liquidity & Financing

About this role

The Liquidity & Financing (L&F) team is a part of BlackRock Global Markets (BGM) and brings together Securities Lending, Securities Financing, and Cash Management, delivering liquidity, lending, and financing solutions for clients globally. We help our clients solve their investment challenges and strive to deliver persistent, long-term investment performance. Our investment professionals benefit from the resources of a world-class technology firm that is differentiated by a team approach, integrated research and risk management.

The L&F Investment Platform Solutions (IPS) team works with investments and markets professionals on developing and executing platform strategy and owns technology risk management for the business. Our mission is to define & align technology initiatives to maximize their impact and deliver scale across liquidity and financing. We have a global remit and are passionate about innovation and using technology to solve business challenges and enable growth.

Your role and impact

We are seeking a dynamic and curious Product Manager to join the platform team in EMEA. The focus will be EMEA (and APAC), but you will be empowered to manage technology risk and develop the global platform strategy. You will play a key role in the design and delivery of technology solutions to support key initiatives such as the automation of our trillion-dollar cash business and our growing financing business. In EMEA, there will also be a focus on delivering our readiness for T+1 settlements across EU.

Additionally, the team owns aspects of daily platform management and leads coordination between various business functions and partners across the firm. The team operates at the intersection between markets and technology, giving you the opportunity to hone product management skills while learning how BLK delivers financing and liquidity performance to clients and investment teams and balances financial resource capacity.

Your responsibilities

• Engage with partners in L&F, specifically cash & financing, and across BlackRock to develop and manage the technology implementation strategy for key initiatives (Cash PM automation, UST Clearing, EU T+1)

• Partner with the Aladdin Engineering (AE) and business leadership to ensure technology asks are properly designed and articulated to maximize impact

• Work with the broader platform team and partners to ensure operational readiness and coordinate the response to any platform instability

• Provide oversight for and coordinate the development life-cycle with Aladdin Product Management (APM), including change and release management, and create a reporting framework that builds transparency for L&F management

• Manage various aspects of our platform with a focus on resolving issues, collaborating with all affected teams and partners groups, ensuring appropriate regional communications, and owning any follow-ups

• Work with teams across the engine to identify and drive process improvements and ensure initiatives are appropriately prioritized

You have

• 3+ years substantial experience in a technology support, product management, project management or financial technology service type roles

• Excellent verbal and written communication, teamwork, and relationship-building skills

• Experience with financial technology such as Aladdin, Bloomberg, and SQL/Python skills preferred

• Familiarity with Agile principles and technology such as Aha or Miro to help manage Product lifecycle

• Forward thinking skills and desire to innovate, leverage AI & improve processes while paying attention to details

• Knowledge of and interest in portfolio management & capital markets

• Ability to stay calm, multitask and prioritize assignments while producing high quality work in a fast-paced environment

Our benefits

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 programs; 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 Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.