Vice President – Digital Enterprise Legal (Data Architecture)

About this role

Digital Enterprise Data Architecture Legal, a sub-group within BlackRock’s Digital Enterprise Legal, is seeking an experienced, business-minded commercial transactions attorney to join its senior legal team. This is a highly visible Vice President–level role with significant responsibility for shaping and supporting BlackRock’s data architecture and index strategy through complex data, index, technology, and strategic partnership arrangements.

You will work closely with business, product, and technology leaders across the firm, with a primary focus on the Americas, while collaborating globally. You will help advance BlackRock’s modern approach to supporting our data and index strategy through partnerships and relationships with a variety of third parties, industry leaders, and innovative start-ups.

Candidate Profile

We are particularly interested in candidates who are intellectually curious, resilient, and energized by complex challenges. This role operates in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with demanding and often evolving timelines, and requires comfort working under pressure while maintaining sound judgment, attention to detail, and a collaborative mindset. Successful candidates will be those who thrive in ambiguity, proactively seek solutions, and enjoy partnering closely with stakeholders across disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

Legal Analysis and Advisory

• Provide strategic, commercially grounded legal advice on complex data, index, technology, and strategic partnership matters.
• Advise senior stakeholders on legal risk, regulatory considerations, and the risk–reward balance of transactions, in line with BlackRock’s standards.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and commercial risks, offering risk-adjusted solutions in fast-paced and evolving environments.

Contract Negotiation and Management

• Lead and own negotiations for complex licensing agreements involving inbound data and index licensing.
• Structure, draft, and review a broad range of commercial agreements, ensuring alignment with BlackRock’s business objectives and standard positions.

Business and Product Development Support

• Act as a strategic legal partner to business, product, and technology teams on new initiatives and product development.
• Provide legal input on regulatory, intellectual property, data usage, and risk considerations.
• Support strategic decision-making by advising on legal implications of new opportunities, partnerships, and business models.

Vendor and Partnership Relationships

• Advise on the structuring and governance of strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and collaborations with data and index providers, index administrators, and other strategic partners.
• Participate in local, regional, and global initiatives to drive industry-leading data and technology solutions across BlackRock’s platforms and ways of working.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience as a commercial transactions attorney, gained in a top‑tier law firm (secondment experience a plus) and/or an in‑house legal department, preferably within an index provider, exchange, or the financial services or financial technology industry, with a strong focus on data and index licensing and technology transactions.
• J.D. (U.S.), LL.B. (U.K.), or equivalent law degree, and/or holder of a valid Cédula Profesional.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly understand business objectives, assess legal, commercial, reputational, operational, and other relevant risks, and deliver pragmatic, business‑oriented solutions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely explain complex legal issues to non-legal stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively within a sophisticated global legal team, supported by strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• You are a trusted legal advisor to senior leaders across Digital Enterprise, Data, and Technology.
• You independently lead and close complex data and technology transactions efficiently and thoughtfully.
• You help design scalable legal frameworks that enable BlackRock’s data and index strategy to grow globally while managing risk effectively.

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 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.