Business Strategy & Innovation, Vice President

About this role

About our team

The Aladdin Wealth Tech team (AWT) is part of BlackRock’s Aladdin business. We are a global team of client, product, marketing, implementation, operations, and analytics professionals pioneering the next generation of wealthtech capabilities.  As BlackRock’s wealth technology business, AWT brings Aladdin’s sophisticated portfolio construction and risk capabilities to financial advisors, bankers, CIOs, risk managers, and business leaders of leading wealth managers, enabling them to deliver more personalized portfolios to their clients and to differentiate and grow their businesses.  

Job description
As a Strategy & Operations Vice President, you will work closely with the AWT COO and other AWT leadership to support the day-to-day business strategy and operations of the group. As part of this role, you will collaborate with our AWT Sales, RM, and Product teams, as well as Aladdin COO, BlackRock Legal & Compliance, and other internal partners across functions to meet both short-term and long-term objectives. A focus of this role will be to gain an understanding of business and commercial objectives, as well as product subject matter expertise, and execute on priorities aligned accordingly. Additionally, you will help drive core business processes to ensure business alignment with established policies and objectives.   

Successful candidates will be inquisitive, handle ambiguity well, and lead multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment. They also have a high level of self-motivation, and are able to own and drive things forward, capturing feedback and identifying ways to do things better along the way. This will be an exciting opportunity for someone interested in Technology who is looking to learn about the Wealth Management industry and gain experience working in a client business organization.  

Key responsibilities

• Strategic Initiative & Revenue Growth: Support AWT COO and senior leadership to execute key strategic initiatives that align with AWT commercial objectives, enhance revenue, and improve client satisfaction across the globe. 

• Framework Standardization Support: Support the development of standardized product packaging and pricing frameworks to accelerate entry into new markets and client segments, and thereafter support driving alignment with external positioning, collateral materials and contract language. 

• Contracting Review & Evolution: Drive quicker contract closures by supporting regular reviews of contracting templates to reflect the latest evolution of product and service model frameworks. 

• Business Content Review: Serve as Business Review support for external facing documents, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, strategically aligned outputs. Help develop a process framework to enhance efficiency. 

• Operational Improvement & ROI Enhancement: Lead initiatives that optimize workflows and improve team collaboration through standardized frameworks, systems, forums, and operational efficiencies. 

• Cross-Team Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Strengthen partnerships between Legal and AWT/Aladdin teams through information-sharing. 

• Competitive Analysis: Conduct competitive analysis to highlight key areas of focus or opportunity, presenting findings in a clear and actionable manner for senior leadership. 

• KPI Monitoring & Business Insights: Help track key performance indicators, identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and provide strategic recommendations to improve business operations. 

• AWT Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with RM, product, engineering, marketing, and sales teams to support business goals and drive innovation. 

You have…

• Experience in Finance, FinTech, wealth management or a related field.  

• Interest in working in an entrepreneurial, ambiguous, fast paced environment.  

• 5-8 years of experience in business management, consulting, or finance within the financial services industry.  

• Expertise in project management with strong ability meet quick deadlines.  

• Effective prioritization of multiple tasks and willingness to take on additional responsibility.  

• Advanced PowerPoint skills with the ability to synthesize key findings and produce presentations for senior audiences.  

• Experience with forecasting and budgeting with an understanding of financial statements and metrics is a plus. 

• Prior experience working with senior management is a plus.  

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$137,500.00 - USD$180,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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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