Technical Project Manager, Associate

Location: New York, New York Team: Project Management Job Requisition #: R253073 Date posted: May. 13, 2025

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About this role

About Us: The Strategic Architecture Initiatives Office (SAIO) is a centralized function within the Aladdin Platform organization. Our mission is to lead delivery for Aladdin’s most critical and technically complex initiatives to advance key business priorities, enhance client delivery, and position BlackRock and Aladdin to deliver for future investor needs. 

Role Overview: As an SAIO Associate, you will manage and deliver strategic projects by creating clear project plans, assigning tasks, and ensuring timely completion. You are dedicated to continuous improvement, identifying opportunities for optimization, and providing solutions to enhance current programs and processes. You are a collaborative team member, technically adept, and passionate about making it easier for teams to excel. 

Key Responsibilities: We are looking for a technical project manager who can independently lead cross-functional projects and demonstrate ownership of project outcomes. You should be adept at driving progress and managing stakeholders effectively. 

Project Management: 

Identify key deliverables and milestones to build a project plan that shows dependencies, sequencing, and estimates.

Actively identify gaps that pose a risk to project success.

Establish accountability and deliver projects on schedule.

Provide metrics for tracking, measurement, and reporting on projects.

Take a hands-on approach to managing projects.

Communication: 

Effectively communicate complex information to inform decisions.

Influence stakeholders to take action and facilitate buy-in of recommendations.

Optimize connection points, ensuring meetings are meaningful and productive.

Approach communication thoughtfully and sensitively.

Essential Qualifications: 

3 – 5 years in a technical project management role in financial services or a management consulting role.

Experience with the SDLC, waterfall, and agile methodologies (scrum, kanban).

Proficiency in Azure DevOps, MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel).

Preferred experience with project/product management tools such as Smartsheet and Aha!

Complex/cross-functional project management experience.

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$100,000.00 - USD$130,000.00 . 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.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

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.

Job Requisition #
R253073

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